Congress Member of Parliament Dr Shashi Tharoor has, of late, been attacking the BJP — accusing them of planning to convert Bharat to a ‘Hindu Pakistan’ — if (or rather, when) they get back to power in 2019. As a follow-up to the TV soundbites, he has also written a column recently detailing the basis for his accusations. One... Continue Reading →
Dharma vs Sampradaya
I use the word Dharma in the generic sense in this post — as a representation for Hindu religion in general — for Sanatana dharma. And the word Sampradaya — used in the title — could very well be substituted by ‘jAti’ — caste. In this critical juncture of Hindu civilisation — it is important to ensure that the differences in the various sampradayas of Sanatana dharma — the... Continue Reading →
Three Reasons Why “Temples and Government Control” Is A Bad Idea
For #TeamCore, freeing of Hindu temples from Government control is an important goal. It is defined under the #Core4 category. As is now well known, lakhs of Hindu temples have been taken over by various state Governments over the past 70 years. For Hindu civilisation to get back on the path of resurgence, it is... Continue Reading →
Book List For The Bharatiya RW
During the course of a few mini discussions with Gopi ji — managed to obtain a list of books that any one interested in Indian Nationalism, Hindu Cultural Renaissance, Hindutva and related topics MUST read. Putting the list here in public domain for benefit of wider audience. Jadunath Sarkar: The Fall of the Mughal Empire A Short... Continue Reading →
Savarkar’s Solution to the Lingayat Issue
The title of this post may seem strange — given that the Lingayat issue has blown into a full fledged issue only recently, and Veer Savarkar lived many decades ago. But then — that is the greatness of such stalwarts — I guess. Their anticipation of where society would head — and what attempts would be made at attacking the Hindu religion is... Continue Reading →
The Sapta Bhagyas of Karnataka Government
2013ರಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಚುನಾವಣೆ ನಡೆದು ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ಸ್ ಸರಕಾರ ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿತು. ಚುಕ್ಕಾಣಿ ಹಿಡಿದ ಕೆಲವೇ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವಿಧ ‘ಭಾಗ್ಯ’ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಘೋಷಿಸಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿತು. ಅನ್ನ ಭಾಗ್ಯ, ಶಾದಿ ಭಾಗ್ಯ, ಕ್ಷೀರ ಭಾಗ್ಯ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತಾನೊಂದು ಸೋಷಿಯಲಿಸ್ಟ್ ಸರಕಾರ ಎಂದು ಸಾಬೀತುಪಡಿಸುವ ದಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಹಾಕಿತು. ಈ ಸರಕಾರದ ಐದು ವರುಷಗಳ ಅವಧಿ ಇನ್ನೇನು ಮುಗಿಯಲಿದೆ, ಮುಂದಿನ ತಿಂಗಳ 12ರಂದು ಹೊಸ ಚುನಾವಣೆ. ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳೆದ ಐದು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಸರಕಾರದಿಂದ... Continue Reading →
Definition of Paramatma in the First Shloka of the Vishnusahasranama
The vishnusahasranama is one of the most powerful stotras available in the literature of sanatana dharma. Upon dharmaraja’s request, it was recalled by bhishma while on his bed of arrows and delivered in the presence of krishna and others. Because of the presence of krishna next to bhishma, this stotra assumes special significance since it... Continue Reading →
Krishna’s Message on Dharma vs Power
In the ‘bhagavadyAna’ upa-parva of the ‘udyOga’ parva of mahAbharata, there is a very interesting incident which gives us a great lesson on the duty of a person when dharma is in danger. The pAndavas decide that peace must yet be given one last opportunity. Krishna decides he must play the role of the peace... Continue Reading →
The Cleansing of Jaya-Vijaya Inside Us
Note: This post is heavily influenced by the pravachana of Padma Sri Bannanje Govindacharya on the topic of narasimhaavatara. Many pranamas to him. (I have made a few extrapolations to what he has said) The story of jaya and vijaya — the doorkeepers of vaikunta — is well known to all readers of vaishnava literature. Their refusal to allow... Continue Reading →
Krishna — One Who is Always ‘satyavAk’
Those well versed in shAstras will tell you that paramAtma always says satya — truth. He never goes back on his words — he never lies — he never fails to keep his promise. The entire second adhyaya of the brahmasutras, as Sri Madhwacharya has elucidated — highlight this single quality of the paramatma — that he is ‘निर्दोष’ — without any defect. Therefore, if he did... Continue Reading →
