Secularism in India: History, Implications and Alternatives
India officially became a secular nation in 1976 with the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India enacted in 1976. [1] [2] But what does secularism mean? Unlike the West which is very clear about the core tenets More...
The perils of textual transmission: decapitation and recapitulation
Prologue Gaṇeśa as Vyāsa’s scribe has found popular but not critical acceptance. Yet, complicated issues regarding the text, its transmission,and its reception are revealed by paying attention to this story. More...
Rechurning Turbulent Waters of Mahabharata Studies: Removing Poison, Revealing Nectar
[contextly_sidebar id=”6C2ft0dboWfVALCadsOgL5mdBA37Uztt”] Two weeks back, I received several quizzical looks when people found out that I had traveled from New York to Delhi for a 4-day workshop on the More...
గ్రహణ శాస్త్రం: హేతువాదుల వాదనల ఖండన
గ్రహణం ఎప్పుడు వస్తుంది అనేది మనకి ఆధునిక శాస్త్రజ్ఞులూ తెలియచేస్తున్నారు అలానే More...
Mahabharata as a manual of Advaita Vedanta
[contextly_sidebar id=”HNd2i4bMWNuun0iJ25Hfz2r2ltOWm0EL”]I recently attended a four-day workshop titled “The Mahabharata as Itihasa”, which was not only enlightening for its exposition of the Mahabharata, More...
Book Review: The Infidel Next Door by Rajat Mitra
The Infidel Next Door by Rajat Mitra is available on Amazon. The Infidel Next Door opens with an arranged marriage between a sick orphan girl and a shy boy; but it quickly evolves to embrace more than two lost More...
Hierarchy of Rasa-s in Vyāsa’s Mahābhārata: Themes, Forms and Aesthetics
Is there a singular, supreme, overarching conclusion – superseding all others – which the composer(s)/compiler(s) of the ‘epic’ text of Mahābhārata (the one traditionally attributed to Vyāsa) had intended More...
The Story Of A Priest
[contextly_sidebar id=”Oge4EnFOJ3Y7LFWOkaT4jyReNuQEwM6E”] A Heritage Temple Prashant S. Bhardwaj is the head priest of the Veera Narayana Temple, Belavadi. The Veera Narayana Temple is dedicated to Veera More...
हिंदू मत में मासिक-धर्म की मान्यताएँ – पहला भाग: अशौच के रूप
[contextly_sidebar id=”kQe03fXgZ3dC6O0PpK2HAUNrvxlJQoVV”] The article has been translated from English by Avatans Kumar इसके पहले वाले लेख में हमने दुनियाँ More...
ધર્મ ઐતિહાસિક સીમાથી પર છે
[contextly_sidebar id=”Sxla0XFJY94pPSXy8FXqMBakgQBqjkMs”] The article has been translated from English by Udit Shah ખ્રિસ્તી, યહૂદી, ઈસ્લામ જેવા મોટા More...