The Curious Case of the “Kidipede Ramayana”
*** CAUTION: Long Post *** About a month ago, I came across a “History” site meant for kids which had this “Ramayana Project for Kids“. Under “Some points for discussion”, it mentioned: The Ramayana...
Category: Women in Hinduism & India
“The Idea of India” – *must read*
I am grateful to Sh Krishen Kak for allowing me to publish this essay by him (in full), first published as THE IDEA OF INDIA by India First Foundation, Nov 2008:127-138. I would encourage...
Of Thiru Karunanidhi, Tilak and Secular Fundamentalism
….and a deja-vu moment. Courtesy Sridhar, this news-item from earlier today: Karuna does it again, flays Hindus for sporting tilaks Flaying the Hindu practice of smearing ash or saffron or sporting a ’tilak’ on the...
Building the Indian Mind – Brick by Brick
I received this email yesterday and could not stop before reading it right through to the end…It is a long read…quite a long read, in fact.  And it is seriously thought-provoking. Below, excerpts from a speech delivered by...
On “live-in” relationships, “Hindu culture” and Uniform Civil Code
Many of you must have, read about the controversial move by the Maharashtra state government to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) Sec. 125  with a view to legalising “live-in relationships”. I spent a few hours today gathering...
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