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Pathni (पत्नी)
Sanskrit terms used by the husband for the wife were Pathni (पत्नी), derived from Sanskrit पथ (pathá) i.e. path or course (the one who leads the husband through life), Dharmapathni (the one who guides the husband in dharma) and Sahadharmacharini … Continue reading
Book Review – Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker by Pavan K. Varma
Jagad Guru Adi Shankaracharya (788-820 CE) was an early 8th century philosopher and theologian who led the revival of Hinduism and is credited with unifying and establishing the Advaita Vedanta doctrine in Hinduism. He successfully trampled the onslaught of contrarian … Continue reading
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Tagged Hindu, Sanatana Dharma, Sanskrit, Shankaracharya
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Book Review – Why I’m A Hindu by Shashi Tharoor
This book is a light primer by an Indian politician covering the basic tenets and sacred texts of Hinduism. I’ve read Shashi Tharoor’s earlier works, some of which I can vouch to be pretty good, but this book has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Hindu, Sanatana Dharma, ShashiTharoor
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Book Review – The Ideology of India’s Modern Right
Subramanian Swamy is like a Rasputin of Indian politics, nobody is more courageous or bolder than him in contemporary India. In this book he strives to articulate the ideology of the India’s modern right and summarises it as Virat Hindutva. … Continue reading
How to wipe out Islamic terror : An article by Dr Subramanian Swamy in DNA
The terrorist blast in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, requires decisive soul-searching by the Hindus of India. Hindus cannot accept to be killed in this halal fashion, continuously bleeding every day till the nation finally collapses. Terrorism I define … Continue reading
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