असत्याचा प्रसार होऊ देणं हा काही गुण नव्हे
“गेल्या १,००० वर्षांत भारतीयांचा इतका का छळ होत गेला? सामान्यतः ते स्वभावानं सज्जन More...
Letting falsehood spread is no virtue
“Why Indians had to suffer so much for the last 1000 years when they were generally good-natured and did not attack others?” someone asked Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. It was a question which troubled me too. He More...
Dhenu and Vrishabha as symbols of Dharmic Environmentalism
Introduction “If anthropocentricity with respect to ecological problems is the problem – envisioning the universe as a Dharmic system, in which we are instigated to be unselfish, is the answer” observed More...
What is ‘Dharma’? Creating the Dharma of Sustainable Educational Models
Dharma? Is it complicated to explain? Is it a simple concept? What is “the dharma”? How to define it? It’s said to be full and empty, nothing and everything, unqualified, unformed, unknowable, all knowing, More...
Lessons from India’s wars: Hindus need a new Dharma Yuddha
One of the earliest recorded attacks on India was by queen Semiramis, (1) who ruled the Assyrian Empire during the years 811-806 BCE – or nearly 500 years before the invasion of Alexander of Macedon. According More...
ধর্ম, স্বধর্ম এবং যুগধর্ম
ওঁ নমো ভগবতে বাসুদেবায়।। এই ঘোর কলিতে ধর্মপালন, বিশেষ ক’রে স্বধর্ম পালন করা অসম্ভব More...
Sahadharma and Supraja
Sri. Nithin Sridhar had written an article exploring the Indic view on Adultery: Sangrahana, where he explores the dynamics of marriage from the Shastra traditions. Many points in this article reminded me of recent More...
Saṅgrahaṇa: An Indic View on Adultery
The Supreme Court judgment on September 27, 2018 that set aside Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)– a 158-year law that punished a man for adultery—brought my attention to the issue. While some More...
Sabarimala: What is actually at stake?
The discourse around the recent Sabarimala verdict clearly shows what is wrong with a hegemonic modernity and rationality that refuses to see its own limits and forces all plurality into conformity. It feels like More...
A Week with the Purusharthas
The Purusharthas, namely dharma, artha, kama and moksha, have been a central aspect of the Dharmic worldview, guiding the everyday life of millions and ensuring a balanced and harmonious fulfillment of all human More...