Arundhuti Dasgupta:Tricked into a new world order

In Australian aboriginal myths, tricksters encourage thieving, cheating and fighting

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Donald Trump is the leader of the free world, Britain is leaving the European Union, and demonetisation of the Indian currency has thrown large sections of the economy out of gear. The year 2016 is turning out to be a year of upsets. What does one do when the world order stands all set to be overturned and a majority stands by, rooting for the ensuing chaos?   Turn to myth and folklore, of course. It tells us that the only principle worth holding on to at any point in time is: expect the unexpected. Be it Zeus’s court or Indra’s palace, there was never a dull ...

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Arundhuti Dasgupta:Tricked into a new world order