Battle for Epistemic Supremacy
Not a day goes by before some ‘eminence’ or the other talks about the dangerous ascent of ‘Hindu-supremacists’ and how the Sangha (VHP, RSS etc.) is the reincarnation of the Nazis in their purest form. More...
Continuous, Comprehensive and Cumulative – The Knowledge Tradition of India
What does India have to offer? It is a question which is often put to Indians by a curious visitor. The answer is seldom easy or straight. Indians usually launch into a confused ramble about the ‘diversity’ More...
Breaking the Myth of Beef in Vedas
Any lifestyle that does not cause any violence (himsā) or causes the least violence on oneself and to other living entities (including humans) in this world, is said to be the best religion that one can follow(1). More...
Honoring our Gurus: Learning from the life accounts of Rishis-III
[contextly_sidebar id=”dyHaH4GIlxnYGl49MdCI0Su3JyLBjbp5″] In the previous article, I sketched the life accounts of Rishis like Vālmīki, Mātanga, Ashtāvakra, Markaṇdeya, and how these accounts teach More...
Honoring our Gurus: Learning from the life accounts of Rishis-I
This year Guru Poornima- the festival of honoring our teachers and masters- falls on July 19th. ‘Gu’ means darkness and ‘Ru’ means he dispels it and hence ‘Guru’ means ‘one who dispels darkness of More...
Essential Facts of Sanatana Dharma
Sometimes people ask what Hinduism is, and how it compares with the other religious/spiritual traditions of the world. Most of the time Hindus find it difficult to provide simple and cogent answers to such questions, More...