Once, Navratri Kanjak was more than a ritual—it was a living expression of trust, where every home in the neighborhood welcomed children like family. Today, rising walls and shrinking connections have turned a shared celebration into a hollow formality. This article reflects on how rituals once built community and belonging, and how their spirit fades when relationships disappear. It is both a memory of what was and a call to rebuild neighborhood bonds with intention.
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Category Errors in the Study of Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā
Modern scholarship often misreads Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā by forcing it into text-centric, innovation-driven frameworks that do not match its transmission-based nature. This article argues that the confusion arises from deep category errors about what knowledge is and where it resides. Rather than a collection of texts, the tradition functions as an integrated epistemic architecture sustained through guru–śiṣya paramparā. Recognising this distinction reframes continuity not as stagnation, but as disciplined preservation of valid knowing.

Accident : A Philosophical Essay
A reflective essay that begins with everyday “accidents” to probe a deeper philosophical question: what is an accident? Moving from legal definitions to Aristotle and Hume, it argues accidents arise from human ignorance of causes. Drawing on Hindu acharyas like Shankaracharya and Ramanujacharya and scriptures like the Isha Upanishad, Bhagavad Gita, and Srimad Bhagavatam, it advances a final insight: what appears accidental is ultimately governed by divine grace.

The Story of the Musunuri Nayakas – The Rise and Fall of a Telugu Resistance
After the fall of the Kakatiyas, Telugu land was plunged into devastation under the Delhi Sultanate, with temples desecrated and society disrupted. From this chaos emerged the Musunuri Nayakas, who united scattered warriors and waged a fierce resistance to reclaim their homeland. Led by Prolayanayaka and later Kapayanayaka, they drove out invaders and restored cultural life, inspiring wider southern revolts and the rise of Vijayanagara. Yet internal rivalries and betrayal weakened this hard-won unity, leading to a tragic fall. Their legacy endures as a powerful chapter of resilience, resistance, and civilizational revival.

The two streams of the Bengali language: Claims, Counterclaims and Facts
Published in the ISPAD Partition Center Journal (Oct 2025), this paper challenges claims that vernacular languages in India emerged only under Islamic rule due to a supposed Sanskritic monopoly. It shows that regional literary traditions flourished under Hindu patronage well before this period. The paper also disputes the idea that modern Bengali was artificially Sanskritized by colonial institutions, demonstrating that both Hindu and Muslim writers historically used a shared Sanskrit-based linguistic framework. It further highlights that later attempts to Islamize Bengali had limited success.
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The strange case of Savitri Devi
It is hard to believe that someone so knowledgeable could so easily be swayed by supremacist propaganda.
Vedakosha Vibhaaga – Origin, organization and propagation of Vedic knowledge
The Vedas and the knowledge contained in them was deciphered by rishis and passed on in the guru-shishya tradition.
Invaders and Infidels: From Sindh to Delhi – The 500 Year Journey of Islamic Invasions
The ethical code and misplaced magnanimity of Hindu kings who followed dharmic tenets cost them against a barbarous enemy.
Kashmir: Its Aborigines and their Exodus
Kashmir’s past is seething with unpleasantness but the author refrains from sugarcoating, embellishing, or sandpapering these realities for political correctness or to create a superior impression.
Swami Vivekananda on reviving India
Reviving India's place in the world still remains a challenge and we need to reflect on Swamiji's words for inspiration.
Turiyavaad (तुरीयवाद): An Ideology of Truth and Transcendence in Life, Society and Politics
Dogma and ideological stagnation have percolated through the cracks and crevices of contemporary life, society and politics. There is now a need for freshness, a certain inflow of novelty, to move beyond the glaring inadequacies of western constructs and ideologies
Mistranslation of Sanskrit Words: Misunderstanding and Absurdity
Western scholars and Indologists fail to grasp the essence of Hindu philosophy and history because despite their best attempts, words in Sanskrit are often non-translatable and meanings depend heavily upon context. Given their narrow-minded approach, while also accounting for personal biases, even the nearest translation in another language subverts the essence of the original text.
Ajanta and Ellora – How a higher purpose is imperative to achieve greatness
The magnificent architecture of the caves could only be envisioned by people with a higher purpose than by merely those who wanted to create an art form.
A Contentious Law: Places of Worship Act, 1991
An analytical dive into the Places of Worship Act, 1991, its applicability and exemptions, from the point of view of its constitutionality.
Is There an American Caste System?
Americans have developed their own unique caste system along ethnic lines which has subliminally entrenched itself in their society.
Conundrum: Subhas Bose’s Life After Death
The man, the myth whose life story has never been fully revealed or understood.
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Yoga in the contemporary global context
We must understand the history of flow of ideas and practices from India to the west to be able to accurately situate Yoga in the contemporary globalized world.
Brahmanism 101: The trail of Saraswati and the beginning of Kathenotheism
Brahmanism has been labelled as an insult all thanks to decades of propaganda which still cannot hide the divinity that underlies the word's origins.
The mighty myth of Sikhs saving Hinduism
The narrative of Sikhs coming to the aid of Hindus needs to be re-examined.
The Concept of No-Mind
Mushin No Shin is a Zen expression meaning the mind without mind and is also referred to as the state of "no-mindness".
Swami Vivekananda on reviving India
Reviving India's place in the world still remains a challenge and we need to reflect on Swamiji's words for inspiration.
In search of Bhagavati Tara (Part 2): Temples, Legends and Sadhakas
The secrecy of the tantrik rituals involved in the worship of Tara have prevented her from taking a prominent place in mainstream Hindu imagination. But even a non-tantrik approach to her worship brings phenomenal benefits to the sadhaka.
Muhammad Ghori – No More Than Yet Another Barbaric Invader
Ila Krishna counters the arguments presented by Anirudh Kanisetti in his latest article and explores the truth about his claims of Ghori's leniency towards Hindus in general and Prithiviraja Chauhan's kin in particular, and his propagation of Sanskrit and coins with inscriptions of Goddess Lakshmi in Bharata.
The glories of Shri Harinama
Shri Harinama's potential to liberate, as experienced by many, is a testament to its power.
Sanatana Dharma – Through the eyes of travellers
Various distinguished scholars in their travels have written about the honesty, idealism, and magnanimity of the followers of Sanatana Dharma.
5th August 2020 – A Day of Independence From Fear
The Ayodhya Temple marks a day of independence from the shackles that have bound Hindus for far too long.
“Perversion of India’s Political Parlance” – Sita Ram Goel’s Critique of India’s Political Language
Sita Ram Goel's "Perversion of India’s Political Parlance" is an in-depth analysis of how political language in India has been twisted to serve ideological agendas. Goel critiques the selective use of terms like "secularism" to marginalize Hindu cultural identity while elevating leftist and Islamic narratives. By unraveling these linguistic distortions, the book challenges readers to reflect on the profound impact of words in shaping national identity and political discourse.
Myth as History, or History as Myth? – Analysis of How Ayodhya’s History is Depicted in BBC and NYT
The facts about Ayodhya are often obscured by Western media outlets by suppressing the Hindus' claim to the Ram temple.
