The Vedas and the Principal Upanishads – III
[contextly_sidebar id=”YxnmR9yH1b5qkYykVqP4I6ML39v6sbAG”] Relevance of the Shrutis for modern society What relevance do these ancient scriptures of the Hindus hold for the present society? I examine More...
The Vedas and the Principal Upanishads – II
[contextly_sidebar id=”bLaAAno2U9Zi0zdG5gyjgvAucGFo5kKc”] The metaphysical and theological ideas in the Upanishads The Upanishads are the end portion of the Vedas and it is difficult to separate the More...
Barbarika should never be allowed to fight
Recently a naxal sympathizer tweeted, in the context of raids and arrests of Urban Naxals. “Naxal movements have used violence — this is undeniable. But what is often lost in the analysis is this — the More...
Brahma’s Paradox
What is a paradox? According to Wikipedia, a paradox is “is a statement that, despite apparently sound reasoning from true premises, leads to an apparently-self-contradictory or logically unacceptable conclusion.” As More...
India’s Cow Vigilantism: The other side of the story
Cow-related violence and lynching have been making the media headlines world over in the recent past, especially since the now 4-year old Modi government of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) took office in 2014. What More...
Dharma: An Intellectual History
Dharma is arguably the one word most commonly associated with Indic civilization. Few other Indian words are as readily associated with India as Dharma. Yoga and Karma probably come close to it. But what is Dharma? More...
Nehru and Dharma: A Case of Cultural Unease
Indians, as a Rule, are a Reserved People We Indians love to talk, don’t we? I think, if there is anything we like more than a cliffhanger of a cricket match, preferably involving India, it is a good conversation. More...
Gotras and Pravaras
Our ancient land of Bharata is the cradle of Sanatana Dharma. This is the land where humans are born in order to undergo the churning due to karma – to simultaneously enjoy the blessings of punya and exhaust paapa More...
The General Framework of Hinduism- II
[contextly_sidebar id=”wAAJrrN9VgO6S7oD2Z25Yq6NEJqs3aSh”] 3. The relevance of Hindu thought for modern society An important issue is whether the Hindu thought, with all its lofty ideals, is relevant More...
A Year with the Maha-Puranas
Why did Lord Shiva, at the instigation of Brahma, tease Parvati? Why do we not use the champak flower to worship Lord Shiva? In which purana would you learn about a prayer for Lord Vishnu to protect you in all four More...