‘This drink raises me like a fierce wind. Have I consumed Soma?’ ‘This drink lifts me up like swift horses raise a chariot. Have I consumed Soma? These verses, from the tenth book of the Rig Veda, ...

Soma, the mystic elixir of the gods or rather the mystic elixir evoked in the Vedas that featured time and again in sacrificial rituals, rather like the cactus pulp of Mayan rituals that created ...

For all those who love A.K. Ramanujan’s work, for all those who walk around with lines from his poems and translations in their heads, Soma is an invaluable resource and a delight. Believed to have ...

Writer's block can make a man murderous. Austin Kleon's chosen weapon? A Sharpie. A few years back, while living in Cleveland, Kleon decided to vent his frustrations with writing by picking up a copy ...