Why Offer Flowers And Fruits To Lord Ganesha?
From Sabarimala to the ban on Jallikattu to even regulating the height of the Dahi Handi pyramid, the apex court is narrowing down the space occupied by devout Hindus. Recently, a widely circulated Whatsapp message More...
Sabarimala Debate: How Equality discourse is being used to undermine Adhyatmic practices
Since last year, a discourse around the concept of “Right to Pray” is being built by a certain section of feminists, activists, and media, who argue that Hindu practices like restrictions on the entry of women More...
#ReadyToWait: A campaign to reclaim Hindu temples and traditions
The issue of restrictions on the entry of women into some places of worship has been a matter of debate for the few years. Since, last year, Sabarimala Ayyappa Swami Temple in Kerala, which prohibits entry of women More...
Why Varna is Not Caste
The Four Varna system of ancient India was originally based upon the idea of an organic social order that remains relevant today. What is called caste today should not be confused with it. The Vedas arose five thousand More...
The Edict of Thessalonica and attack on Hindu traditions
After Jallikattu, Sabarimala, Shani Shignapur, Kerala Temple elephant ban and Ganesh Chaturthi, Dahi Handi is the latest Hindu tradition to be attacked by an NGO-PIL system in conjunction with the able help of the More...
Demystifying Tantra-III: Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava Tantras
[contextly_sidebar id=”euLkcKuZemLFvF1URNiov2zllkawOGSi”] The tantra śāstras are an integral part of Hinduism, and provide spiritual practitioners concrete guidelines to achieve spiritual ascendancy. More...
Krishna’s Lila: Stories from the life of Sri Krishna-III
When to speak a Lie? Contrary to the rules of the war, Dronacharya, the Guru of the Kauravas, started attacking common soldiers with his specialized weapons, killing them in thousands, on the 15th day of the war. More...
Is BJP Hampering Hindu Revival?
Two years have passed, since the so called Hindu Nationalist Party, the BJP was elected with a whopping majority to the lower house of the Parliament, the Loka Sabha. The BJP was successful in creating an atmosphere More...
No Mr Devdutt Pattanaik, Patriarchy did not rise due to hermits!
The popular model of a patriarch is derived from the Abrahamic mythology. Hence the patriarch is a serial rapist. Jehovah the God of Abraham sure demands absolute submission. I can agree with Devadut Pattanaik (DP) More...
HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj: A biographical sketch
His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the president of the Boachasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) Swaminarayan Sanstha and the fifth spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan passed away at around 6 PM More...