With regard to the establishment of categories, a generally agreed-upon maxim is that ‘validity of something can be established [P1] not by a mere proposition but by [P2a] providing definition and ...

We have already seen various menstrual practices, along with many restrictions suggested in different Hindu scriptures. Many of these restrictions are found in the Vedas itself, which are then ...

The tantra śāstras are an integral part of Hinduism, and provide spiritual practitioners concrete guidelines to achieve spiritual ascendancy. In terms of philosophical outlook, most of the tantras, ...

If I had any thesis, this consequence would be mine. There cannot be a consequence in my [thesis], as I have no thesis (VV 29).[4] The issue is, if the rejection of the intrinsic validity of a system ...

As we pass completing one year of the Modi administration, it is a matter of interest to record how negative the media has been of the Modi government despite the fact that few would doubt either its ...

There are two theories regarding the history of ancient Indian civilization. The first is the AIT or the Aryan Invasion Theory, postulating that a group of people from South West Russia speaking ...

In India, Shri Rama may have been relegated to a small enclosure dubbed as Ram Lalla Mandir in Ayodhya, his place of birth, but outside India, Shri Rama lives in the hearts and minds of people as a ...

Sanatana dharma has always brought about a perfect synthesis between the idealistic pursuit of goals and the reality of material and physical life. While every tenet of sanatana dharma is intended ...

The hallmark of Hinduism is its stress on rational inquiry. Hindu scriptures are not commandments but dialogues, discussions and philosophical debates. They typically follow a logical sequence ...

The Rig Veda summarises the chief purpose of Vedic knowledge thus: ‘Assemble together, speak with one voice, let your minds be all of one accord…. Let all priests deliberate in a common way. Common be ...

When the enemy was at the fort gates, when rations ran out, and when defeat was certain, Rajput kingdoms, especially in northwestern India followed a code of honour that inspires awe and dread to this ...

The annual Indian Science Congress, which just concluded, had its usual share of controversies about history of Indian science and I have been asked to weigh in. It so turns out that I did precisely ...