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...
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...
बौद्ध और वैदिक परंपरा का पारस्परिक संबंध
प्रस्तावना तथा भूमिका : भारतवर्ष एक ऐसी भूमि रही है जिसने सदियों से कई महान विचारों More...
Bhakti brings Happiness: A discourse by Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha
This is the English translation of the Anugraha Bhashanam delivered originally in Tamil by 35th Peethadhipati of Sringeri, Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal during 1982 Chennai Vijaya Yatra. The discourse More...
हिन्दुधर्मः १ – धर्मश्च रिलिजन् इति च
धर्मः इति शब्दस्य अनेके अर्थाः सन्ति । भारतदेशे प्राचीनकालतः विविधार्थेषु एषः More...
Book Review: Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy by Ramakrishna Puligandla
Ramakrishna Puligandla’s book, ‘Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy’ is a masterpiece book. It is a textbook apparently for many western university courses, and India should do the same at college level, especially More...
In the beginning- III: One or many
[contextly_sidebar id=”8qdJisMQroO8Anuh4S0QqcMAaWeHp6rQ”] Contrary to the modern mainstream belief that religio-philosophical beliefs developed from primitive crude ritualistic nature-worship and/or More...
Meaning of India in Words of Raja Rao: Brief Life Sketch of a Novelist as Sadhaka
On the occasion of 108th anniversary of Raja Rao, one of India’s most illustrious English language writer, IndiaFacts presents “Meaning of India” in his words, written by his wife Susan Raja Rao. Raja More...