Indian Culture & History: Whose Narrative Should It Be-1
Like the story of the proverbial blind men and the elephant, India’s cultural history too has many narratives. Each is different and given to fierce debate. Most of us hold on to one point of view without having More...
Book Review: Ushas, the Divine Dawn by Yogi Baba Prem
Ushas, the Divine Dawn: Awakening the human spirit and potential by Yogi Baba Prem can be purchased from here. Ushas, the Divine Dawn: Awakening the human spirit and potential by Yogi Baba Prem is a timely, encouraging, More...
Genius of the Jains
[contextly_sidebar id=”sRDJUZQANeCN55doIbJM0F9BfxGKSchJ”] In my previous articles “Reconstructing the History of the Ājīvikas” and “Materialism in ancient India”, we discussed the intellectual More...
The Great Night of Lord Shiva
Shivaratri is unambiguously the most prominent and significant of spiritual festivals for all who worship Shiva and Shakti. Every year on the 14th tithi during the Krshna Paksha of the month of Magha or the month More...
బాబా నేర్పిన తాండవ కేళి మహాత్మ్యము, మాతృభాషా గౌరవము
శివశక్తి స్వరూపుడు, సర్వేశుడు అయిన భగవాన్ శ్రీ సత్యసాయిబాబావారు ప్రసాదించిన అనుగ్రహప్రేమతో More...
Catching Glimpses of Mahadeva
For years, Amarnath had a special pull over me. The allure of that remote cave in the snowy depths of Kashmir was irresistible. But obstacle after obstacle kept me from my destination – either the route was More...
Reflections On Geetarthasangraha Of Abhinavagupta
This paper was presented at the National Seminar to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Acharya Abhinavagupta conducted at Kalakshetra, Chennai on January 24-25, 2017, organized jointly by Indira Gandhi National More...
Want to fly with the meaning of Sanskrit verses? Grammar is the key
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं गोविन्दं भज मूढमते | संप्राप्ते सन्निहिते काले न हि न हि More...
Hierarchy In Nature – Order In Dharma
“Power” is considered an ability, the exercise of which can influence or control behaviour, in our context, of people. The term “authority” is often used for power perceived as legitimate by the social More...
సంస్కృతమంటే భయమెవరికి?
గత సంవత్సరం జూన్ మాసంలో అమెరికాలోని ప్రిన్స్ టన్ విశ్వవిద్యాలయంలో ఒక ఆశ్చర్యకరమైన More...