Dear All: Below, a set of slides painstakingly created by Archna Sahni on the Hindu contribution to Science and Mathematics..Please do share widely – especially with the younger ones in your family…
I need volunteers to further develop these slides (and create similar ones on Hindu Contribution to the Arts, Archeology etc).
Please let me know if you have the time and the interest.

Pl also read: The Hindu Contribution to Mathematics Part 1 and Part 2
Indian Contribution to Technology
and these category of posts on Science and Technology in Ancient India. Happy Reading …

Some of you may remember a presentation on Article 370 and the The Plight of Kashmiri Hindus that I gave at the House of Commons last year (March ’11). Yesterday evening, I created a short slidecast (slides+audio) from the few slides that depicted the appalling and miserable conditions in the camps that house the Kashmiri Pandits – refugees in their own home..The audio was recorded from the far end of a large room so it is faint and may require you to turn your volume all the way up…Any feedback …

Dear All: Due to work constraints and travels, I will be somewhat irregular and less active on the blog for the next several weeks..I do hope to remain more regular (and active) on twitter and facebook though…Do join the ||Satyameva Jayate|| page on facebook if you have not already done so.. During this time, there may be some delay in moderating and responding to your comments.
In the meantime, I am putting this post here which should show my most recent tweets everyday..Comments and suggestions welcome as always…Thanks for your support …

First, some “facts”. “Facts” within quotes because no one quite appears to know the “truth”. I am therefore relying on emails, first-person (albeit unverified) accounts, news-reports and of course, the wonderful world of internet..As you will realise after reading this, the whole thing appears mysterious – and raises more questions than answers. Earlier yesterday morning, I was alerted to this news-report (from the HT) by Sh Krishen Kak (emphasis added, throughout):
Over 2,500 refugees from Myanmar have landed right in front of the 13th century tomb of Sultan Garhi — an …

Please see this images below (courtesy Radha Rajan-ji)..No comment is needed, I think.
This image shows the logo and the letter-head of the Kalakshetra Foundation once upon a time; notice the images of Ganapati and Sanskrit verse…

…this subsequently morphed into…

..and finally to what you see below; shorn of all “non-secular” imagery…

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And in case you are wondering why does this matter (courtesy, Radha Rajan; emphasis added)..
…(these violate) something fundamental to classicism – the essential Hinduness, particularly the bhakti that inspired classicism and inspires continuing adherence to the tenets of classicism in our …

Last week, I had the great honour of meeting Sh Rajaram Shreedhar – the indefatigable spirit and a truly INSPIRING man behind Maithri…For those of you who may not have heard about Shreedhar and his awe-inspiring (and humbling) work, here is a bit of background (emphasis added)..
When Rajaram Shreedhar was 18 months of age, he suffered a polio attack, which left his left hand and both his legs paralyzed. His parents tried every remedy to cure him and provided all the best possible treatment available in those days. They had …

Dear All: If you are a long-time reader or a regular visitor (and even if you just a casual visitor), you may have realised by now that this blog is not related to Aamir Khan’s show on TV that debuted today.
I admire Aamir Khan as an actor and I am glad he is using his skills & talent combined with the powerful medium of TV to bring more awareness about social issues. That said, neither I nor this blog has anything to do with his efforts.  For those of you …

Earlier today, I stumbled on this quote by Aamir Khan (in the context of his upcoming serial “Satyamev Jayate”):

..we are not here to make a change. I am no one to change anything.
I don’t think I am in the position to change anything..

I am very disappointed..This “helplessness” is alien to Bharat.. I wish Aamir would have read Swami Vivekananda..in particular..

Ye are the children of God..the sharers of immortal bliss, holy and perfect beings.
Ye divinities on earth – sinners!  It is a sin to call man so; it is a standing …

Dear All: It is my pleasure to publish this Guest Post by Anjana Bhartia on Rahul Gandhi’s assets and educational qualifications. Anjana has done a fine job of primary research to dig up facts, link them to sources and come to some conclusions that lead to uncomfortable questions. I doubt that we will ever get any answer to them though – such is the nature of “secrecy” and hype surrounding “The Prince”. But these questions need to be asked – especially because they are uncomfortable; and because they raise the …

This excerpt comes from Anuraag Sanghi (2ndLook).. From a post titled, “1857: History and Propaganda“. It is shocking..and depressing how the discourse was deliberately perverted – and how we continue to remain ignorant to this day…Pl take a moment to subscribe to his blog if you have not already done so and pl share and help spread awareness…
*** Excerpts from 1857: History and Propaganda by 2ndLook ***
…A man who is much (wrongly) admired in India today – Max Mueller. For instance in Max Muller’s colonial propagandist history, when it comes to …