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Misrepresentation of Hindu tradition in academia and media: We live in a global society in which the religious and the nonreligious live door to door, yet the prevailing social trend is toward increasing secularization. Along with it have come competing for truth claims concerning who is qualified to speak for a religion. Perhaps more than any other religion in the United States, Hinduism has been subject to intense debate over who is qualified to accurately represent its philosophy and practice. The contending groups are primarily two—one, Hindu practitioners (“insiders”), and second, non-practitioners (Hindu or not) such as academics and journalists (“outsiders”), whose presumed objectivity is deemed to give them greater insight and intellectual freedom. The debate has played out painfully and with great controversy in recent decades. Pravrajika Vrajaprana examines a number of issues in the debate as well as what is at stake for the American Hindu community. About The Speaker: ...

Rajiv Malhotra & Hindu Students Council Discuss CNN's Latest Hinduphobia (video): Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’- An Exhibit of Unconcealed Hinduphobia (article) http://indiafacts.org/reza-aslans-believer-exhibit-unconcealed-hinduphobia/ Beyond belief (article) http://indiafacts.org/beyond-belief-not/ CNN’s ‘Believer’ Is Reckless, Racist And Dangerously Anti-Immigrant (article by Vamsee Juluri, professor of media studies at the University of San Francisco ) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cannibals-and-corpses-cnns-believer-is-reckless-racist_us_58bbc5fee4b02eac8876cfad How To React To CNN’s ‘Believer’ Series (article) https://swarajyamag.com/culture/how-to-react-to-cnns-believer-series-laught-it-off-and-pursue-real-power Defence of Hindu 'rituals' (article) https://swarajyamag.com/culture/a-defence-of-hindu-ritualism-and-superstition How others see Reza? ------------------------- Reza Aslan and the Myth of Information http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/re...

सागर में मंदिर और  एक अनन्य भक्त का अदम्य साहस लगभग अकेले दम पर अथक प्रयास, दृढ़ता, अदम्य साहस, और औपनिवेशिक उत्पीड़न के बावजूद वाटरलू खाड़ी, मध्य त्रिनिदाद में समुद्र तट से पांच सौ फीट दूर एक मंदिर का निर्माण ।  एक बंधुवा मजदुर और गरीब भक्त शिवदास साधु हमेशा के लिए अमर बन गए है और प्रेरित कर है एक त्रिनिदादी हिंदू  की इच्छाशक्ति एवं दृढ़ मानसिकता को । शिवदास साधु (Siewdass Sadhu) (1903 - 1971 ) अद्वितीय प्रशंसा और भक्ति का उदाहरण देते हैं और त्रिनिदाद में अभी तक हिंदू समाज के सपनों और आकांक्षाओं का प्रतीक हैं। त्रिनिदाद का एक राष्ट्रीय नायक! हमेशा के लिए हमारे मन में शानदार ढंग से याद रहेगा।  एक सदी पहले, Bhaarat (भारत), जिसका नाम आज त्रिनिदाद और टोबैगो में हिंदुओं के बीच भय (अंग्रेजो द्वारा बंधुवा मजदुर के रूप में लाने के कारण ) और श्रद्धा (हिन्दुओ की पुण्यभूमि) से भर देता है वहां पर श्री बुद्धराम और श्रीमती बिसुन्दिया के घर 1 जनवरी, 1903 को शिवदास जी का जन्म हुआ था ।  चार के उम्र में, वह एक नए देश में अपने माता - पिता और दो छोटे भाइयों के ...

**महर्षि वेदव्यास : भगवान के अवतार गुरुपूर्णिमा पर होता है महर्षि वेदव्यास का पूजन महर्षि वेदव्यास जी भगवान के अवतार हैं, वे अमर हैं। महर्षि व्यास का पूरा नाम कृष्णद्वैपाय...

Watch this excellent talk given by Prof. Kapil Kapoor on subject "De-subjugating Timeless Vocabularies – Swami Vivekananda as Intellectual Catalyst". He delivered this keynote talk at " International Conference on Swami Vivekananda " held at University of Southern California School of Religion From Wikipedia , his bio is Dr. Kapil Kapoor, (born November 17, 1940) is an Indian scholar of linguistics and literature and an authority on Indian intellectual traditions.[1] He is former Pro-Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and served as professor at Centre for Linguistics and English, and Concurrent Professor at Centre for Sanskrit Studies there before retiring in 2005.[2][3] He is Editor-in-Chief of the 11-Volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism published by Rupa & Co. in 2012.[4] Highlights of the talk: Did Swami Vivekananda came from vacuum ?  Bharat has time immemorial history of great Saints, Sages and Seer with impeccable geniusness.  Swami ...

