हिन्दुधर्मः २ – क्रिस्तीय-रिलिजन् इत्यस्य तत्त्व-विश्लेषणम्
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సాధారణంగా మనం చేసే పనులు ఎన్నోవిధాలుగా ఉంటాయి. అయినా మన వృత్తిని బట్టి ఏదో ఒక ముఖ్య More...
Bhagavad Gītā – Reconciling the Interpretations of Tilak and Śaṅkara
[1] The Bhagavad Gītā is the most commented text in sanātana dharma, on account of its popularity and intellectual depth, as well as its harmonising of the different paths available within sanātana dharma into More...
Book Review: Learn Sanskrit Through Your Favorite Prayers
Recently, while sifting through my hoard of Sanskrit books, my grandfather suddenly burst into a recitation of the amarakośa, shooting off half a dozen verses from the kāla-varga, while I watched incredulously. More...
Is Ramayana oppressive?
I In Rajiv Malhotra’s ‘The Battle for Sanskrit’, Sheldon Pollock’s views on Ramayana are critically analyzed. Here, in this article, I wish to give my own critical views regarding some of Sheldon Pollock’s More...
Shastras and the tale of Sridhara Venkatesa Ayyaval
It was gratifying to see the heartwarming story of Sridhara Ayyaval in modern media. The article in question was written by Indic scholar Shri Aravindan Neelakandan and focused on a famous incident in the seer’s More...
The upodghāta (introduction) of Śaṅkara’s Īśā Upaniṣad Bhāṣya
This post is an elucidation of the upodghāta (introductory) section of Śaṅkara’s Īśā Upaniṣad Bhāṣya. Such texts give us insights about how the ancient Indian scholars approached the sacred texts, More...
Traditional Hindu vs. Western perspectives
When one studies any topic in the world, there exist two distinct entities – the one who is studying (Study-er) and the studied (Object of study) The topic being studied may be a language or a branch of pure science/technology, More...
Best of 2016: IndiaFacts’ articles that made a difference
2016 has been exciting and a very fulfilling year at IndiaFacts. We have published a large number of well-researched semi-academic articles focusing on a number of key areas in Indology, Hinduism, Cross-civilizational More...
Reflections on Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair 2016
The Hindu Spiritual and service fair organized annually across the country in several cities offers a kaleidoscope view of various Hindu organizations and their activities. The HSSF fair comes to Bangalore usually More...