Book Review: Yuganta by Iravati Karve

Yuganta by Iravati Karve can be purchased from Amazon One must set aside any kind of judgmental attitude. As the Mahabharata says, there are neither perfectly good, nor perfectly bad people. Viewing it as we do More...

Asymmetrical Application of Dharma: Unlearnt Lessons

Fiction or otherwise the movie “Padmavat” quintessentially repeats what can be called as the asymmetric application of “Dharma” by Indian rulers. In one of scenes, the Mewar king Ratan Singh following his More...

Remembering the Great Pitamaha on Bhishma Ashtami

In the Indian calendar, February 4 2017 happens to be a Shukla Paksha Ashtami, the 8th Day in the brighter half of the lunar month. It is mentioned in the Mahabharata that one of the the most revered persons, Pitamah More...