It is normally stated, nowadays even more pronouncedly, that rituals are a waste of time and money. However, it’s at best a secular thought and, at worst, a thought devoid of any thinking. Humans cannot live without rituals. It is rituals that give meaning and joy to human life. EvenContinue Reading
The modern ideas of sovereign nation-state & individual liberty were born in countries like France, Holland, Germany, Italy & Spain. However, the western materialistic & reductionist worldview narrowed down the concept of state & liberty. Nation-states have divided humanity. The liberty of a person is curtailed by the restrictions ofContinue Reading
Women’s bodies have always been part of the terrain of conflict In ancient India, women enjoyed equal status with men in major fields of life and received the same education and rights as men. Many tribes and communities, like the Nairs in Kerala and the Khasis and Garos in Meghalaya,Continue Reading
The Indic culture of Bharat has always been a torch bearer for various societies around the world seeking the core essence of life. Societies counting from Greeks, Anatolians, Egyptians, Arabs, and Persians to far east lands of Tibet, Indo-China & Mangolia have been the sinks of cultural & spiritual normsContinue Reading
In ancient times, it is said that Nagas came from China and settled in the hills of Nagaland. The name Naga is derived from Burmese Naka (pierced ear) and has no connection with Naga Sadhus or Naga (snakes) whatsoever. During the 18th century, Ahoms rule in Assam began to waneContinue Reading
In stark contrast to the Abrahamic occidental worldview Dharmic indigenous cultures have always been worshipping different manifestations of the feminine. In Bhāratam this started as the worship of Grama Devis (Village tutelary goddess) & Kul Devis (family lineage goddess). The Belan Valley in Uttar Pradesh has been identified as anContinue Reading
As an environmental activist who was deplatformed from a speaking venue by transactivists, in 2013 I developed curiosity about the power of this group to force this development. A year later, when Time magazine announced a transgender tipping point on its cover, I had already begun to examine the money behind theContinue Reading
Its a story told not so long ago in human history. It is for everyone but is very important for Indians to know it. It affects their growth, peace and development. BACKGROUND It was the year 595 AD, in Mecca, the hottest inhabited city on the planet, that a 25Continue Reading
The wealthy, powerful, and sometimes very weird Pritzker cousins have set their sights on a new God-like goal: using gender ideology to remake human biologyContinue Reading
LONDON — They established a global business empire that stretched across three continents, and became friends and confidants of Britain’s aristocracy and royal family. But the Sassoon dynasty, which made its millions as traders in opium, cotton, tea and silk, stemmed not from London, Paris or New York — butContinue Reading