“If Muslims revered cattle…” – excerpt
Alert reader Shefaly pointed me in the direction of this piece by Rod Liddle in the Sunday Times of UK “If Muslims revered cattle, Shambo would still be mooing” re. Shambo, a bull in...
Category: Hindu Dharma
More on origin & usage of the word “Hindu”
A few days ago, I came across this email from Arjuna in which he was responding to an assertion regarding foreign origin of the word “Hindu”. I have written on this before (see e.g. here and more recently,...
Do you believe in Jesus as much as you believe in Ganesh?
This is a lazy post. Lazy post = one that is entirely made of someone else’s comments or thoughts. Lazy post does not mean plagiarism – since full credit is given up front. What...
Of “Puja”, “Murti” and Idol Worship
Pandit Dev Maharaj recently sent me a very well written (and easy to understand) introduction to the Hindu way of worship and an explanation of the different symbolisms. In the article, he makes the...
“Hindutva Explained” – excerpts
Sandeep has written an eloquent essay on DesiCritics which makes for interesting reading “Hindutva Explained” Excerpts: “…One of the fundamental aphorisms that embodies the whole of Sanatana Dharma in it is Tat Tvam Asi (You are...
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