गर्भपात, एक धार्मिक परिप्रेक्ष्य- I: जीव कौन है?
दुनिया भर में मुद्दों पर बहस करने वाले लोगों के मध्य गर्भपात एक विवादास्पद विषय रहा More...
Understanding the concept of Varna as it appears in Hindu scriptures- II
[contextly_sidebar id=”USp69R6rru9JsWxzUoYiPKLKiQYxClTE”] Varna Vyavasta in practice Till now, the conceptual framework of Varna Vyavasta and its different elements as explained in the Hindu scriptures More...
Understanding the concept of Varna as it appears in Hindu scriptures- I
[contextly_sidebar id=”iOjaVwOmPYxuPyaWTXSjUMJSqP2ef8WU”]‘Varna’ is a much misunderstood concept. It is often equated with the ‘caste’ and the ‘caste system’ and is considered as the root More...
Saṅgrahaṇa: An Indic View on Adultery
The Supreme Court judgment on September 27, 2018 that set aside Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)– a 158-year law that punished a man for adultery—brought my attention to the issue. While some More...
Mahabharata & Modern Scholarship: An Interview With Dr. Vishwa Adluri
Mahabharata is one of the foundational texts of Indian civilization. Along with Ramayana, it has transformed high abstract philosophies of the Upanishads into an aesthetically appealing literary work which has touched More...
Reflections on Bhakti- III: Defining ‘Bhakti’
[contextly_sidebar id=”YCel1nDVI31jwrSiIk01xbZQ05ERZvpP”] In the previous article while elaborating about how Bhakti is conceived as the ultimate Purushartha either independently or through its relationship More...
Varṇa vyavastha as a conceptual social order that facilitates self-actualization
Introduction “Dharmo viśvasya jagataḥ pratiṣṭhā” declares one of the Śruti texts[1]. This declaration has served as a foundational principle for dharma traditions and generation after generation of More...
Reflections on Bhakti- II: Devotion as the Supreme Goal of Life
[contextly_sidebar id=”h8tDs0RCcaRSK5KW8r3hNF4xXR0QjBnv”] In the concluding portion of Part I of this series, I noted that in his phenomenal work on Bhakti titled Bhagavad-Bhakti-Rasayana, Madhusudhana More...
Reflections on Bhakti- I: From ‘I am Yours’ to ‘I am You’
In his Soundaryalahari Verse 22, Sri Shankaracharya submits a very unique prayer to Goddess Bhavani. He says: भवानि त्वं दासे मयि वितर दृष्टिं सकरुणां इति More...
Immersing in Mahabharata: An interview with Raghu Ananthanarayanan
Raghu Ananthanarayanan is a management consultant, who has immersed himself deeply in the Indian tradition of Itihasa-Purana, especially in Mahabharata and its characters. He regularly conducts Mahabharata Immersion More...