Sources of Hindu Dharma – II

[contextly_sidebar id=”GLEJYd5HOnUrFsgEnyQSawX7DAmrz1Iu”] In the previous article, we examined different sources of dharma like Shruti, Smriti, Sadāchāra or Shishtāchāra, Ātmapriya or Ātmatushti, More...

Sources of Hindu Dharma – I

In Hindu Dharma, the following four are considered the most authoritative sources of Dharma – the Vedic scriptures (Shruti), the Smriti scriptures, the good practices followed by the virtuous or traditional practices More...

Revisiting Sati: Understanding the practice from a Dharmic perspective

[contextly_sidebar id=”acWzuURyvfuWPjeDVITpj3Oj8fUD7s0M”] Sati or “Widow-burning” as it is pejoratively called in the Colonial and Post-Colonial media and literature, has remained one of the most More...

Tracing India’s Constitutional History: Part 2

In the last part, we understood that Dharma was the supreme authority and even the king was subservient to the dictates of Dharma. However, in most circumstances, the king did not have any legislative powers and More...