Defining Indian Identity – Life under the Shadow

Sunshine is a must for Sunflowers to bloom. Indian tradition recommends a life under shadow to women both prior to marriage and after marriage.

Bhaja Govindam, Bhaja Govindam

The sweet name of Govinda is my ultimate refuge.

The Gods of Monotheism. The Fundamental Separation of the Transcendent and the Immanent Realms.

The adherence to an ‘ABSOLUTIST’ thesis that only my God is God has resulted in a strict demand for intolerance of others holding different creeds.

JIHADIST ATTACKS – INDIA’S RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE

A ‘Just War’ is a duty and is an obligation of the Ruler. When an enemy attacks you, it would be an act of cowardice if the enemy is not engaged in a battle. Jihadist attack is actually a war against our Fundamental Rights.

THE RIGHT TO WORSHIP CREATION – A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT

In the global community, the adherents of Hindu religious faith are a minority and their Right to Freedom of Religion is threatened by the doctrines of Islam and Christianity. Hindus need to protect and defend the Right to Freedom of Religion.

THE POWER OF CREATION vs THE POWER OF DESTRUCTION

The history of Somnath Temple illustrates the power of creation over the power of destruction.

Bharat Darshan – City of Rajahmundry shapes My connection to India and Indian literature

Bengali writers and thinkers had excited the minds of Indians during early 20th century. I belong to Rajahmundry which was a part of State of Madras and had witnessed that Tamils did not really excite Telugu people in the literary or political arena.

Bharat Darshan – A tribute to Rajahmundry’s traditions of Performing Arts

Bharat Darshan – A tribute to Rajahmundry’s traditions of Performing Arts GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE, RAJAHMUNDRY WHERE STUDENTS EXCEL IN PERFORMING ARTS The Traditions of Performing Arts in Rajahmundry Rajahmundry gets credit for being the home for great artists. The first drama in Telugu language was written by Kandukuri Veeresalingam, a native of Rajahmundry. During the few years I spent in …

Bharat Darshan – The West Meets the East – Meet the White American Brahmin

Olcott dedicated his energies to fraternal understanding and the search for truth. He referred to theosophists as “original searchers after spiritual knowledge”. In his farewell message he expressed the wish ” to impress on all men on earth that ‘there is no religion higher than Truth’ and that in the Brotherhood of Religions lies the peace and progress of humanity.” Indians fondly remember him as the White American Brahmin.

Akshaya Paatra – Discover Bliss from an empty pot

Akshaya Paatra means an inexhaustible vessel; a vessel that could gratify man’s desires. If mind is compared to a pot, when all the desires are removed, when the pot is empty, man discovers true bliss, pure Joy.