The Last Days of a Sadhvi
A profoundly moving episode of the last days of Sri C. Vasudevaiah's sister-in-law, a true Sadhvi, shows what the Hindu society has really lost.
The Poor Brahmin and the Five Gold Cups
A simple but enchanting folktale from South India that is also deeply instructive
How Hair-Dyes were Prepared in Ancient India: A List of Recipes and Methods
An essay containing detailed information about the recipes and the procedure for preparing hair-dyes in ancient India.
True Education is Removing the Walls that Enclose the Light Within us
Knowledge is a light that resides within the student. The only task of the teacher is to move the walls that enclose and block this light.
Dharmic Education in an Era of Planned De-Hinduisation of India
What we now call as “Dharmic education” was the natural state of our social and cultural life even 60-70 years ago. The very fact that we’re now using Dharmic as an adjective only shows the severity of our loss.
Dharmic Education is not Learning but Realisation
In the Sanatana theory and practice, education was not merely learning but realisation. Literacy was merely one subset of it.
Who Drank European Liquor in the 19th Century Gorakhpur?
The second and concluding episode of this series contains elaborate data of "drinkers" hailing from various Varnas in Gorakhpur.
How Indians Intoxicated Themselves in the 19th Century: The Case of Gorakhpur
A fascinating report by a colonial British bureaucrat published in 1890 reveals the substances that Indians used to intoxicate themselves in north western India.
Synthesis of Brāhma and Kṣāttra in the Teaching and Lives of Sri Krishna, Chanakya and Vidyaranya Swami
The divine and profound lives of Sri Krishna, Chanakya and Vidyaranya Swami are the real-life illustrations of the synthesis of Brāhma and Kṣāttra.
Harmony between Brāhma and Kṣāttra in the Sanatana Tradition
The Hindu civilisation and culture flourished as long as harmony existed between Brāhma and Kṣāttra.