Bhagavad Gita

Essays

How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge

How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge

The University of Mysore took its inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita. Power-hungry caste politicians aided by communists eventually transformed it into a graveyard of knowledge.

The Anāsakta Karma of P.K. Gode

The Anāsakta Karma of P.K. Gode

P.K. Gode undertook his lifelong scholarly penance in the spirit of what the Bhagavad Gita describes as Anāsakta Karma or the path of Detached Action. Gode spent generous sums of money from his own pocket to send his latest research papers to scholars both in India and abroad. This eventually creat

The Samadhi-Bhasha of the Bhagavad Gita: In which the Bhagavan Himself Spoke

The Samadhi-Bhasha of the Bhagavad Gita: In which the Bhagavan Himself Spoke

The language and idiom of the Bhagavad Gita is known as the Samadhi-Bhasha. The Krishna who delivered the discourse was not a historical person but was Bhagavan himself.

The Singularity of the Bhagavad Gita

The Singularity of the Bhagavad Gita

The impact and lasting influence of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita that continues to shape entire cultures across the world.

Mohandas Gandhi's Dogmatic Ahimsa and Adharmic Experiments with Truth: An Analysis

Mohandas Gandhi's Dogmatic Ahimsa and Adharmic Experiments with Truth: An Analysis

A psychological analysis of Gandhi's experiments in celibacy and dogmatic insistence on non-violence.

In Marxist Mythology, the Bhagavad Gita is a Stratagem for Oppression

In Marxist Mythology, the Bhagavad Gita is a Stratagem for Oppression

The Marxist Theory of History interprets the Bhagavad Gita as a stratagem for class oppression and paints Hindu society as fundamentally oppressive

Ācārya S R Ramaswamy: The Informed Witness of Two and a Half Eras

Ācārya S R Ramaswamy: The Informed Witness of Two and a Half Eras

Quoting his own words from his extraordinary profile of the modern ṛṣi D V Gundappa (DVG), perhaps the best way to ensconce Ācārya S R Ramaswamy’s legacy in the severely constricting medium of text is to begin by expressing one’s difficulty in the endeavour. Where does one even

The Contours of an India Before the Assault of Nehruvian Secularism

The Contours of an India Before the Assault of Nehruvian Secularism

A high-level portrait describing the cultural atmosphere of Bharatavarsha before the assault of Nehruvian secularism

Nirnayasagar Press: A Forgotten National Treasure

Nirnayasagar Press: A Forgotten National Treasure

A long form essay on an iconic printing and publishing institution that for about a century enriched the world of Sanskrit and Bharatiya Bhasha