The word Hindu is what defines someone who is following Sanatana Dharma. Not until recently was the term Hinduism coined so that it could be compared and situated alongside Abrahamic religions. In other words it was necessary that the word Hinduism be formed so that it would be fit to call it a religion which […]
What is our “Religion” ? What is “Dharma” ?
By Karthik Vaidhinathan (CHAKRA) I would like to discuss briefly my ideas on the English terms like religion, faith and culture and Indic terms like dharma, sanatana dharma, vaidika dharma etc. and also touch upon what we should call ourselves. Different cultures have had different experiences which have conditioned them in different ways, and thus the categories […]