Category Archives: Defining India-Bharat Darshan

Bharat Darshan – The two-sides of Gandhi’s Leadership

This piece critically examines Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership in India’s struggle for independence and partition. Gandhi is celebrated for nonviolent resistance, yet the author assesses whether his “ahimsa” principle neglected the right to self-defense, especially during violent clashes during partition. The author argues that Gandhi’s response to proposals for partition, India’s subsequent violent separation, and ensuing mass displacement indicate failed leadership. Moreover, the piece re-evaluates the roles of Gandhi, Nehru, and Jinnah during this period. It suggests they lacked authority to accept partition, accuses them of abandonment for not ensuring partition’s peaceful implementation, and questions their underlying adherence to non-violence, citing violence’s necessity for justice and protection.

Bharat Darshan -Gandhi’s Recipe for Self-Defense

This article explores Gandhi’s views on self-defense and violence, focusing on the contrasts in his stance for Muslims and Hindus. Gandhi made a clear distinction between violence imposed by Muslims, who he believed had the right to use force as part of their religious duty, and that endured by Hindus. He advocated for non-resistance by Hindus even under violent attack. Prominently, Gandhi supported the violent Khilafat Movement against the British and Hindus, advocating Muslim dominance despite backlash from some Congress members. Conversely, he disapproved of figures like Subhash Chandra Bose seeking India’s freedom through force.

Bharat Darshan – The Experience of Pain, Humiliation, and Loss of Face is Predestined

Yes Indeed, Life is Complicated. Willingly no one chooses the Yoke of Slavery. The complexity of Life is about the choices we make. Sometimes, the pursuit of Freedom can come with the trappings of Slavery. The Rudolf-Rudi Connection explores the doctrine of Predestination to account for the living experience of pain, humiliation, and loss of face by the Yoke of Slavery

Bharat Darshan – Musings on Monday, July 17, 2023, Shravan Amavasya, the New Moon Day of Shravan Month

The man’s days of real, physical, observed, verified existence on Earth’s Surface is determined by “Apparent Motion” (or Ecliptic Path) of Sun and not by Sun’s “Real Motion” around the Milky Way Galactic Center.

Bharat Darshan. The Celebration of Narasimha Jayanti or Narasimha Chaturdashi on Thursday, May 04, 2023.

What’s in a Name? In the Indian tradition, all people including the LORD God Creator that we worship make their appearances under the influence of the Date, the Time, and the Place.

The Indian Tradition of Hospitality describes the 3-dimensional spiritual relationship between man, food, and God

Life comes into existence when energy-yielding molecules and energy-demanding molecules come together in a spiritual relationship

Bharat Darshan. Defining Indian Identity. What’s in a Name? The Celebration of Narasimha Jayanti or Narasimha Chaturdashi on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

What’s in a Name? In the Indian tradition, all people including the LORD God Creator that we worship make their appearances under the influence of the Date, the Time, and the Place.

Sunday, April 10, 2022. The Blessings of Rama Navami

Lord Rama – My Beloved Hero. Why?

Bharat Darshan. The Celebration of Holi, the Festival of Colors on Phalgun Purnima

Indians celebrate Holi for they have the choice to choose their personal God. In the Indian tradition, God manifests in various vibrant colors giving the people a sense of joy from several directions.