Today Western Calender is quite popular and is de-facto civil calender. Many of us know that  western  calender is changed many times in history . But only few are aware that the present day calender also is borrowed from Hindu Calender system and still have legacy of it. Untill 1752 the new year used to begin in March . Which conform with Hindu Calender, Hindu New year usually begin in March/April (based on planetary movements). Look at below table , four of the Western months are still linked to Hindu Calender system. Month Number (Hindu Calender) Months – (Hindu Calendar) Month – (Western Calendar) Sanskrit translation to Western Months Meaning 1 Chaitra March 2 Vaisakha April 3 Jyestha May 4 Asadha June 5 Shravan July 6 Bhadrapad August 7 Ashwin S...

Sri Adi Shankaracharya (CE 788—820), one of the pillars of Advaita Vedanta (non-dualism), continues to inspire intellectuals and sages, though he lived more than a thousand years ago. The four Mathas that he founded in Sringeri (Karnataka), Dwaraka (Gujarat), Puri (Orissa) and Jyotirmath (Uttarakhand) in India are eminent centers of knowledge and authority in Hindu tradition. Some of the most important of Shankaracharya's works are his commentaries on the Brahmasutras - Brahmasutrabhashya - considered the core of Shankara's perspective on Advaita, and Bhaja Govindam written in praise of Govinda or Lord Krishna - a Sanskrit devotional poem that forms the center of the Bhakti movement and also epitomizes his Advaita Vedanta philosophy. In addition, Vivekachudamani, B...

A documentary " Ram Mandir: Adalat aur Aastha " is published for Ramjanmbhumi's history. All evidences lead to the temple. Watch following in Hindi , English version of the documentary  is also available . This blog covered Ramjanmbhumi in previous posts , all the posts can be read from this link .

One more link about cultural and Sanatan Dhama's influence in pan-Asia. One can find heritage of Sanatan Dharma in Asian countries very easily. This french author(s) given more focus on Ganesh worshiping and found it is very much prevailing in Asia. You can read his article Ganesh in South-East Asia . Author(s) summed up as "Ganesh worship has been disseminated in nearly all the Far-East Asia countries. More or less numerous representations of this god are known in the following countries :Afghanistan, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, etc." I had posted a blog earlier about Sanatan Dharamic influence in the same region which was called Suvarnabhumi in past, you can read Sanatan Dharma's influence throughout Asia and Sanatan legacy in S- E Asia! .

Unlike fire-based weapons of current era, in ancient India or Bharat ( भारत ), weapons   were of many kinds. Weapons were called Astra ( अस्त्र ) in Samskrtam. As you may have seen in Ramayana ( रामायण ) and Mahabharata ( महा भारत ), there were various types of astras made of fire ( Agni ), rain ( Varuna ) and wind ( Vayu ). In addition, there were astras made out of venom ( Naga ), intense light ( Surya ), lightening ( Vajra ) and mountains ( Parvata ). Typically, each of these astras was named after a Deity. As an example, fire based astras had Agni or god of fire as the Deity. In addition to these Deity-based astras, trimurtis (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) had their own more powerful astras . Lord Vishnu’s astra was Narayanaastra . It fires a powerful tirade of millions of deadly missiles simultaneously. The intensity of the shower increases with increase in resistance. The only way of defense towards this missile, wa...

Professor Rajesh Rao have done extensive research to decipher Indus Script. His research paper was published in IEEE with subject "Probabilistic methods for analyzing sequences are providing new insights into the 4,000-year-old undeciphered script of the Indus civilization". He also rebutted claims of Steve Farmer, Richard Sproat, and Michael Witzel that "the Indus valley civilization was illiterate and that Indus writing was a collection of political or religious symbols". His paper to debunk above thesis from Witzel can be read here . Following is his excellent talk on the research at TED.

