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A Small Glimpse Into the Simple & Spiritual Lives of Himalayan Villagers

November 6, 2016 by Editor

An image of mountains from a small village located in a Northern-Himalayan state of India

“Would you like to come to some villages around Chamba?” a friend asked. I happily said yes. He wanted to visit the kin of former servants of his family and bring them gifts before Diwali. After buying boxes of sweets and drawing money from an ATM, three of us set off from Mussoorie. The air […]

Open Letter to Anushka Sharma (and the Hypocritical Dimwits from Bollywood)

November 5, 2016 by Editor

Open Letter to Anushka Sharma (and the Hypocritical 'Animal Eating' and 'Animal Loving' Dimwits of Bollywood)

I use the word ‘Dimwit’ in this letter header not as a reactionary pejorative, but with deliberate effect, and as a factual description of the intellectual decadence of your film industry, plainly observed not only by myself, but tens of millions of Indians at home and around the globe. After all, Anushka, you and your […]

Do Major Media Outlets like WaPo, Vice, TorStar, CBC, NYT, CNN and BBC Have a Hinduphobia Problem

November 4, 2016 by Editor

Quick Snapshot Highlighting Clear Anti-Hindu Bias (Hinduphobia) of Major Global Media Outlets

The simple answer is yes, yes and yes. Hinduism is the 3rd largest faith by number of adherents, which make up almost 15% of the World’s population. Although majority of Hindus are based in 2 nations, India and Nepal, there are tens of millions across the remaining 196 of 198 global nations. To put it […]

How the Growth of Hindu Dharma Can Help Defeat Unverified Dogma

September 5, 2016 by Editor

Maria Wirth

By Maria Wirth Intellectual integrity and truth are obviously unwanted in our times. These have been displaced by political correctness. Why this happened is a mystery, but mainstream media and other agencies vehemently enforce the politically correct opinion. They drum into us powerfully what we should think even if it goes against common sense. Let […]

A Magical Krishna Musical Video That Will Give You Spiritual Solitude & Peace

August 24, 2016 by Editor

Lord Krishna - A Song of Peace and Spiritual Solitude

This magical song devoted to Lord Krishna is paired with scenes from the animated movie of Krishna. The song Manmohana Mora Krishna is sung by Indian singer Jitesh Lakhwani. The beautiful and colourful scenes in the video clip will surely give you termporary solitude and peace. Krishna is a deity, worshipped across many traditions of […]

Critical Video Review of Bollywood’s Mohenjo-Daro Goes Viral with Clear Examples of Bias & Contradictions

August 21, 2016 by Editor

An official poster of the Bollywood movie Mohenjo-Daro starring Hritik Roshan

Recently another Bollywood has come under controversy, but this time it’s not over rumours around an its actors or about the taxes it paid. This time, the controversy is being led by a group of intellectuals who want to correct the clear biases and historic contradictions contained in the new movie Mohenjo-daro. Acclaimed Bollywood personality […]

‘Hinduism is a Way of Life’ – Do We Really Know What That Means?

August 21, 2016 by Editor

Hindu Culture and Philosophy of God and Self - Hinduism is more than a religion, it's a Way of Life

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 […]

An Essential Guide to Understanding P-Secs, Sepoys, and Other Colonized Indian Minds

August 19, 2016 by Editor

Thinks ‘Kalidasa’ is the concluding saga to the Bollywood Film trilogy consisting of ‘Kala-Pani’ and ‘Kala-Patthar’, while ‘Shakuntala’ refers to someone’s house-maid.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The references to other religions and their traditions are not meant to be derogatory, only indicative of the double-standards employed by P-Secs when dealing with different communities and their perceived absurdities- actual or otherwise, which I believe should either be addressed uniformly, or not at all.  I hold that adherents of all religious […]

Minority Hindu Malaysian Community Concerned Over 7 Temple Attacks by Extremists in 3 Months

August 17, 2016 by Editor

A few of the respected deities that were destroyed by extremists

Hindus worldwide are highly concerned after reports of frequent desecration & Hinduphobic hate-crimes against Hindu temples in Malaysia recently. According to reports, vandals damaged the statue of a Hindu deity at Dewa Sri Mathurai Veeran Hindu Temple in Bayan Baru (Penang) on July two evening. A statue at the Sri Veera Muniswarar Alayam Hindu temple […]

China Medical Academics Conclude the Ancient Hindu Practice of Yoga Benefits Diabetes Patients

August 4, 2016 by Editor

Hindu school kids performing Yoga in India

Researchers atd China’s Binzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Central Hospital and Donghua University have concluded that yoga benefits adult patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), said to be one of most frequently encountered metabolic syndromes worldwide. An abstract of the article “Effects of Yoga in Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis” published […]

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The Indian city of Ayodhya lit with lights and diyas on Diwali 2017

A few things made Diwali celebrations in 2017 a bit more special. Happy Diwali

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