What Is the Caste System? Why Was It Beneficial or Destructive to Hindu Society It is nothing different from what is happening in today’s “enlightened” society. I get asked at least five times a…
Konark Sun Temple: What the Architectural Splendor Reveal about a 13th Century Heritage This coastline of Odisha called Konark, situated about 35 kilometres northeast from Puri, adorns a magnificent 13th century Sun temple. The temple was built in…
The Kumbh Mela: A Great, Living, Ancient Tradition During the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar in 2010, a young Frenchman exclaimed, “Oh, it must have been so different then” when he came to know that I was…
What Ancient and Medieval Heritage Tell Us about the Northeast – Part 1 Think about Northeast India and you will be taken to a dreamland where hills and lakes, green cover and rivers, snow clad…
The Bashing of Brahmins and India’s Caste System Has an Agenda Common people in the west know hardly anything about India. But one thing they all know: India has an ‘inhuman’ caste system, which is an…
Is Mukti Sthal the Original Somnath? The Saraswathi River Connection! If we look from historical angle, the present Somnath is not the original place of Jyotirling. The Saraswathi river joined the sea at Kutch. The…
Varaha: What the 5th Century Udayagiri Caves and 5000 Year Old Kerala Temple Say One of the oldest archaeological proofs of the Varaha are found in Mathura, dating back to the 1st and 2nd century…
Why Is Hinduism Higher than All Religions? I will restrict my answer to the three religions with the most followers. Hinduism (the term is used today to cover many different strands) is based on…
Obelisks are Shivlings! Does Obelisk of Shalmaneser III Identify Iraq’s Hindu Roots? Who isn’t familiar with the black obelisk of Shalmaneser III? It was discovered by the late Austen Henry Layard, an archaeologist in 1845 during…
Ancient India and Dogs: From the Vedic Age to Harappan Civilization and Thereafter Ancient India believed that all souls were a part of the Supreme soul. The soul of Human beings and the soul of…
