To be able to read and write alone is no education. That which gives us knowledge of the experiences of our ancestors is called educationRead More
An inflection point for Hindus Hindus are at the threshold of a civilizational inflection point. Even after 70 years post breaking free from the shackles of foreign occupation and rule, the nation has not taken any significant steps towards reviving its ancient and unbroken civilisation – the Sanatana Dharma. The reasons for this inertia have […]Read More
The Places of Worship Act, 1991 – prohibits conversion of any place of worship and provides for the maintenance of its religious character as it existed on 15th August 1947. As per this act, if a mosque stood at a place as on 15th August 1947, then that mosque shall remain so irrespective of its […]Read More
Sri Vadiraja Tirtha is one of the most revered saints in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition. In his Tirtha Prabandha, he describes Ayodhya in a peculiar way which hints at the exile of Rama from His holy abode. Introduction In her seminal work, “Rama & Ayodhya”, Ms Meenakshi Jain has given great details about the scriptural, […]Read More
This Krishna Janmashtami, the first after the historic Supreme Court verdict that handed over the control of Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya to Hindus, is especially significant considering that one of the most popular slogans of the RJB movement ended with “Kashi Mathura baaki hai”. Serendipitously, this Janmashtami falls a week after the Bhumi Pujan of […]Read More
(This is an extract from the book “The Beginning of Hindu Culture as World Power (AD 300- 600)” authored by Benoy Kumar Sarkar in 1916. Benoy Kumar Sarkar was a social scientist, professor, and nationalist. He founded several institutes in Calcutta, including the Bengali Institute of Sociology, Bengali Asia Academy, Bengali Dante Society, and Bengali […]Read More
(This is an extract from the book “The Beginning of Hindu Culture as World Power (AD 300- 600)” authored by Benoy Kumar Sarkar in 1916. Benoy Kumar Sarkar was a social scientist, professor, and nationalist. He founded several institutes in Calcutta, including the Bengali Institute of Sociology, Bengali Asia Academy, Bengali Dante Society, and Bengali […]Read More