The Concept of Ābhāsa in the Yogavāsiṣṭha – 1
Studying classical Indian philosophy poses multiple challenges. One of them is the shift in the meaning of terms at different times, and another is the application of the same term with a different intent in different schools of philosophy. It is not easy to recover the meaning of each and every term used in all different contexts to resolve this More...
Alexander vs Porus: Beyond the fog of war
[contextly_sidebar id=”CK1TsqwfjDcBsM01KTFyNX10EeAGtg22″] After defeating Persia in the year 334 BCE, Alexander of Macedon was irresistibly drawn towards the great Indian landmass. However, the Persians More...
Advitiya Vishnu Vaada-III: Jiva is Vishnu’s reflection
[contextly_sidebar id=”WwtZyCJNmiQgBcDWPpP8vDONy0rOG86h”] Is jiva a creation of Vishnu? Are they different from Vishnu? While they appear different, are they equal to one another? Do the differences More...
Vedanta Darshanam
Veda and Vedanta Most people have heard of the Vedas. However, many are unsure of what exactly the Vedas are, and what the subject matter of Vedas is. Vedas are the undated (undateable?, although many researchers More...
A Nineteenth Century Prehistory of Pakistan
Hostile Attitude of the Mahommedans…Pronounced and Apparent In the year 1885, certain politically minded upper middle class urban professionals, led by an Irish civil servant called Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912), More...
How old is Indian agriculture?
It is common knowledge now that food production in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent began with the Mehrgarh Neolithic in the early 7th millennium BCE. What is less known is that there were many independent More...
After millennia a Tradition is Reborn
Picture 1 Mohit Bharadwaj Mohit Bharadwaj is a man on a mission. He wants to have the 21 nitya sacrifices performed again in Madhyadesa, the original homeland of the Vedas and the very air ring with the songs of More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- VIII
[contextly_sidebar id=”zXpV18x7QihUfGgmUpn27zUkZA9ytDRG”] Purāṇas These texts are extensive compendiums of the history and sacred traditions of Bhāratvarṣa (the earlier name of the Indian subcontinent). More...
Play of Consciousness
Who are we? Why are we here? Are we free? If yes, what is the source of our freedom? Science tells us we are machines, and looking from it our freedom is an illusion. In science there is no place for the spirit. We More...
Greek tragedy: Alexander’s failed invasion of India
Alexander’s invasion of India is regarded as a huge Western victory against the disorganised East. But the largely Macedonian army may have suffered a fate worse than Napoleon in Russia. In Part 1 we discuss the More...