How Ancient Indian Manuscripts Influenced German Philosophers Germans became interested in India rather late, but when they finally came in touch with ancient Indian manuscripts and their translations, they, especially German philosophers, became VERY interested….
When Gods Wake Up: What the Movie Kantara Means for Hindus Raw! Visceral! Existential! Unprecedented! And flagrantly Hindu! That is what Kantara is, and oh how! It is a celebration of ‘Being Hindu’. It is…
Ramlila of Kashi in 1986: Letting Germans also Know about Ram In December 1985, I was sitting at the back of a small temple at the outskirts of Chamba near Tehri when some boys discovered…
Stumbling onto a Page from the Ramayana at Ayodhya When I began writing about my visit to Ayodhya – the city where Lord Ram was born, the city where the epic Ramayana begins and ends,…
Shri Jagannath Temple of Puri under Siege In a major unfortunate incident 300 Mahaprasad cooking Chullahs were broken and several others were damaged inside the world famous kitchen of Shri Jagannath inside the Puri Shri…
How Sri Rama Once Helped Swami Vivekananda In his days as a parivrajaka, Swami Vivekananda was often under a vow to carry no money and depend solely on Divine Grace. Many times he was…
Tradition of Pottery Making for Jagannath Continuing since 12th Century The tradition of pottery at Kumbharpada, Puri dates back to the 12th century when Adi Shankaracharya started the ritual of Mahaprasad at the Jagannath temple….
How to Live According to Hindu/Vedic Lifestyle; What is Dharma? यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत |अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् || “Whenever and wherever there is a decline of Dharma and the rise of Adharma.O descendant of Bharata, at that time I manifest myself on…
Ankiya-Nat and Bhaona Traditions of Assam – A Living Cultural Heritage of Sanatan Dharm Performing arts of various kinds occupied a fairly exalted position in the ancient land of Pragjyotishpur and Ma Kamakhya. E.g. one…
Why Build a Statue for Rastra Purusha Krishna, the Founder of Delhi? India, that is Bharat as a nation goes beyond 1947, as Bhāratavarṣa! The name Bhārata originated from goddess Bhāratī hailed in the Ṛgveda…
