The article traces Hinduism's resistance to propaganda, from historical conquests to modern challenges, urging parents to engage critically with changing narratives and preserve cultural identity amidst global shifts.
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Praxis, Patterns, and Dharma
"In reality, what we call “life” happens between these two extremes! People often assume that birth and death are the two bookends of life, but when examined carefully, these are simply two events in time that we have no control over. The real bookends are ‘life itself’ and ‘the act of living’, because in “living” is the possibility of getting over the vicissitudes of birth and the act of living in a world with no guarantees at one end and the probability of transcending death in the material world, at the other end. The real challenge is to bridge these two bookends of life."
Sri Aurobindo: A Broad Overview Of The Greatest Visionary
Dr. Pingali Gopal recaps Sri Aurobindo's life, views and works; and argues that his teachings be an integral part of Indian education.
Ājānubāhu (आजानुबाहु)
Ramesh Venkataraman explores Ājānubāhu, the concept, the synonymy of the word with Sri Rāma, and explores appearance of any other Ājānubāhu persons in history.
Sampāti and Jaṭāyu – many layers of a “side-story”
Sampāti and Jaṭāyu - brothers bound by blood and separated by fire. The literal fire of the sun that burns them, and the fire of penance that purifies them and provides deliverance - Jatāyu dies in the hands of Rāma and finds deliverance in death while Sampāti in his rebirth.
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Confiscating Our Gods: How State Antipathy, Disguised as Passivity, Is Undermining India’s (Hindu) Heritage
Since a civilisation is established by its people, if the community can no longer identify itself under any banner, the civilisation and, ultimately, the State perish. Under such conditions, the future of Indic culture is bleak.
Updated facts about the Ram Temple at Ayodhya
A review of the facts pertaining to the Ram Janmabhumi case makes it clear that the construction of the temple is the only viable solution to the dispute.
Conundrum of the Hindu identity
The Indian state refuses to recognize Hindus as the varied trees of the same forest and instead considers them worth protecting only if they conform like the uniform vegetation in a small grove or a garden.
India and the human cycle
How Sri Aurobindo's theory of human cycles applies to the contemporary world and what does the future look like for the east and the west.
Decoding the idea of India
The essence of what defines India is due to how it was shaped in ancient times and not because of anything post-independence, as many would have you believe.
Looking for Indianness
The essence of what constitutes Indianness is disappearing in the mutating mass of present day society, not helped by the Indians' own cultural bankruptcy, which might pave the way towards a regrettable future.
The Criminology of Religious Ideologies
In criminology, ‘Means, Motive and Opportunity’ are the three things that are sought while investigating any crime. It is useful to apply the same measures when studying the history of religions.
Listlessness of the modern Hindu – A case for revival of Sadhana
In this day and age, Hindus need to practice sadhana in case they seek to stay relevant and protect their way of life.
Monumental Jihad: Strategy to keep Bharat in ruins
Decades after independence, is it any wonder that heritage monuments of Hindu origin are still in ruins?
Ayodhya, Mecca: Same Struggle!
Places of pilgrimage are protected regardless of whether the reason for their sacredness can be proven.
Dharma, Ecology and Development
The ecological threat to shrines like Kedarnath due to ever-increasing tourist rush is real. While sustainable development is a great buzzword, it is unclear to most people what it actually means in terms of policy and economics.
Kashi Vishwanath: A temple that captures the Hindu spirit
A peek into history helps one understand the present condition of the Kashi Vishwanath temple and what Hindus have had to endure.
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Nachiketa and the Secret of Death
The young Nachiketa approaches Yama as directed by his father and is granted three wishes for his bravery.
The Ādi-Varāha of North – King Bhoja Pratihār
It is unfortunate that the legacy of a ruler of such great strength, achievements and contribution like Mihir Bhoja is being tossed back & forth for short-sighted political gains.
Guha's Golwalkar (Part 1)
Noted columnist Ramchandra Guha completely misunderstands and therefore, misrepresents, the influence of Golwalkar's ideology on the RSS of today.
Understanding Political Systems Of India – Part 4 – Chaos In The Narratives And The Resistance To Correct Them
"Post-independent academia propagated a linear version of history: past equals primitive equals India; future equals advanced equals West. Indian civilization, at least five thousand years old, apart from a high quotient of personal happiness, had a thriving economy with highly evolved arts, literature, education, sciences, spirituality, architecture, and so on. And then came the Western political philosophies, which persistently ill-fit our experiences.
Modern social sciences, with a great colonial hangover, have a strong antipathy for the traditional systems of India. This antipathy and the failure to look at Indian traditions have been dominant narratives in academia, the media, and politics.
We can always look at the past to handle the future better, and there is no better place than India to begin this, as Sri Aurobindo always insisted."
In the final installment of the series titled "Understanding Political Systems Of India" Dr. Pingali Gopal wraps up the discussion about force-fitting Western thought and political frameworks to Indian social systems, at the cost of Indian traditional systems tailor-made for our diverse society.
Angkor Wat – The largest Hindu Temple (Part–1)
The incomparable and majestic depiction of Mount Meru with Lord Vishnu as the main deity makes Angkor Wat an otherworldly temple complex.
Dating of Mahabharat and Ramayan
How far back in the past did the events described in the epics really take place?
The Personality of Śrī Kr̥ṣṇa (Śrī Kr̥ṣṇana Vyaktitva)
While pointing out some of the excesses that have crept into the popular tales around Kr̥ṣṇa, the author asks us not to shirk them but to look at them in the light of discernment.
Garuda and the State of Flow
When we combine the legend of Garuda from the Puranas with modern scientific perspectives, we can better understand the science of living in the now.
Sri Aurobindo And Mahatma Gandhi: Heroes- Forgotten And Remembered (Part 2)
Nehru and Gandhiji became our (only) heroes; some like Sardar Patel, grudgingly became heroes; and the uncomfortable critics, like Subash Bose, Aurobindo, Vivekananda, and Savarkar, became either villains or pushed into oblivion.
Ram Temple and the ‘Idea of India’
In this first of a two part interview, we speak with Dr Koenraad Elst about his areas of research, his books and his interest in Indian history, triggered by the politics around the Ram Temple in the late eighties.
The seventh worldwide Gathering of the Elders
The platform given by Hindus to pre-Christian and pre-Islamic traditions to rediscover their pagan roots is heartening to see.