Yeh “Secularism†kya cheez hai?
Did you know that the term “Secularism” – forced into the Preamble of the Constitution by Indira Gandhi during the dark days of Emergency – has not been defined in the Constitution? The reason?...
Category: Hindu Dharma
Jeffrey Armstrong on Vedas, Vimanas and Devas
Thanks to Parthasarathy-ji for alerting me to this recent interview of Jeffrey Armstrong. I found it fascinating for the breadth of subjects it covered and the insights it offered. Some excerpts below (emphasis added)....
On Makara Jyothi and matters of faith…
Dear All, some of you – particularly those from Kerala and/or familiar with Sabarimala Devasthanam – may have read about the recent controversy surrounding the Makara Jyothi (that surfaced in the aftermath of the...
Why equating radical Islam with “Hindutva Terror” is dumb, stupid and dangerous
Sadanand Dhume explains it well. A brief excerpt below (emphasis added): Simply put, the notion that the radical Hindu threat to India is comparable to that posed by radical Islam is ludicrous. First there’s...
The thick line between “Tolerance” and “Mutual Respect”
Excerpts from Rajiv Malhotra’s highly readable “Tolerance Isn’t Good Enough: The Need for Mutual Respect In Interfaith Relations” (emphasis added). *** Excerpts from ” Tolerance Isn’t Good Enough” by Rajiv Malhotra *** It is...
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