On MahaKumbh & Subsidies..
Dear All: This post was triggered by RealityCheck’s response to Praveen Swami’s remarks on the MahaKumbh. In discussions of Haj subsidy, many of you must have heard arguments along the lines of “..but the...
Category: Hindu Dharma
“How ancient India upheld democracy, kept corruption at bay” – Excerpts
Thanks to Dr Kalyanaraman-ji for alerting me to this article: “How ancient India upheld democracy, kept corruption at bay“, by Brij Khandelwal, published in DNA. Excerpts below (emphasis mine): Aligarh Muslim University historian S...
Dharma-Himsa Paramo Dharma..
Excerpts from an essay by Swami Chinmayananda on non-violence and righteous violence titled, DHARMA HIMSA TATHAIVA CA (emphasis added): Personally, I am no advocate of violence. But violence, too, has its rightful place in...
Open Thread on Temple Wealth & Treasures of Sree Padmanabha
Dear Friends: This is a short and hurried post to trigger a discussion on the treasures that have been discovered in the vaults of the Sree PadmanabhaSwamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram…It is mainly a compilation...
Of Chitis, Yajnam & Athirathram – Guest Post by KV Sarma J
Dear All: It is my pleasure to publish this guest post by KV Sarma J on “Athirathram” – one of the most ancient and sacred ritual associates with Vedic Dharma. Â I should confess that...
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