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Bhartruhari: Neeti Shatakam–On Half-Learned People
Posted on July 25, 2012 | 11 CommentsI return to Bhartruhari after the longest time. This sloka—the third in Neeti Shatakam—is highly applicable given the times we live in and given the self-proclaimed experts in every field. Agnah Sukhamaradhyate Sukhataramaradhyate Visheshagnah | Jnanalavadurvidagdham Brahmaapi Naram Na Ranjayati || It is but very... -
What Krishna Would Do
Posted on September 10, 2011 | 97 CommentsThe consistently brilliant Atanu Dey asks What would Gandhi do and at the end of his answer, says: “Why does it matter what would Gandhi do? What matters is what we should do,” I said. “Actually that’s why I ask what would Gandhi do,” CJ... -
Introducing Prekshaa
Posted on June 17, 2010 | 26 CommentsAn average, devout Hindu knows next to nothing about Hinduism while his Muslim or Christian counterparts know enough to defend their respective faiths. And so the average devout Hindu does one of these two: Feels ashamed and/or scared to admit in public that he is... -
Strength of Sanatana Dharma
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 79 CommentsToday is Makara Sankranti, celebrated across India to both herald the beginning of longer days, and reap the harvest of months of backbreaking work in the fields. But the greater significance of Makara Sankranti like most Hindu festivals, is to highlight another living instance of... -
Gurcharan Das and the Liberal Hindu
Posted on September 16, 2009 | 116 CommentsA few weeks ago, I made a hurried list that broadly categorized contemporary Hindus based on certain general parameters. Gurcharan Das of India Unbound fame adds to this list by slotting himself into a new category: Liberal Hindu. Much of what he says in that... -
Sunday Special: Excerpts from an Autobiography : 2
Posted on August 16, 2009 | 28 CommentsSoon after, I wrote Jalapaata (Waterfall) and Tabbaliyu Neenaade Magane (You have been orphaned, my Son). A singular experience inspired both these works. A revolution of sorts was brewing in the cooperative sector in the Kaira district, which not just bettered the lives of the... -
The Sublime and the Mundane
Posted on August 11, 2009 | 67 CommentsA good way to take a break from sickening news, never ending political crap and even mundane life, and recover sanity is to turn the mind towards the more refined appeals. The kinds that we’ve lost the time and solitude to enjoy at will: music,... -
Remembering Madhava Vidyaranya
Posted on October 9, 2008 | 16 CommentsIt is Vijayadashami here in Karnataka, a hallowed tradition that celebrates both the victory and renewal of the spirit of Sanatana Dharma in South India. A tradition handed down to us from the time Harihara established the Vijaynagar empire after defeating the marauding Islamic armies... -
Let’s Talk About Sex
Posted on September 21, 2008 | 11 CommentsI know the title of this post will get all kinds of visitors to this blog but everything has a price. Okay, so this is about sex in Indian art, something I might have touched upon mostly in my posts on M.F. Hussain. One of... -
The Direction of this Blog
Posted on September 14, 2008 | 17 CommentsAfter about seven years of almost nonstop blogging, I have reached a decisive turn. I won’t stop this blog or anything. I’ll continue being rude but much less often. However, I’ve decided to turn to studying more in depth, and writing on the philosophical concepts... -
Reason for Fundamentalism and Biogtry
Posted on August 15, 2008 | 7 CommentsSo this is both a question and a test of how well you know your Hinduism. What according to Sanatana Dharma is the root cause of religious fundamentalism/bigotry? Technorati Tags: hinduism,sanatana dharma,question,quiz,india,indian philosophy Tweet -
Dharma 101: A Critique
Posted on July 7, 2008 | 18 CommentsAs promised to Yossarin, I hereby add, clarify, and (hope to) correct some items in Yossarin’s elucidation of Dharma. I’ve adopted his question-answer format because it offers a nice readymade template. Tweet