Happy VijayaDashami
Happy VijayaDashami, Durgotsab, Durga Pooja and Dussehra to all… On this auspicious day, let us all pledge to do our best to get rid of the three major evils that plague India…Terrorism, Poverty and...
Category: Women in Hinduism & India
“Three Hundred Ramayanas” & “The Jewel of Medina”
Last week, responding to a petition to ban a history textbook, the Supreme Court asked Delhi University’s expert panel to consider the views of petitioners before submitting a final report to the Vice-Chancellor. As some...
What about reforms in Hinduism?
In response to my previous post, a loyal reader emailed me and asked, what about reforms in Hinduism? or did I think that Hinduism was perfect and really did not need any changes? That question...
“A plea for sanitation” – excerpts
Last week while in Bengaluru, I chanced upon this article which highlighted the dire need for clean toilets – especially for women – in India. The bit about almost 100 school-children having to use...
The British ‘Caste System’ – excerpts
Over the weekend, I came across this excellent�critique by Edward Hamala on the “caste system” in India and�how it is misrepresented in the West.� Excerpts below: *** …The Indian �caste system� that has so...
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