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A good leader is one who rules with a sense of detachment
A leader is appointed by the people, from the people, and for the people… However, his success depends on whether he is aligned to wisdom…
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Even the Gods played sport
We can safely say that sport in India began in both agricultural communities as well as martial communities…
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Is Hinduism feminist or patriarchal?
In Hinduism, God is not a judge and so feminism is not about judging men…
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Epics about Women
In the Tamil epics, we see three kinds of women: the woman who has relationships with many men, the woman who has a relationship with one man, and the woman who has relationships with no man…
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Who is a Hindu? Can politics be spiritual?
Spirituality is kept out of all rational conversations because we still cling to 19th century definitions of it…
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Who is a hindu? Is the world my family?
Not everyone embraced the philosophy ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam.’ Here’s why…
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A Hinduism before Bhakti
A thousand years ago, India was very different from what it is today. North India had yet to face significant conquest by Muslim warlords from Central Asia…
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Who is a guru?
Different people in different contexts use the word guru differently to refer to different kinds of people…
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Does Hinduism have anything to say about mind, perception and cognition?
The word “spirituality”, which is about self-discovery leans towards the former, and the word “religion”, which is about social engineering leans towards the latter…
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Who is a Hindu? Karma, caste and free will.
Is Hinduism fatalistic? The answer depends on the context…
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To attack critics Modi used Shalya
Shalya was the master of psychological warfare in the Mahabharata…
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Chef Nala
Once upon a time, there was a man who cooked so well that a woman decided to marry him… His name was Nala…
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Why do Hindus prefer birth anniversaries to death anniversaries?
In Hinduism, memory of death prevents progress, wisdom and liberation…
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What is Tamil Veda?
Depending on who you ask, you will find one of three books identified as the Tamil Veda, locally known as Dravida Veda or Tamil Marai…
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The Immortals
Published on 23rd April, 2016, in Mid-day. In Hindu mythology, whenever an asura asks for …
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Dharma in the forest
Both in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, we are left to wonder which space is more cruel: the forest or the human settlement…
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How different are the Jain Ramayana and Jain Mahabharata from Hindu narrations?
We see the great epics of India have an altogether different form in Jainism…
