Dr. S. Srinivas The Vedas contain the divine wisdom and knowledge of things directly seen by the Rishis or seers of hoary antiquity by intuition and are called Shrutis, i.e. what is directly heard or experienced by intuition. Hence Vedas are called Apaurusheya, i.e., not composed by any human beings.1 The Vedas are the earliest […]
Favoring Sanskrit – What the Detractors Don’t Quite Get
By Prashant P Harih Om. There has been some uproar about the Government’s decision to have Sanskrit taught in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools in place of German. The common argument is that in this more connected world we should accommodate foreign languages. But we already have- it’s called ‘English’, the official language of India. However, the matter at hand elicits […]
Learn Sanskrit: Part 1 – Lesson 2
As Dharma has entered a glorious new age of revival, it is important for followers of Dharma to no longer depend on English language translations of our scriptures. It is most definitely a true statement that there is no Sanskriti (culture) without Sanskrit (the mother of all languages). One can only appreciate the vast treasure […]
Learn Sanskrit: Part 1 – Lesson 1
As Dharma has entered a glorious new age of revival, it is important for followers of Dharma to no longer depend on English language translations of our scriptures. It is most definitely a true statement that there is no Sanskriti (culture) without Sanskrit (the mother of all languages). One can only appreciate the vast treasure […]
Diwali vs Deepavali? What Is the Proper Way to Greet on Diwali?
(CHAKRA Blogs) Deepavali is one of the largest celebrations in India and among Hindus. It is also one of the only common festivals celebrated by all Dharmic faiths (Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists) to some degree. Nowadays, it isn’t uncommon to hear “Happy Diwali” from your friends or see it in your Facebook newsfeed. However, to […]
Open Letter to India: Looking Back in Time (Part 1)
(CHAKRA) To The People of India, Greetings, I address you collectively as a nation, as nation builders, and as individuals capable of rationale and reasoning. As human beings we are endowed with an enhanced intellectual faculty, which is really the only thing that confers us a distinct position in the animal kingdom. Genetically, we are 99% similar […]
The Max Muller Syndrome: Deceiving Hindus (Part 2)
By Sameer Thakkar (Guest Contributor) (Click here to read Part 1) Max Muller, one of the earliest Indologists, had happily concurred in a letter to his wife: “It (The Rigveda) is the root of their religion and to show them what the root is, I feel sure, is the only way of uprooting all that […]
First Historic Hindu Prayer to Open Senate and House of Alaska
By Arun Shanghvi State of Alaska Map Alaska, USA (CHAKRA) – The House of Representatives in Juneau as well as Alaska State Senate will reportedly open with Hindu prayers for the first time on April 9th, by Rajan Zed, Indo-American and Hindu statesman. Zed will read the opening prayers from Hindu Sanskrit scriptures. He will […]