“Sukhasya moolam Dharmahâ€
Many of you must have come across this well-known sutra before. Some days back, I got curious to know more about it…and I turned to Radhakrishnan Pillai and Ranjit Shetty, co-Founders and Directors of the...
Category: Ancient Indian History
Will Ayodhya be the deciding battle for the Hindu nation?
On the eve of Deepavali, please read and think about these excerpts from Radha Rajan’s thought-provoking article on Ayodhya and why its reclamation has a direct bearing on the Hindu identity (emphasis added): From...
Dear Salil, I read lots and lots…
…but still could not find anything to support your contention that “many…jain/buddhist temples (were) destroyed to build hindu temples” (pl read the beginning of this discussion here; emphasis added, throughout) *** CAUTION: Long Post...
Understanding Raj-Dharma, Part 2
Several months ago, while idly surfing the web, I stumbled on a somewhat oddly titled monograph*. It read: “Passage to Hindu State: DharmaRajya and RajaDharma” – A Socio-Political Study of the Mahabharata” It was...
Alpakala(m) & Manvantara(m): Reading the Puranic Encyclopaedia
A few days back I stumbled upon this extraordinary compilation titled, “Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature” by Vettam Mani (thanks to Geeta). Today, I finally...
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