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Essays exploring the vast repository of the Hindu Cultural ethos

Essays

The Western Encroachment of the Hindu Spiritual Civilisation: Pramatha Nath Bose's Verdict

The Western Encroachment of the Hindu Spiritual Civilisation: Pramatha Nath Bose's Verdict

In the concluding episode of this series, Pramatha Nath Bose invokes the appalling consequences of the erosion of the Hindu spiritual civilisation by inroads made into it by Western materialism.

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Pramatha Nath Bose's Brilliant Contrast of the Animalistic West and the Spiritual Hindu Civilisation

Pramatha Nath Bose's Brilliant Contrast of the Animalistic West and the Spiritual Hindu Civilisation

In the second episode of this series, Pramatha Nath Bose gives us a splendid contrast between the West whose civilisation is fundamentally animalistic whereas the roots of the Sanatana civilisation are deeply spiritual.

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How Western Materialism Erodes Hindu Ethics

How Western Materialism Erodes Hindu Ethics

Pramatha Nath Bose, the father of Indian Geology was also a devout Sanatani. In this forgotten essay written in 1914, he warns how Western materialism was assaulting and distorting the profound Hindu system of ethics.

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Niranjan Pal’s Passionate Appeal for Showcasing the Glory of Indian Culture through Cinema

Niranjan Pal’s Passionate Appeal for Showcasing the Glory of Indian Culture through Cinema

In a 1913 essay of great historical and cultural value, the pioneering Indian filmmaker, Niranjan Pal elaborates his vision for using the emerging medium of cinema to showcase the best aspects of Indian culture. Niranjan Pal was the son of the great freedom fighter, Bipan Chandra Pal.

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How Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma Showed a Dharma-Drohi His True Place

How Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma Showed a Dharma-Drohi His True Place

A profound episode from the life of Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma shows the practical application of Hindu cultural self-confidence in dealing with enemies of Dharma

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Acharya Jadunath Sarkar as a Rishi of Indian History: His Asceticism and Indifference to Fame

Acharya Jadunath Sarkar as a Rishi of Indian History: His Asceticism and Indifference to Fame

In the concluding episode of this series, G.S. Sardesai gives us a vivid, moving, and stirring portrait of Acharya Jadunath Sarkar as a man, his routine, habits, his sense of duty, his unflinching patriotism, and his ascetic devotion to the sacred pursuit of Indian History.

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Jadunath Sarkar as a World-Class Scholar and Original Historian

Jadunath Sarkar as a World-Class Scholar and Original Historian

In the fifth episode of this series, G.S. Sardesai paints an extensive portrait showcasing the extraordinary breadth and originality of Jadunath Sarkar's scholarship in history

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Nine Years of Penance: How Jadunath Sarkar Wrote "India of Aurangzib"

Nine Years of Penance: How Jadunath Sarkar Wrote "India of Aurangzib"

This is the definitive story narrating the kind of superhuman effort that Acharya Jadunath Sarkar put in to produce his seminal masterpiece, "India of Aurangzib."

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Jadunath Sarkar as an Exemplary Student and how he Won the Daunting Premchand Roychand Scholarship

Jadunath Sarkar as an Exemplary Student and how he Won the Daunting Premchand Roychand Scholarship

In the fourth episode, G.S. Sardesai narrates a thrilling account of Jadunath Sarkar's capacity for extraordinary hard work in earning the prestigious and incredibly tough Premchand Roychand Scholarship.

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Jadunath Sarkar's Attachment to Sanskrit Literature and his Encyclopaedic Memory

Jadunath Sarkar's Attachment to Sanskrit Literature and his Encyclopaedic Memory

In this episode, G.S. Sardesai narrates Jadunath Sarkar's abiding love for Sanskrit literature and provides real-life anecdotes of his encyclopaedic memory and sweep of history.

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