Tagged: Dharma

Setting the record straight: Panth, Dharma & Secularism..

..as well as “Dharma-Nirapekshata” धर्मं निरपेक्षता vs. “Panth-Nirapekshata” पंथ निरपेक्षता (or “Panth Nirpekshata”)..From Defining ‘Secular’: The war rages on by Arvind Lavakare, comes this illuminating excerpt (emphasis added): “Dr Ambedkar made it clear in Parliament...

Understanding Raj-Dharma, Part 2

Several months ago, while idly surfing the web, I stumbled on a somewhat oddly titled monograph*. It read: “Passage to Hindu State: DharmaRajya and RajaDharma” – A Socio-Political Study of the Mahabharata” It was...

Reading the Bhagavad Gita…

The first post of 2010 – a brief excerpt from Chapter 3,  The Way of Action (emphasis mine): Arjuna asked: Hey God, if you feel that, wisdom is superior to action, Why are you...

Understanding Raj-Dharma

This post on Raj-Dharma should be read as a sequel to my recent post on Dharma. Like the previous one, this too is a collection of excerpts and notes on the subject from a...