Sanatan links : connect to root

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...

Hindu temples are essential part of Sanatan Dharma. Wherever Hindus migrated, beautiful Hindu temples are built. Uniqueness of Sanatan Dharma temples is that they are not monolithic. There are various Sampraday and numerous temple architectures. This makes each Sanatan Dharma temple unique enough to visit , enjoy beautiful architecture and feel the positive vibrations. Fortunately, in Southern California there are plenty of beautiful and historic temples.  Following are major temples with their websites , address and  phone numbers. Bhagwan Venkateshwara Temple , Malibu  http://malibuhindutemple.org/ 1600 Las Virgenes Canyon Road, Calabasas, CA 91302 Phone :( 818) 880-5552 ‎ Kali Mandir , Laguna Beach http://www.kalimandir.org/ 20371 Sun Valley Drive Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Phone: (949) 494-1906 Swaminarayan Mandir, Chino Hills http://www.bapschinohills.org/ 15100 Fairfield Ranch Road, Chino Hi...