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November 2015

November 10, 2015

This Diwali Light a Lamp for Humanity’s Future

Diwali celebrations in India start with Dhanteras, followed by Naraka Chaturdasi and then Deepavali...

April 2015

April 05, 2015

Open Source Human Transformation: Hinduism’s gift to mankind

This post is part of a Patheos Symposium exploring the "Good" of each of our...

March 2015

March 20, 2015

Christian Anti-Hindu Bigot Nandy’s new rant: India should not win the Cricket World Cup!

Some weeks back we had discussed how political opposition to the ruling Government in India...

March 05, 2015

Holi is to Surf with the Existence, NOT a “Victory of Good over Evil”!

The story of Holi goes that there was a demon King Hiranyakashipu, who hated his...

March 04, 2015

Why do Hindus do Idol Worship? A Scientific and Spiritual exploration

Idols in the Hindu temples are not toys or statues. They are physical bodies which...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Mahashivaratri: The Night when Yoga happened to the First Yogi

8.7% of US adults - or 20.4 million - practice yoga. Another 44.4% of the...

February 11, 2015

Delhi Elections: Is Self Righteous Anti-Hindu Bigotry the new normal for Indian Secularism?

On December 6, 2010, a book titled "26/11 : RSS ki Sazish" (26/11: Conspiracy by...

February 05, 2015

Karma, the Stimulus-Reaction Memory structures and Nirvana from this bondage

Karma and its impact has been thoroughly misunderstood in the world generally and by Hindus...

February 05, 2015

Surya Sidhant and its measure of history: Restoring its claim of accuracy

By Ramesh Panchwagh, Woodstock MD The Surya Sidhant is the most ancient literature after the...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

Love Jihad in India and Europe – Its Historical and Empirical context and Denial by vested Interests

In the recent months, Yogi Adityanath has become the target of many in India, who...

November 2013

November 01, 2013

Diwali is not a mere “Festival”, it is a Spiritual Possibility… a Shift!

Existence lies both, in the Gross and the Subtly profound. In Matter and the Quantum....

October 2013

October 13, 2013

Vijay Dashami: Ram’s war was NOT against Ravan, but FOR Sita

When Ram had defeated Ravan, the Demon king; Ram walked over and bowed to him...

October 05, 2013

Navratri: Celebration of the Devi, the Feminine Divine

Femininity and Masculinity are taken as two qualities of the existence in Hinduism and in...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

Hinduism growing in Africa without Proselytizing

Interestingly, Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in Ghana. And no one is involved in...

September 27, 2013

Krishna’s game of Chess and Lesson of Charity to the King

Ambalapuzha Shree Krishna Temple – a simple temple structure dates back to the 15th century...

September 26, 2013

Near Death Experiences, Soul, Reincarnation, Consciousness and Quantum: Interesting Scientific work and new horizons

Reincarnation and after death has baffled many. Abrahamics have vehemently denied it for long, while...

September 25, 2013

Hinduism and Quantum Physics: Experiential vs Mathematical view of the Conscious Reality

When I listen to the debate in the West on Evolution vs Creationism, I am often...

September 11, 2013

September 11: When a Monk “Invaded” the Consciousness of America 120 years ago

12 years from now on the early morning of morning of September 11, 2001, 19 Islamic hijackers took...

August 2013

August 09, 2013

Curse of Caste System: Caste is not the problem, Lack of Social Mobility is

The Leader of the country today is known as the "Head of State". One who...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

From Hinduism to Sanatana Dharma: A Critical Journey whose time has come

Hinduism is a moniker given by the invaders to the practices that were followed in...

March 13, 2013

The Greatest Warrior in Mahabharat that no one has heard of: Barbarik

The Greatest warrior in Mahabharat War that is not remembered. At least I hadn't heard...

May 2012

May 17, 2012

Ironical how Hindus are denigrating Dharma themselves with Deceptive Devotion and Egotist Intellect

One can talk complete nonsense in Spirituality and yet come off as Saintly. In fact,...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

Western Hindu: What does Hinduism mean to me

Sometime back, I had a series of discussions with people who weren't born Hindus but...

November 2011

November 25, 2011

Non-Indian Hindus Interviews #2: The Accidental Hindu

In our series of interacting with non-Indian Hindus, this is the second part.

November 23, 2011

Non-Indian Hindus Interviews #1: A Western Sri Vaishnava

In the coming weeks and months, I would like to objectively discuss Hinduism, a Dharmic...

June 2011

June 24, 2011

Reclaiming Hindutva: It will Need a Fight to the Core!

Hindutva as a word has been abused in the recent years - both, by those...

April 2011

April 20, 2011

How Evangelist Forces Completely Annihilated the Druids in Ireland

Bryan McMohan has an interesting game for his Indian guests in the motel in County...

December 2010

December 07, 2010

Living a Complete Life is the Legacy of Krishna

Shri Krishna cannot be understood in percentages. He has to be known completely. Anything less...

October 2010

October 27, 2010

Karva Chauth – A Modern View On The Ancient Ritual

As I sit facing my PC, my henaed fingers are striking on the key board...

September 2010

September 15, 2010

Hindu in my veins

I grew up in the communist state of West Bengal. The only religion that the...