Of “Monkey Gods” and “Elephant Heads”
Last month (Nov 27), TIME ran a cover story (see “The Pope Confronts Islam“) on the confrontation between Islam and Christianity in the context of Pope’s remarks about the Islam. I came across several...
Category: Sanatana Dharma
Continued ignorance about Hinduism…
Meanwhile, ignorance about the basics of Hinduism keeps cropping up in unexpected places…even as a major BBC series (“In Search of God”) mysteriously ignores Hinduism (practiced by more than 800m people; ~15% of the...
Excerpts from “The Dangers of Monotheism…”
In a recently written piece on “The Dangers of Monotheism in the Age of Globalization“, Jean-Pierre Lehmann suggests that India (and our Hindu tradition) can be the new ethical and spiritual role model for...
“Hindu”, India and “Bharat” – The Story behind Word Origins
Several months ago, a friend asked me the origin of the word India and �Hindu�. That question spurred this brief piece of research. Most experts agree today that the name �India� was derived from...
Francois Gautier on Conversions…
Just read this brilliant piece by Dr Francois Gautier (on Rediff’s website): Francois Gautier writes to Dr John Dayal, member, National Integration Council, in response to the letter he wrote Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:...
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