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...
Category: Sanatana Dharma
“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...
Redefining Hinduism – Need of the Hour
Tavleen Singh wrote a great piece in Indian Express a few days back titled, “A dark, distorted Hinduism“. In that article, Tavleen talked about how “in these jehadi times, when Islamists run around the globe killing...
Is this too much to ask?
For the last several weeks, I have been deeply distressed by several comments, reports and other articles re. the question of caste and how it is destroying the very fabric of our society and...
“Secular Fundamentalism”…alive & kicking in India
In a short piece in Outlook, Mark Tully reviews his book, “India’s Unending Journey” and talks about how: “India traditionally does not write full stops because it understands the uncertainty of certainty, it prefers...
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