Vyasa Purnima: The Unsurpassed Educational Heritage of Bharata
निधये सर्वविद्यानां भिषजे भवरोगिणाम् । गुरवे सर्वलोकानां दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥ Salutations to Dakshinamurthy the Guru, Who is the teacher of all the world | Who is the doctor for all…
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Gita Press Gorakhpur – Bringing Sacred Hindu Texts to Every Hindu Home
Which Hindu wouldn’t have heard the name of Gita Press Gorakhpur? Which Hindu household wouldn’t have at least one publication from it – Gita, Mahabharata, Upanishadas, or at least the…
Hindu Dharma and New Thought Movement in the US
Hindu bashing in the US has been going on for over a century. Katherine Mayo’s infamous book Mother India (1927) comes to mind. Wendy Doniger’s The Hindus: An Alternative History…
“Most Hindus are Still Sleeping…We Need to go Beyond Social Media, Become Agents of Dharma”: Ashish Dhar, Founder of Pragyata.com
There can be no denying that there has been a socio-cultural renaissance & awakening among Hindus in the last few years, primarily due to the information revolution brought about by…
Arsha Vidya Tirtha – Interview with Swami Brahmaparananda Saraswati
There are many Hindu organisations working on the ground for upliftment of the underprivileged and to bring awareness about Hindu Dharma in an interesting manner. They are working for the…
Fostering a Strong Hindu Identity Among Young American-Hindus
When I was about eleven years old, my parents already had a career picked out for me. Even though I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to be a pop singer,…
A Reply To Dr. Zakir Naik by Maria Wirth
Hindus generally don’t criticise other religions in spite of the fact that Christianity and Islam not only criticise, but demean Hindu Dharma badly. Zakir Naik is only one example. Do…
Mischief on Yoga day
2014 is a momentous year for Bharatiya culture. It was the year that Mr. Narendra Modi took up office as the fourteenth Prime Minister of Bharat. Within the first six…
Organisations Promoting Bharatiya Culture and Hindu Dharma
If numbers are the true measure of popularity and success, then Indic gatherings seem to be on the right track. The Indic Book Club gatherings “celebrate the continuity of Bharatiya…
Hindu Dharma: The Solution for Modern Problems
Karma and Yoga are two concepts that the world swears by, and both of them find their roots in the Hindu Dharma. Though Bharat and its culture are constantly at the…