2025
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Is Zohran Mamdani Muslim, American or Gujarati?
With the victory of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, a man with a Muslim name, an African past and an Indian lineage, the American-Christian establishment suddenly feels threatened.
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गणेशजी का नाग उनके मूषक का शिकार क्यों नहीं करता?
गणेशजी की एक उपाधि लम्बोदर है। उनका उदर समृद्धि और प्रचुरता का प्रतीक है। उनका गज का सर हममें शक्ति की भावना उत्पन्न करता है। उनका वाहन एक मूषक है, जो बाधाओं को पार करके गोदामों तक पहुँचकर अनाज जमा…
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The Durga-method of content creation
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The Cannibal’s Victim
Kaisika Dwadashi, the 12th day of the waxing moon after Diwali, is celebrated in many Vishnu temples of South India. During this time, people are encouraged to visit the temple and hear the story from Varaha Purana of Nampaduvan, a…
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When India First Smelted Iron
Nowadays, we take iron and steel for granted, but it is worth pausing to ask when iron first appeared around the world. Everyone has heard of the Bronze Age. The Harappan cities of northwest India were Bronze Age cities, built…
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How Many Manus Do You know?
Most people assume that Manu is simply the stern lawgiver of the Manusmriti, son of Brahma, entrusted with the task of framing rules for humankind. But this Manu is only one among many, and a relatively late one at that…
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What makes the idea of ‘sanatan dharma’ such a contentious issue
What is sanatan dharma? Sanatan dharma can mean: One, faith in eternal things; two, faith in soul and rebirth; three, faith in the caste system; four, faith in the doctrine of purity.
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Was Brahma ever Timeless?
The word Sanantan Dharma used by politicians tries to proclaim that Hinduism is unchanging and the only disruption came because of Muslims and British, and their political opponents. But that is not true.
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Why no Diwali and Dussehra in Kerala and Kashmir
Religions are never homogeneous. Hinduism is no exception. A case in point is how Diwali and Dussehra are not celebrated in Kashmir or Kerala with the same gusto seen across North, West and East India.
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Are Horses Native to India?
Many people are arguing that horses are native to India and were domesticated here in pre-historic times. They argue that cave paintings of horses in Bhimbetka prove that horses existed in India even before the Harappan period (2500-2000 BC). But…
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उत्तर यूरोप के आख्यान शास्त्र से जानें एक विलक्षण अश्व की कहानी
आज के लेख के माध्यम से भारत से दूर उत्तर यूरोप तक यात्रा करके वहाँ के नॉर्स लोगों के आख्यान शास्त्र के बारे में जानते हैं। ये लोग लगभग एक हज़ार वर्ष पहले वहाँ जीते थे।
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When Billionaires Speak of The Antichrist
Peter Thiel – venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder – recently used the Christian myth of Antichrist to describe everyone who fears and resists technological change. In other words, for him technology is Christ, saviour, God even.
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गणेशजी का नाग उनके मूषक का शिकार क्यों नहीं करता?
गणेशजी की एक उपाधि लम्बोदर है। उनका उदर समृद्धि और प्रचुरता का प्रतीक है। उनका गज का सर हममें शक्ति की भावना उत्पन्न करता है। उनका वाहन एक मूषक है, जो बाधाओं को पार करके गोदामों तक पहुँचकर अनाज जमा…
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Pigeon Spirituality
Who funds these monks who promote non-violence and vegetarian food? Those who make money from industries that pollute rivers, seas, and air. India’s biggest industrialists are vegetarians.
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Is Lingayat a caste or a religion?
The Lingayat community today insists it is a separate religion. They refuse to be placed within the Veerashaiva fold, or being seen as a subset of Hinduism. This demand has upset those who seek to unite Hinduism under a single…
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आइए पाँच हज़ार वर्षों का सफ़र तय करते हैं सात दिनों में
आज के लेख के लिए कुछ रोचक करते हैं और वह है भारत के इतिहास को केवल एक सप्ताह में संक्षिप्त करना। हड़प्पा की सभ्यता से लेकर आधुनिक काल तक भारत का इतिहास लगभग 5000 वर्ष पुराना है। इसलिए, इस…