Honoring our Gurus: Learning from the life accounts of Rishis – VI
[contextly_sidebar id=”oSbG7qZlkKtPc2odYP8gCJCBmNKWYZwh”] In the previous article, we looked into life accounts of the Rishis: Nachiketa and Yajnavalkya and of Rishikas: Gargi and Maitreyi. Let us now look into some delightful accounts from the life of Devarshi Nārada. Rishi Nārada is a very interesting character in Hindu scriptures. More...
Hindu View of Menstruation- IV: Menstruation from Yogic perspective
[contextly_sidebar id=”3AbXLg3B9pP55VUte2p6kTzo9zMkV3Rp”] In the previous articles, we successively saw how Hinduism associates menstruation with Ashaucha, austerity, self-purification, rest, and sacred More...
Book Review – The Battle for Sanskrit by Rajiv Malhotra
Can Sanskrit be used to undermine Sanskriti? If we believe Rajiv Malhotra, it may already be underway. In his recent book, The Battle For Sanskrit, Malhotra raises questions that are critical for Sanskrit, the ancient More...
Insights from Mahabharata-II: Karna, Krishna, and the Fear of Abandonment
[contextly_sidebar id=”TFjoE8szvI5gUhhEwkNHh3OyzzwmX14f”] In the previous article, we saw how Karna’s like could be viewed as a cautionary tale against distractions. Let us now look into another aspect More...
Demystifying Tantra- I: Place of Tantra in Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”suq3jACzh3hZQ3ZaAs7jVQNoyIuJfdMt”] Mention the word Tantra to an average Indian and he will probably visualize a disheveled person with bloodshot eyes, smoking ganja, a skull in More...
Hindu View of Menstruation- III: Menstruation as a period of Rest and Sacred Celebration
[contextly_sidebar id=”VPgWbHGdiIcOqplS7l6JumUg7q0nXynj”] In the previous two articles, an examination into the facet of Ashaucha and the facet of austerity and self-purification associated with Menstruation More...
Honoring our Gurus: Learning from the life accounts of Rishis – V
[contextly_sidebar id=”Y5L77wqqa1Nru6DfChjyp93IqIcWb7ij”] In the previous article, I sketched the life accounts of Rishis like Satyakāma Jabāla, Angirasa, Shukadeva, and Uttanka. Now let us look into More...
Hindu View of Menstruation- II: Menstruation as Austerity and Self-purification
[contextly_sidebar id=”WbA9BfmCnyV3bb3XVkWCyl1odybPYUyq”] In the previous article, an examination into the facet of Ashaucha (impurity) associated with Menstruation was undertaken and it was shown how More...
Book Review: Vedic and Indo-European Studies by Nicholas Kazanas
Vedic and Indo-European Studies. Nicholas Kazanas, Aditya Prakashan, New Delhi, 2015, xxxiii, 380, abbr., bibl., index. The book under review is a volume of erudite essays from the pen of Dr Nicholas Kazanas, the More...
Hindu View of Parenthood
Parenthood is celebrated across the world, among all religions, but there is something in the Hindu view that transcends the basic understanding of this precious and responsible role. This ‘something’ More...