By Shatavadhani Ganesh On Saturday, May 16th, 2015
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Classification of Dharma

This is the next part in the IndiaFacts series on Hinduism. Links to the previous parts. Dharma is divided into two groups: sāmānyadharma (general or universal principles) and viśeṣadharma (special or particular More...

By Shatavadhani Ganesh On Thursday, May 14th, 2015
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Foundations of Hinduism

Link to the first part. In its original and purest form, Hinduism is sanātana dharma, loosely translated as ‘eternal truth’ or ‘timeless religion’ or ‘eternal way of life’ or ‘timeless ethic.’ It More...

By Shatavadhani Ganesh On Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
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Introduction to Hinduism

This is the first part of a new series on Hinduism. Hinduism is the major religion of India with a worldwide following of over a billion people. In its original and purest form, it is a sanātana dharma (loosely More...

Ramayana
By Shatavadhani Ganesh On Saturday, August 30th, 2014
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Behind the mask of the three hundred Ramayanas

Note: This is a translation of a November 2011 article by Shatavadhani Dr. R Ganesh in Kannada Prabha. Translation by Sandeep Balakrishna. There has been widespread and intense debate over A.K. Ramanujan’s essay More...