Excerpts from the book Braking India by Rajiv Malhotra  and Aravindan Neelakandan. Refer chapter 6 for detailed information. Hodgson Invents ‘Tamulian’ In 1801, H.T. Colebrooke (1765–1837) published an important article, which claimed that all Indian languages originated from Sanskrit. But by 1816, when Franz Bopp (1791–1867) was establishing the foundations of comparative philology, a critical role was played by Alexander D. Campbell and Francis Whyte Ellis, Collector of Madras, who claimed that the South Indian family of languages was not derived from Sanskrit. Ellis had influential friends at College of Fort St George in Madras, which was an active center for producing colonial knowledge about India and teaching new officers arriving in India. Trautmann refers to this as the ‘Madras School of Orientalism.’ [i] There was rivalry between the Calcutta and Madras schools of colonial Orientalists. Ellis explicitly broke ranks with the thesis supported by William Carey, a missionary...

I have started reading book " Breaking India " by Shri Rajiv Malhotra and Shri Aravindan Neelakandan. This is an eye opening book , it is a must read book for those who seeks to know what forces are working overtime to weaken Bharat. It covers roles and tactics of Christian Evangelicals .  India's integrity is being undermined by three global networks that have well-established operating bases inside India: (i) Islamic radicalism linked with Pakistan, (ii) Maoists and Marxist radicals supported by China via intermediaries such as Nepal, and (iii) Dravidian and Dalit identity separatism being fostered by the West in the name of human rights. This book focuses on the third: the role of U.S. and European churches, academics, think-tanks, foundations, government and human rights groups in fostering separation of the identities of Dravidian and Dalit communities from the rest of India. The book reveals how outdated racial theories continue to provide academic fra...

What if Hindus and Hopis, Advaitins and Aztecs, Tibetan Monks and Mayans were part of one world culture - a spiritual one? Hindu culture, civilization, custom and belief also dominated ancient America to some extent. Ancient Americans believed in legendary cataclysm, rebirth, four yugas and the concept of two planets like Rahu and Ketu causing solar eclipse. The Hindu doctrine of the ages is preserved in a stone monolith popularly known as the Aztec calendar. This remarkable piece of stone carving is in the form of an immense disc 12 feet in diameter and weights over 20 tons. A festival called Sita-Ram (Situa-Raimi) was celebrated in Mexico during Nav-Ratri or Dussehra period which has been described on page 5867 in the book 'Hamsworth History of the World'. Both in Central and South America, there are found Sati cremation, priesthood, gurukul system, yajna, birth, marriage and death ceremonies to some extent similar to the Hindus. Ful...

While searching for oldest calender (which is from Sanatan Dharma called "Shristi-Samvat" ) , google took me to this link and  a Journal called Dialouge with this link . And I found it publish quality papers on Sanatan History and contemporary issues. It is published from an organization called Astha Bharati . They also publish quality journal called Chintan-Srijan in Hindi. Their website is rudimentary but contents are not.

Linkage to vedic past found with Inca temple remains. Sanskrit travelled to Bolivia 10-20 thousand years back. Some links below: This web page writes Tiwanaku appears to derive from Sanskrit: Diva (heaven; sky) plus Naka (mountain). And wiki too says Kalasasaya have it's root in Sanskrit.

Following is from Indian newspaper The Freepress Journal. Read full article here . The Preah Vihear temple of Siva built during the Khmer Empire is a reminder of the common  culture that the entire region once shared with India. In fact, such monuments do not belong exclusively to one one country, but to the South- East Asia region as a whole. A lthough King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia was invited to yesterday’s royal wedding in London, he was not among the crowned monarchs at the function. His Majesty had more serious concerns at home where Cambodia and its bigger neighbour, Thailand, are involved in angry exchanges that could deteriorate into hostilities over an early 9th century Hindu temple that UNESCO lists as a World Heritage Site   More resource that provide historical insight of Sanatan Dharma's legacy in Suvarnabhumi (South East Asia).

Historicity of Shri Krishna and His city Dwaraka. Underwater Worlds 3 Ancient Aliens - Dwaraka Uploaded by Yahn25 . - More video blogs and vloggers.

The British Museum’s website on Ancient India is divided in six chapters: The Buddha, Geography, Early Hinduism, Indus Valley, Time, and Writings.For each chapter there is a ‘Doormat’ page, which is an atmospheric introductory page that leads to the chapter homepage. Within each chapter, find the Story, a presentation of information in a narrative form; Explore, a non-linear presentation of information; and Challenge, an activity that allows students to practice certain skills (historical, analytical, mathematical, observational) within the context of a theme or topic relevant to ancient India.

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