Sanskrit oath taking in New Zealand Parliament
Dr. Gaurav Sharma, first-time and one of the youngest Members of New Zealand Parliament representing the Hamilton West constituency, made the Hindu and Maori communities very proud when he took…
Hindu Culture
What COVID taught us: How shaucha was maligned as “untouchability”
For nearly 100 years, the practice of shaucha (Hindu cleanliness practice) has faced an endless barrage of abuse and ridicule among the pseudointellectual class of Bharat. Without pausing for a…
Friendship in Bharatiya culture
We may not particularly care for the promotion of consumer culture around newly created festivals like Friendship Day. We need not go out of our way to buy things or…
Post independence Hindu renaissance in Indonesia
In the previous post, we covered an overview of Indonesia’s ancient and medieval Hindu past as well as how the Hindu kingdoms collapsed and made way for Islamic sultanate. In this…
The Wonder that is Bharat
Bharat has maintained the longest, unbroken continuity of civilisation in the whole world. This is because the Hindu Dharma which is the basic culture of the country is based on…
Vishu – Kerala New Year
The Hindu calculation of time depended on the movement of the planets. Using the most accurate of clocks — the planets, the calculations of the rishis were infallible. Our internal…
Know how Hindu institutions, Gurus have donated resources and services to fight Covid-19
All our lives, Hindus have been shamed for ‘wasting money’ in milk, honey, ghee for Shivratri, fruits for prasad, and the donation in the hundi or daan-peti which we are…
Puri Makeover: But At What Cost?
The Puri administration’s move to demolish many structures, including ancient maths, around a 75-metre radius of the Jagannath temple walls has not gone down well with archaeologists, historians and other…
This trailer of movie ‘Space MOMs’ will both uplift you and challenge pre-conceived notions
The upcoming movie ‘Space MOMs’ is the first dramatic production inspired by the women of Bharat’s 2014 Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). Radha Bharadwaj’s feature film tells the story of normal,…
5th International Day of Yoga in Texas, USA
The Consulate General of Bharat, Houston in collaboration with Friends of Yoga, is organizing several events across Texas to celebrate the 5th International Day of Yoga (IDY). This ancient Bharatiya…