By Sucheta Rustgi (CHAKRA) Raksha bandhan has been celebrated over generations with sisters tying rakhis-a symbolic string-around the wrist of their brothers. The significance of the string is to maintain a strong relationship or ‘bandhan’ between the siblings where a sister ties a string on her brother’s wrist to give him her blessings and love […]
Hindu Parents Cannot Expect Kids to Know About Hinduism Without Teaching the Basics
By Sucheta Patel (CHAKRA) Hinduism is an philosophical and spiritual religion. The spiritual and scriptural learning’s are endless when it comes to Hinduism. The creators of the religion have put so much thought into every small philosophical aspect, that learning and understanding the religion is a very complex process. This could be a part of the reason for why […]
Picture of the Week: Vishnu and Shesha Naga
In Hinduism, Shesha is the king of all nagas (snakes) , one of the primal beings of creation, and according to the Bhagavata Purana, an avatar of the Supreme God known as Sankarshan. In the Puranas, Shesha is said to hold all the planets of the Universe on his hoods and to constantly sing the […]
Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? (Part 3)
Read Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? PART 1 Read PART 2 of Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Dr. O. P. Sudrania In this monogram, I would venture to dwell on this caste malaise prevalent in the Sikhs, both in India as well as abroad. It is noteworthy that the origin of the Sikhism started with […]
Why ‘Secularism’ is a Forced Ideal for India
(CHAKRA) The Western faiths have always catered to a difference in Science, Government and Religion; especially the latter two, wherein each tries to supercede the other. This struggle of power led to the rise of a concept called ‘Secularism’. Classically speaking, secularism, in plain words, was a separation of Church and State, where both entities aimed to […]
Picture of the Week: Ganesha
Lord Ganesh is one of the most popular and followed Gods/Deities in Hinduism.
Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? (Part 2)
Read Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? PART 1 Caste in the Dynasty of Isaac Prophet Abraham some few millennia ago, had a son with Sarah viz Isaac who later gave rise to two religions – Judaism and Christianity. First the Judaism took its roots via Hebrewism and the well known Prophet Moses among the […]
Picture of the Week: Lord Surya (Sun God)
Surya (the Sun god) is one of the most important deities of the Vedas. Lord Surya is the primary solar deity in Hinduism, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa. The term Surya also refers to the ‘Sun’.
Dharma and Religion – A Rejoinder
By Karthik Vaidhinathan (CHAKRA) Thank you all for your appreciation and valuable comments regarding my previous write-up What is our “Religion” ? What is “Dharma” ? There were a few objections raised and a few questions posed, and I will attempt to answer them from my perspective through the current write-up. Objection 1 – I am defining […]
Picture of the Week: Gods of Rath Yatra (Festival of Chariots)
Lord Puri Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken out in a procession for the popular festival of Rath Yatra (also known as the Festival of Chariots)
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