A Postscript To The World Of Varṇa
(Co-authored by Hari Ravikumar) Based on some of the feedback we received for our article on varṇa, we felt that it would be valuable to bring out a few more insights into the idea of varṇa and share some more More...
Exploring the World of Varna
Introduction Varṇa, the system of classification of society into different groups, has been a topic of much controversy, debate, and deliberation. The numerous studies on varṇa fill up whole bookshelves and More...
Clarifying the Hindu View
Co-authored by Hari Ravikumar Our previous article titled ‘Hindu View on Food and Drink’ understandably received a fair bit of outraged reactions from a section of readers and was the subject of much debate. While More...
Acharya Pullela Sriramachandrudu: A Tribute
This essay in Kannada authored by Shatavadhani Dr. R Ganesh was originally published in the daily, Vijaya Vani in July 2015. Translated by Sandeep Balakrishna. Any sensitive Indian who has dipped into the ocean More...
The Hindu View on Food and Drink
Co-authored by Hari Ravikumar In 2007, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations conducted a survey of meat consumption per person in every country. India came last. Food: Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Further, More...
The Hindu View on Freedom of Expression and Public Discourse
This essay was jointly authored by Hari Ravikumar. For a moment, just try to visualize the kind of public debates that happen today, on television, in the newspapers, and in person. In the light of these images More...
Glossary of Terms in Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”6dHmdzqYIXQZpsHso7JMq0pgbCwdb8XO”] artha• wealth; motive; cause. It refers to the material objectives and accomplishments of a person.One of the fourpuruṣārthas. ātman• More...
Bodies of Knowledge in Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”mCKuywK9fzsj3eOSTTycWAALSNEF2iZy”] Upavedas Upavedas are the secondary (upa) bodies of knowledge (veda). The Vedas are spiritual in nature while the Upavedas are secular. The terms More...
Foundational Texts of Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”0kRA9p0AseV0c8qQz9LfXdoj5KuqVt8f”] The foundational texts of Hinduism have, for centuries, been transmitted by means of an oral tradition – teachers taught this to their disciples, More...
The Pillars of Indian Culture: Ṛta, Ṛṇa, Dharma
[contextly_sidebar id=”GKZ8KCx2A2eVKheRiAMi2aAWOefgFrnX”] True realization of value takes us closer to the Vedic concept of ṛta. The word ṛta has no equivalent in English but can loosely be translated More...