Modi’s Government Has Changed My View of India’s Polity

Five years ago, in 2014, India’s political landscape witnessed a dramatic shift with Shri Narendra Modi leading the BJP to a majority victory in India’s parliament, ousting a regime that had accumulated More...

ರಾಮ ಮಂದಿರ – ಒಂದು ನಾಗರಿಕತೆಯ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಸ್ಥಳ

ಒಂದು ಹಿಂದೂ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವೆಂದರೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ದೇವ/ದೇವತೆಗಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪಿಸಲಾದ ಒಂದು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಮನೆ. More...

Ram Mandir- A Civilisation’s Sacred Space

A Hindu temple (mandir) is meant to be a consecrated place of residence of the presiding deity. It is not merely a hall of worship. It is the home of the Devi or Devata who has been invoked through Vedic rituals More...

Being with the Gods

When I was a student of Carnatic music during my childhood, I would often sing devotional songs to Lord Ayyappa, to ‘Hari Hara Suta’ as he is called, as I did to different Devis and Devatas. One of my More...