The other side of Kandhamal…
Came across this very well-researched article last week that looks at the other side of the story of Kandhamal. It is written by Shri P Chand Dogra, a retired IPS officer who personally spent...
Category: Hindu Dharma
A Valentine’s Day “fatwa”
Stumbled across this news today: “No love on Valentine’s Day, Sena on a rampage“ “… In Delhi, about a dozen Sena protesters briefly blocked a road early on Wednesday and burnt Valentine’s Day cards...
As the Government sleeps, dark clouds gather on the horizon…
Read this eye-opening report on Ladakh by Tarun Vijay in the Times of India in full…(Anirban, thanks for alerting me to this) Excerpts below: “…Of late Ladakh has been witnessing a continuous trespassing by...
“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...
Shubh “Makar Sankranti”…
I finally understood the symbolic significance of this first Hindu festival of the (modern) New Year, courtesy this site (excerpts): Introduction of Makar Sankranti: Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious day for...
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