Radhakrishnan Pillai, a well-known author for his several ‘bestseller’ books on Chanakya, from the University of Mumbai, Department of Philosophy is the founder-director of Chanakya Institute of Public leadership (CIPL) a research based organisation that is working to promote Indian concepts in management. His books on Chanakya are used as a text book in various Business schools in India and abroad. With nearly 20 years of combined working and business experience he is a well known management speaker, trainer, author and consultant having represented India in various national and international conferences. He is a visiting faculty in prestigious institutes in…
Author: Jay Pandya
Jay Pandya
Jay Pandya is the founder and editor-in-chief of the magazine Dharma Today (www.dharmatoday.com). He is also co-founder and mentor to Dharma Gurukul (www.dharmagurukul.com), the cultural program for teens. Jay is an advisor to International Applications of Vedic Concepts (iaVediC) that works to apply Vedic concepts in contemporary ways (www.iavedic.org). He is a graduate in Engineering and held the role of Director of Special Effects for Films and TV before he took to monastic life. He routinely conducts programs and seminars focused on Dharma, Leadership, and Practical Vedic Application for various organizations and NGOs across the US, Europe, Middle East and South East Asia, Africa.
“Clash of Civilizations” is a phrase familiar to most of us through history books, movies and more recently, video games. For a long time, I believed that it was limited to the ancient past. This is mainly because the stage, wardrobe, style of communication, logistics and weaponry all represented a bygone era. With grand empires and their powerful emperors, commanders and their galloping horses, soldiers and their swords, the ‘Monarch’ being the central figure, today ‘Clash of Civilizations’, at best represents a relic – piece of historical art. Just imagine the same in today’s context – what would the theatrical…
In the last two decades, I have come across several historians, students, religious- spiritual practitioners and even common people who try to define Krishna’s personality in one way or the other. It is as if each one trying to impose their idea of God and creation on Krishna and His behavior. I thought of analyzing the same with scriptural references, historical facts and logic. What aspect actually represents Him the best? Would it be Mother Yashoda, who nourished Him as a baby, for which He is called Yashoda-dulal or would it be the the childhood pastimes performed in Gokul along…