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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
On The Gayatri Mantra
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Classical Indian Metaphysics by Stephen H. Phillips
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Girilal Jain’s Book: The Hindu Phenomena
If you are looking for a simple, concise, and systematic introduction to the political and cultural issues that India faced in the twentieth century (most of these issues remain unresolved and continue to plague this country in the twenty-first century), then Girilal Jain’s 1989 book The Hindu Phenomena is the one for you. Jain was the editor of The Times of India from 1978 to 1988. I read his book more than a decade ago—at that time, I was immensely impressed by his analysis of political and cultural issues. I regard Jain’s book as a classic, an absolute must-read.
Saturday, November 26, 2022
Rabindranath Tagore: On Hinduism, Semitic Religions, and Communism
Tagore in 1925 |
Friday, November 25, 2022
Sister Nivedita: The Vision of Siva
Siva Statue at Murdeshwar Temple |
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Vivekananda: Kali The Mother
Samhara Kali by Raja Ravi Varma |
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Kumarasambhava: The Birth of War God
Shiva-Parvati (11th century) as Uma-Maheshvara |
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Hindu Cosmology and Concept of Yugas
Statue of Kalki in Gujarat on a wall of Rani Ki Vav |
Monday, November 21, 2022
The Conspiracy for One-World Government
On Kamandaka’s Nitisara
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Facets of Sanatana Dharma
The Seven Sages Depicted as the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper |
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Sister Nivedita: If Niagara Falls Were on the River Ganga?
Devprayag: Ganga's Birthplace Confluence of Alaknanda & Bhagirathi |
Friday, November 18, 2022
Lord Dhanvantari: The World’s First Physician
Dhanavantri’s Sculpture Somanathapura temple, Karnataka |
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Love of Motherland in the Ramayana
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Nitiprakasika: The Ancient Treatise on the Science of War
Astika Stops Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice |
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Yaska and the Meaning of Deva
The opening pages of Yaska's Nirukta |
Monday, November 14, 2022
The Rig Veda’s Treatment of Polytheism and Monotheism
Hiraṇyagarbha (Cosmic Egg) Painting by Manaku (1740) |
Sunday, November 13, 2022
The Science of Healing in the Vedic Age
Three-headed Rudra (2nd Century AD) |
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Solzhenitsyn on America’s Expansionist Policies in Europe
Solzhenitsyn |
Friday, November 11, 2022
The Rediscovery of the Arthashastra
Shiva as Nataraja Dancing in the posture of Om |
Sita Ram Goel’s Hindutva Manifesto
An Ancient Page from the Atharva Veda Samhita |
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Chanakya’s Politcal Doctrine of Matsya Nyaya
Chanakya |
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
The Clash of Three Civilizations & the Wildcard
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Kancha Ilaiah: Why I Am Not a Hindu
Vishnu surrounded by his ten avatars |
Monday, November 7, 2022
Rig Veda’s Exhortation to Aryanize the World
A Page from the Rig Veda |
Sunday, November 6, 2022
The Rig Veda’s Message of Heroism
The Four Vedas |
Saturday, November 5, 2022
Time in Sanatana Dharma: Yugas, Mahayugas, Manvantaras, and Kalpas
The 4 pillars of the Kedareshwar Temple symbolize the 4 yugas (only 3 are intact) |
Friday, November 4, 2022
Sanatana Dharma Transcends Monotheism and Polytheism
A Page From Isha Upanishad |