Category: Indian Culture, Arts and Music

“Women in Hinduism” – Part II

*** GUEST POST by Sh RAJU MALIGER *** In my previous article (pl. see A rebuttal to Abul Kasem – “Women in Hinduism” by R Maliger), I had refuted Abul Kasem’s derogatory views on...

Why is Bhagwaan Shri Ram called Maryaada Purushottam?

Dear All: Thank you for a very engaging and educative discussion on the earlier post on Marayada Purushottam, Sita Mata, Agni Pariksha and Vaali Vadh. I have been unusually busy for the past few...

Happy Gudi Padwa and Happy Ugadi !!

UPDATED on 4th April 2011: || ॐ || भारतीय नव-वर्ष आप सभी के लिये मंगलमय, समृद्धशाली व स्वास्थ्य-वर्धक हो | कृपया अपने मित्रों, सहपाठियों व परिवारजनों को भी नव वर्ष की शुभकामनायें अवश्य दें…व वसंत के हर्षोल्लास में खिली...

Weekend Reading – Served Differently

I am experimenting with a different reading format this weekend…dispensing with extracts…(and) instead letting you *pick and choose* from a few links on different topics… Pl. let me know what you think of this…As some of...

What did we have before Tea and Coffee?

Many of you must have wondered about this…I did too. Then late last year, I came across this fascinating Yahoo! groups discussion on the subject…Some excerpts below *** What did we have before Tea or...