Category: Ancient Hindu Political Philosophy

Weekend potpourri: Kashmir, BJP, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

Some links for weekend reading: 1. From the Telegraph, an excellent article by Ambassador K Sibal on why borders are (still) relevant. 2. A revealing interview with Govindacharya: Jaitley is BJP’s best, Rajnath saboteur 3....

An 1100 years-old Constitution

Great piece of reporting from The Hindu on an extraordinary archeological find from Tamil Nadu about politics and governance in ancient India. *** Excerpts *** It may be hard to believe that nearly 1,100...

A “nationalism” rooted in Sanatan Dharma

I have never been an�avid�reader of Panchjanya but started admiring Shri Tarun Vijay�after reading some of his articles in the last few months (e.g. see here). As some of you may know, he has...

“Corruption” – as mentioned in the Vedas

I came across this in an email from Prem Sabhlok. It is illuminating. It mentions some specific hymns/riks from the RigVeda on the causes of corruption and how to eliminate them. Here are some...

Source of “Satyameva Jayate”

In the middle of some idle web-surfing a few days ago, I hit upon the source of “Satyameva Jayate” From Nila-Kantha-Chandra’s blog: “…as I was rapidly scanning the Sanskrit verses of the Mundaka, I...