Ayodhya, Sri Rama and Us
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A Sanatani Atheist: In Search of My Freedom of Expression
One of the popular atheist bloggers who was grievously wounded in an assassination attempt by…
Triggers of Narcissism – Understanding Anna-maya
Great movies generally are known to have great plots, special effects, direction, production, etc. However,…
Butcher our Cattle but not in my Backyard
Unbeknownst to many and in contradiction to the cow-loving brand that has been propagated, India…
Guru Purnima: Origin, Meaning, Practice
In the word Guru, “gu” means darkness or ignorance, “ru” stands for remover of that…
The Indic Socio-Political Thinking
Dharma Tradition is Indic[1] Nationalism Dharma tradition, one of the oldest social systems, has its…
Shades of Sex & The Radha-Krishna Love Affair
There has been a lot of discussion and political turmoil in recent times on the…
Climate Change and Ancient Indian Town Planning
(Continued from previous article) The advanced cities of 21st century contribute to nearly 80% of…
Caste & Conversion – A 21st Century Version of Colonial Conspiracy – Part 1
On the 5th March 2013, in London, a religious fundamentalist, in what can rightly be…
Jati as a Practical Economic Model, Not an Oppressive One – Dialogue between Rajiv Malhotra and R Vaidyanathan
Rajiv Malhotra: I wanted to start by asking you about the Jati system. A very…
Traditional Knowledge Systems
It is now recognized that western criteria are not the sole benchmark by which other…
Ancient Indian Town Planning and Architectural Paradigms
According to the United Nations report launched in 2014, more than 54% of the world’s…
Vedic Influence in Iraq and Iran
Long, before the advent of Islam, even as early as the third millennium BCE, India…
Brexit or Scramble for Europe?
Europe enjoyed unprecedented power in shaping world’s geopolitics for a long time, beginning in the…
Where is your Consciousness?
Imagine identical twins growing up in the same loving household with the same rules. They…
Gita’s Perspective: Sage Within, King Without
Today is Gita Jayanti, the day when Sri Krishna spoke to a painfully afflicted Arjuna…
Repositioning India’s Brand
Brand Management by other countries in USA India is under-represented in American academia compared to…
Krishna Janmasthami – Birth of a Lover or an Exterminator or a Statesman
In the last two decades, I have come across several historians, students, religious- spiritual practitioners…