Kamashastram: Origin, Purpose, & Message
[contextly_sidebar id=”4NA3IxyRaC5AAWuq0hNrCUz0I6XVFMLd”] Introduction In Bharatiya Civilization, human life has been divided among four Purusharthas – Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Kama is the third More...
Kama and Indic Society
The Hindu view of life is ordered by varna-ashrama dharma and the purusharthas, the four goals of human life. The first gives the context of the community, the second of the stage of life and the third of what the More...
A conversation with a Christian Missionary
Hindus living overseas occasionally come across non-Hindus who ask questions about Hinduism. Of course, there is voluminous literature on Hinduism on the web, but how do we distil the essential ingredients to tackle More...
Cultural History of Medicinal Plants in India
The usage of medicinal plants is interwoven in the spiritual, religious, social and other spheres of life as far as the Indian tradition is concerned. The Indian tradition is a unique tradition that envisages the More...
Concerned Hindus demand end of institutionalized discrimination against Hindus
Editor’s Note: A group of Hindu thinkers and activists met in Delhi on 22nd of September, 2018 to discuss about issues affecting Hindu society. After deliberations they have released a charter of demands which More...
Who is the real minority in India?
“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes More...
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 Wrong Notion that Sri Aurobindo Rejected Hinduism
This essay has been written with specific reference to The Clasp of Civilisations (2015) by Richard Hartz, published by Nalanda International, and Nationalism, Religion, and Beyond (2005), a compilation of Sri Aurobindo’s 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...
Nāsadīya Sūkta – Vedantic Commentary
The Nāsadīya Sūkta is the 129th sUkta in the 10th Mandala of the Rg Veda. It is one among many Sūktas that talk about the nature of the self and the body, as well as the nature of the Supreme Brahman. Curiously, More...