The real significance of the cāturvarṇya

It is only by delving deeper into original texts of shruti and smṛti that one can arrive at a better and fuller understanding of Vedic truths. In this column I examine the source of cāturvarṇya, one of the More...

The case for Sanskrit as National Language of India

In my previous column, I had raised the possibility of adopting Sanskrit as the national language of India. But Hindi, along with English, has been our official language since independence. Therefore, before I move More...

Say ‘Om’ to Sanskrit

The British left long ago but sheer inertia and a colonized mindset has ensured that the legacy of blind deference to the English language survive to this day. So ubiquitous and ingrained is such servile behaviour More...