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Indian tradition of sharing food

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Podcast #79: How British Colonialism of India Created a Nation of Beggars

Podcast #79: How British Colonialism of India Created a Nation of Beggars

This is the second and concluding part of The Dharma Podcast series explaining the methodical and systematic manner in which the colonial British destroyed Hindu charitable institutions. In the previous part of this podcast series, we’ve seen how the Governor General Wellesley drastically reduced the endowments given to Hindu

By Team Dharma Dispatch
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A Teacher and Scholar Remembers the Tradition of Sanctity of Food

A Teacher and Scholar Remembers the Tradition of Sanctity of Food

Note: This essay is excerpted from the seminal work on the Indian tradition of food sharing titled “Annam Bahukurvita” authored by Dr. J K Bajaj and Dr. M D Srinivas. The original title of the essay in the book is “Straying from the Discipline: The Memory Abides.” Not so long

By Dr J K Bajaj
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