Dharma
To establish the self in awareness, wisdom, and to be equanimous. This was my biggest takeaway from Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita. As a small child, a particular painting in my home always caught my attention. It was a painting of a watchful face, half obscured but strangely penetrating.
Who gets to tell the story of Hindu society ? Anyone but Hindus. Hindus have two big problems. The first problem: They're portrayed incorrectly. The second problem: When they try to correct it, no one listens. It's not an accident. It's how colonial powers maintain
Editorial
Dear Western mind, let me guess what happened when you first tried to understand India. You pulled out your map of the world. Clean borders, color-coded countries, everything in its proper place. Developed nations in blue, developing ones in yellow. Religious societies over here, secular ones over there. Traditional
Orientalism didn't just appear out of thin air. It was born in the halls of European academia, a child of colonial ambition and intellectual curiosity. European scholars, driven by a mix of genuine interest and imperial motives, turned their gaze eastward. They studied languages, pored over ancient texts
Chanakya, also known as Kautilya, was a highly revered scholar, strategist and statesman in Indian History. He was deeply insulted by Dhana Nanda, the last ruler of the Nanda Dynasty. Vowing to overthrow the Nanda Empire, Chanakya dedicated himself to creating a new order. He discovered and mentored a talented
Sanatana Dharma isn't just a collection of texts or philosophical ideas. It's a living tradition that breathes through the millions who practice it daily. The rituals, festivals, temples and community structures of Hindu society aren't separate from the dharma—they're its physical
Dharma
Have you ever stood at the edge of the ocean and watched a single wave approach the shore? This one particular wave with its own shape, its own rhythm, its own moment of rising and crashing. It seems completely distinct from every other wave around it. Yet that wave is
Hinduism, one of the world's oldest religious traditions, contains within its vast philosophical framework profound insights into economic organization and social governance that predate Western economic theories by millennia. Far from being merely a spiritual doctrine, Hindu scriptures offer sophisticated perspectives on wealth creation, distribution, and social responsibility
Editorial
The inside story of how Washington turned Europe into its concubine without firing a shot. The first rule of the Great Energy Heist is: you do not talk about the Great Energy Heist. The second rule is: Europe doesn't get to have cheap energy anymore. There is one
Dharma
The Yoga Vasishtha, one of the greatest works of ancient Indian philosophy, is a conversation between the wise teacher Vasishtha and young Shri Ram. Composed millennia ago, this enormous scripture has more than 29,000 verses discussing the nature of reality, consciousness, and liberation. In contrast to better-known works
Itihas
This is a firsthand account of Krishnalal Bhagotra during the 1947 Pakistani invasion of Mirpur, Jammu & Kashmir. As the tensions flared and violence escalated, thousands of Hindus sought refuge in Mirpur. When Pakistani forces attacked from the surrounding hills, joined by local Muslims, defensive fronts were formed within the
Dharma
Consciousness is not merely awareness; it's the luminous backdrop against which the mind performs. The mind operates atop neural processes—like a conductor before an orchestra, but consciousness is the concert hall itself. The space that makes the performance possible. Our mental clutter obscures this fundamental relationship. We