Compassion International: The Paws of Compassion-II
[contextly_sidebar id=”8k6G3SxQzpEZCyNc6M698XfgiNE6rAfM”] In the first part of the exposition on the activities of “Compassion International”, we learnt how the ‘charity’, which is headquartered More...
A new dating of Mahāvīra based on Mālava era
[contextly_sidebar id=”MNg7NBYGh0xSiUlkwaZ40o8dJFuGyweU”] In my previous article “A new dating of Buddha based on the evidence of Sumatitantra”, I presented my reasoning for the dating of Buddha More...
Demystifying Tantra-II: Subject Matter of the Tantras
[contextly_sidebar id=”qJSsWkFalJ8Rse5v5Elvj92PcvFc40XB”] In the previous article, we had examined the place of Tantra Śāstra in modern Hinduism, and presented the case that Tantra is an integral component More...
Sri Dakshinamurthy: Guru, Ishwara, and Atman
ईश्वरो गुरुरात्मेति मूर्तिभेदविभागिने । व्योमवद्व्याप्तदेहाय दक्षिणामूर्तये More...
Can we afford ‘Udta-Rajasthan’?
Punjab is the most famous name in the field of Drug addiction and drug menace. But now after “Udta Punjab”, the competition appears to have emerged in the neighboring state “Udta Rajasthan”. The state of More...
Demystifying Tantra- I: Place of Tantra in Hinduism
[contextly_sidebar id=”suq3jACzh3hZQ3ZaAs7jVQNoyIuJfdMt”] Mention the word Tantra to an average Indian and he will probably visualize a disheveled person with bloodshot eyes, smoking ganja, a skull in More...
Hindu View of Menstruation- II: Menstruation as Austerity and Self-purification
[contextly_sidebar id=”WbA9BfmCnyV3bb3XVkWCyl1odybPYUyq”] In the previous article, an examination into the facet of Ashaucha (impurity) associated with Menstruation was undertaken and it was shown how More...
Resurgent imperial conquests
US victory in the Cold War has been followed by an unabashed attempt to consolidate its triumph rather than create a more harmonious international order to overcome the fear of nuclear war. All undertakings given More...
Hindu View of Parenthood
Parenthood is celebrated across the world, among all religions, but there is something in the Hindu view that transcends the basic understanding of this precious and responsible role. This ‘something’ More...
Life along Indo-Pak Border in Rajasthan: A Cultural Insight
The Radcliffe line recognised in August 1947, partitioned India and Pakistan. India shares 2900km International Border (IB) with Pakistan on the western front. Geographically, Rajasthan is the largest state on the More...