BHU to start ‘Kashi Study’ course from 2021
The Banaras Hindu University will soon introduce a two-year postgraduate course on ‘Kashi Study’ from the next academic session. The course will help students decipher the mystique of the heritage…
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Offensive Curry Advertisement in Trinidad and Tobago
The Omega 3-6-9 Complex advertisement on the nation’s highways of Trinidad and Tobago and now on TV, is an out-of-place, outright attack on all curry lovers. Indeed, it is an…
Mamankam: A Festival Which Showcased Martial Prowess of Ancient Hindus
The Mamankam was an important cultural event of medieval Kerala. During the times of second Chera kingdom, which succeeded the early Sangam age Chera kingdom from 8th century, it was…
Sanskrit Language Enlightened The European Intellectuals
It is for the astounding richness of the Sanskrit language that William Jones, a British colonial judge and linguist, first translated Kalidasa’s Shakuntala from the original Sanskrit into English in 1789…
Hindu Dharma beyond borders: Etching marks through festivals and traditions
Mark Twain said that the land of Bharat is “one land that all men desire to see”. This remark was not a hearsay from those colonial satraps on errand to…
Hegemony and Hindu Dharma in the West Indies: Part 1
“The strongest man is never so strong enough to be master all the time, unless he transforms force into right and obedience into duty.” – Jean Jacques Rousseau The introduction…