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Month: July 2023

How “Śivapada Śekhara” Rajaraja Chola Built the Brihadeeshwara Temple

An essay series covering various aspects of the building of the majestic Brihadeeshwara Temple, which was first conceived in the imagination of Raja Raja Chola. This essay series narrates what he did. And what happened to what he bequeathed to the Sanatana civilisation, culture, and society.

July 31, 2023
Swami Vivekananda on why Hindus don’t say “My god is true and yours is not”

“That which exists is One; sages call It by various names.” Swamiji says, this is the lesson that Hindus can teach the world. Swamiji starts by telling the history of the Middle East and the evolution of religion there. In the world of tribes, each tribe had its own god. If the tribes were allied…

July 31, 2023
When the Bower Manuscript Unlocked the Portals to a Vast Hindu Civilisational Imprint in China

The decipherment of the Bower Manuscript led to a spurt of excavations in East Turkistan and paved the way to the discovery of the Kuqa and Kizil Caves in China.

July 31, 2023
When a Turkish Muslim Treasure-Hunter Sold an Ancient Sanskrit Manuscript to a Colonial British Colonel in China

At Kucha, now in Xinjiang, Colonel Hamilton Bower buys an ancient Sanskrit Manuscript from a Turkic Muslim treasure-hunter for a paltry sum and then brings it back to India. The British Government had chosen Hamilton Bower for a forthright reason. When we read between the lines, we can’t help but marvel at the intricacy and…

July 31, 2023
A 19th Century Murder that Excavated a Second-Century Sanskrit Manuscript: Episode One

How the brutal murder of a 19th century British trader led to the unlikely discovery of a valuable 2nd century Sanskrit Manuscript. The story begins with the British explorer, tea-planter and diplomat Robert Barkley Shaw who established the Central Asian Trading Company in 1873 to trade primarily in Indian tea.

July 30, 2023
Emerging Bhutanese Intransigence

By Maj Gen Ashok Kumar (Retd). The recent statements of Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji indicating substantial progress in their boundary talks with China is a serious cause of concern for India. The minister indicated the conclusion of 24 rounds of boundary talks and deliberations by the expert group.

July 30, 2023
How British Colonialism of India Created a Nation of Beggars

the British Governor-General, Wellesley drastically reduced the endowments given to Hindu charitable institutions from 855000 to just about 200000 lakh rupees in the Mysore kingdom. This had far reaching consequences not just for these institutions but for the

July 30, 2023
Jamba Lakidi Pamba: An Underrated Telugu Classic that Predicted the Woke Epidemic

An in-depth analysis of the 1992 Telugu blockbuster, Jamba Lakidi Pamba, which predicted the Woke phenomenon. The pre-climax scene of the Telugu blockbuster, Jamba Lakidi Pamba, was an eerie prediction of a sinister reality that is exploding out of control in the United States. In the scene, a Swami foretells how society will hurtle into…

July 30, 2023
Hinduism – the basics

A bird’s eye view of Hinduism or Sanatan Dharma for novices. Imagine Hinduism as a massive library with different buildings for different genres of books. In this post, I aim to give you a brief description of WHERE the library is and some landmark buildings.

July 15, 2023
Peaceful Pakistan: An Utopian Vision?

By Mudasir Dar. Pakistan’s recurring political crises can be traced back to its inability to fortify democratic institutions and build a robust state-society relationship since its independence. The present political conundrum is the latest outburst of this crisis that commenced in 2022.

July 15, 2023
Pakistan – Withering State

By Lt Gen KJ Singh (Retd). Pakistan is witnessing probably the most dangerous implosion of institutions triggered by Imran Khan and his followers. Citadels and symbols of Army supremacy, residences of Corps Commanders, HQs, and even Mianwali airbase were plundered by crowds.

July 15, 2023
How the Colonial British Systematically Destroyed Hindu Charitable Institutions: The Untold Story

This is the first episode in a series explaining the history of how England methodically and systematically destroyed not only Indian food production but the unbroken, noble institution of Daanam.

July 15, 2023

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