An essay that traces the philosophical, textual, traditional and practical roots of Yoga and exposes the attempts both by the West and Indian Yoga entrepreneurs to dissociate Yoga from its Hindu moori ...
Founded in 1901-2, the Kangri Gurukula Academy near Hardwar, was inspired by the Gurukula ideal. It was originally the brainchild of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, which was concretised by Lala Munshi Ram ...
Tracing the origins of the dateless and profound tradition of Devi Bhagavati worship in Kerala. In many parts of South India, the Goddess is also known as the Malayala Bhagavati. This is Her story.
The first episode of a new series on Acharya Jadunath Sarkar. It is a deeply heartfelt portrait written by Sarkar's fellow-scholar and close friend, G.S. Sardesai, a stalwart of Maratha history.
Several famous and popular episodes and stories in the Ramayana are actually interpolations added to the epic over time. This essay unravels some major such episodes using evidence-backed scholarship. ...