This week, Rowan tells us what she learned about the Hindu Goddess Durga and her association with strength, destruction, and motherhood. Our hosts discuss shakti, colonialism, and the myriad of ways to be a woman.

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Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahishasura

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaratri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navaratri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahadevi

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHDt4lUP-4k&ab_channel=MocomiKids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB4PvLdbfTM&ab_channel=THEHINDUSAGA

India Currents

https://indiacurrents.com/what-does-goddess-durga-symbolize/

Study.com

https://study.com/learn/lesson/hindu-goddess-durga-origin-symbols-forms.htmlKhan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/south-asia/x97ec695a:500-1100-c-e-deccan-and-south/a/durga-slays-the-buffalo-demon-at-mamallapuram

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https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/mahishasura-mardini-durga-puja-indra-vishnu-brahma-buffalo-king-1047785-2017-09-19

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42637998

NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/07/09/860912124/black-lives-matter-gets-indians-talking-about-skin-lightening-and-colorism

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Mocomi

https://mocomi.com/the-story-of-goddess-durga/