Abortion, a Dharmic Perspective- II: Giving Birth as a Noble Act
[contextly_sidebar id=”ldkfmRiDE073RUxFypSQHOOYr5eLjtnS”] In the Part I of this series looking into the issue of Abortion from a Dharmic perspective, we enquired into the question of who a jiva is. We More...
Abortion, a Dharmic Perspective- I: Who is a Jiva?
[contextly_sidebar id=”Mw9jd4wFEOavtLbS8GJtDUQcO0bEpg90″] Abortion has been a contentious topic across the world with people debating the issue, especially its moral and legal aspects, in and out. The More...
A Case for Cow-Protection without Whitewashing the Past
“Cow” is called “aghnya”- the inviolable, the one which should not be harmed or killed. Hindus perceive her as the mother who nourishes everyone, as the abode of all goodness, and the very embodiment of More...
Yogi Adityanath as CM: Can a Sannyasi take up Kshaatra role?
With Yogi Adityanath, Peethadishwar of Goraksha Peeth and a Sannyasi in the Nath Sampradaya taking over the political responsibility as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, some people have raised a concern regarding More...
विभिन्न मतों और संस्कृतियों में मासिक-धर्म से जुड़ी मान्यताएँ
[contextly_sidebar id=”ozc7NGri5qFfWmB1HRWfKcq31HXd68vl”] The article has been translated into Hindi by Avatans Kumar (@avatans) मासिक-स्राव एक प्राकृतिक और More...
Four women icons from India’s Dharmic tradition
Women’s day is a day of celebration of womanhood and of showing respect, love and appreciation towards all women. Western feminism has had its own trajectory, in its efforts to be free from Christian misogyny, More...
Excuse me, there is nothing wrong in worshipping phallus or yoni
Last week, as I prepared for going on a week’s holiday, a friend of mine drew my attention to an article provocatively titled “Excuse me, I do not want to worship a phallus anymore”, which purported to show More...
Bhagavad Gita as a Smriti with qualities of Sruti
Bhagavad Gita or the Song of the Lord, is the very word (shabda) of the Lord and hence, should logically be considered as a Sruti. It is further reinforced by the fact that Gita extensively deals with the subject More...
‘Caste considerations’ have no locus standi in appointment of temple priests
[contextly_sidebar id=”LYnHVdcyLggxQDlR7tl1TIZZCCoBCdn3″] The SC/ST welfare legislature committee tabled its sixth annual report in the Karnataka legislative assembly on November 23, 2016, where it has More...
From Darkness to Light
Deepavali or the festival of lights is one of the most important festival in Hindu tradition, with many important events, such as the slaying of Narakasura, returning of Rama and Sita to Ayodhya, Nachiketa’s immortal More...