Hindu roots of modern ‘ecology’
One of the first lessons a student of ecology is taught is that this science is relatively new, that the term ‘ecology’ was only first defined in 1866 by Ernst Haeckel. Among the sciences, it has become sought after from the latter half of the 20th century, largely due to widespread environmental degradation and pollution. What the western discourse More...
Veda and Yoga are One
Veda, from the root “vid” to know, refers to Knowledge in the highest sense as direct perception of the Eternal and Infinite Consciousness called Brahman. Brahman is present as the Atman or inner Self of all More...
Book Review: The Ocean of Churn by Sanjeev Sanyal
If history is to be written to make it accessible to the lay reader, the student, and make it interesting, Sanjeev Sanyal is one author I would pick. I say “one”, because I would also pick Michel Danino, More...
Reconstructing The History Of The Ājīvikas
[contextly_sidebar id=”9ESt2LWLO1vg0xiGMne81qYY36gAmpVD”] In my previous articles “A new dating of Mahāvīra based on Mālava era” and “A new dating of Buddha based on the evidence of Sumatitantra”, More...
In the Beginning -II: Are Vedic texts outcome of speculations or first-hand experiences?
[contextly_sidebar id=”8VyPrFhqai9CRVtNmhJTfzVdaBOf5mVX”] Western scholars like to speculate and so import speculation, even in places where none exists. Almost all who have dealt with the early aspect More...
The Sweetness of Radharani: An Offering for Sri Radha Ashtami (the Appearance Day of Sri Radha)
Once, Radharani, the foremost and Krishna’s favorite of the gopis (wives of the cowherds in Vrndavana, where Krishna grew up), came to visit Krishna in Dwaraka, where he had established his kingdom. All of Krishna’s More...
Panini’s Grammar and Computer Science
I Introduction The enterprise of computer science has two fundamental elements. The first element is to develop techniques that make the elucidation of the computational structure of nature and the mind easier. More...
Sanskritization: A New Model of Language Development
The Current Indo-European Model: The Migration of the Proto-Indo-Europeans The primary model used today for explaining the close relationships that exist between Indo-European languages is a migration theory. It More...
Revisiting Ashoka-I
Recently, an RSS-backed magazine attacked the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, leading to angry reactions from many quarters. This viewpoint has had support among a section of the Hindu Right for a while now. The first More...
Why Offer Flowers And Fruits To Lord Ganesha?
From Sabarimala to the ban on Jallikattu to even regulating the height of the Dahi Handi pyramid, the apex court is narrowing down the space occupied by devout Hindus. Recently, a widely circulated Whatsapp message More...