Insights from Mahabharata-III: When Kunti met Karna
[contextly_sidebar id=”RUuId7PWMN60KiZw28S7AGIfKphwVA1f”] The second meeting Karna had was with Kunti. Kunti, the mother who had abandoned her first-born son and Karna, the son who could not bring himself More...
Krishna’s Lila: Stories from the life of Sri Krishna-I
The Avatāras are the manifested Forms of Īshvara in historical contexts. They are the physical forms that Īshvara takes in full vision of humanity. Among the innumerable Avatāras, Krishna Avatāra is considered More...
Honoring our Gurus: Learning from the life accounts of Rishis – VII
[contextly_sidebar id=”gWDsIP0furNpVBtGd0Uk32hcFi3UXXNp”] In the previous article, we looked into life accounts of Rishi Nārada. In this concluding part, let us look into life accounts of few more Rishis. Bhagavān More...
Honoring our Gurus: Learning from the life accounts of Rishis – VI
[contextly_sidebar id=”oSbG7qZlkKtPc2odYP8gCJCBmNKWYZwh”] In the previous article, we looked into life accounts of the Rishis: Nachiketa and Yajnavalkya and of Rishikas: Gargi and Maitreyi. Let us now More...
Insights from Mahabharata-II: Karna, Krishna, and the Fear of Abandonment
[contextly_sidebar id=”TFjoE8szvI5gUhhEwkNHh3OyzzwmX14f”] In the previous article, we saw how Karna’s like could be viewed as a cautionary tale against distractions. Let us now look into another aspect More...
Book Review: Abhaya by Saiswaroopa Iyer
“Our home isn’t just Anagha,” the wise and fearless Abhaya says in Saiswaroopa’s thrilling debut, “our home is everywhere that civilization stands by dharma.” Abhaya has seen More...
First Things First – A Lesson Karna Forgot
It is not without reason that the character of Karna has attracted so much fascination and attention from readers of the Mahabharata. People have seen and identified in him an ideal friend, an ideal giver, and above More...
The Song Of Krishna By Aditi Banerjee
Today heralds the global celebrations on the auspicious occasion of Vaikuntha Ekadasi and also Gita Jayanti— the day on which the Bhagavad Gita was expounded by Sri Krishna to Arjuna. The Gita has an exalted More...
Lessons from the Story of Lord Hanumana
Our mythology is replete with rich metaphors that contain valuable insights on how we can successfully negotiate the turbulent waters worldly existence. They need to be understood metaphorically as well. To understand More...
Weekly Hindu Persecution Digest: 7-14 June 2015
1. Hindus denied the right to cremate in Meghalaya Report: Hindus of Tura town- Garo Hills, Meghalaya are under continuous pressure from local NGOs for abandoning present cremation ground which they are using for More...