Upanishads – the essence of the Vedas
Vedas are the apex of Hindu Dharmic granthas which we introduced to our readers in the first part of this series. They are known as apaurusheya (not of human origin)…
Hindu Dharma
The Wire columnist claims that Nathpanthis and Yogi Adityanath are not Hindu : what is the truth ?
A recent article in propaganda portal The Wire, by a controversial American scholar named Christine Marrewa-Karwoski piqued my interest. I had seen her tweets about the Nath Sampradaya and Yogi…
Shri Rama Gopalan: Iconic Hindu Dharma warrior
The indefatigable Shri Rama Gopalan, 94, one of the earliest RSS frontline workers in Tamil Nadu, and Founder, Hindu Munnani, who passed away recently, inspired and mentored several Hindu dharma…
Sinu Joseph: A Bharatiya perspective on menstruation
This is the first part of an interview with Sinu Joseph, menstrual educator, author and one of the pioneers of the menstrual health movement in Bharat. Her work on menstruation…
“I fell for a Muslim guy in college…thank god I got saved!” – a Hindu girl narrates her story
While growing up, for good reasons, my Dad wanted nothing from me but the best in all different ways. But I had many restrictions imposed on me as a child and it was too much for me…
Aravind Subramanyam: A sacred quest of a Shasta devotee
Temple activist, scholar, researcher and author of ten books on the Shasta tradition, Shri V. Aravind Subramanyam’s Maha Shasta Vijayam is a 500-page Purana on the Shasta traditions…
ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ దేవాలయాల దాడులపై భక్తులలో ఆందోళన
ఆంధ్రా ప్రదేశ్ లో దేవాలయాలు మళ్లీ మళ్లీ దాడులకు, విధ్వంసాలకు గురవుతున్నాయి. ఇటీవల తూర్పు గోదావరి జిల్లాలోని అంతర్వేది గ్రామంలోని శ్రీ లక్ష్మి నరసింహ స్వామి ఆలయం యొక్క రథం మంటల్లో దగ్ధమైన విషయం తెలిసిందే. సుదీర్ఘ చరిత్ర ఉన్న స్వామి…
Vanvasis : ruined by Christian British rule and ignored by post-independent governments
Adiwasi word was coined in 20th century. Before that the people living in remote and forested areas of Bharat were called tribals or vanvasi : “people of the forest”. Calling…
Islamist threat against Pratheesh Viswanath and Kerala BJP President K. Surendran should be taken seriously
Syed Muhammad Salahudeen / Salahuddin a Popular Front of India (PFI) worker was hacked to death on 8th September at Kannavam near Koothuparambu in Kannur District Kerala. Salahudeen was the…
For Hindus, how relevant is a division of the world into “secular” and “religious”?
“īśāvāsyaṃ idaṃ sarvaṃ yatkiñca jagatyāṃ jagat” “The Divine pervades this entire universe, including all its constituent elements” – Ishavasya Upanishad One of the recurring points of discussion and debate in…