Tagged: Mahabharat

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...

A Poet for our times: Reading Ramdhari Singh “Dinkar”

Another ceasefire violation along LoC, another terrorist attack, another dialogue with a great neighbour…and another peace initiative…As I read the news this morning, something triggered an urge to read Raashtrakavi Ramdhari SIngh “Dinkar”. I...

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...