Once sought for their extraordinary talents in the creative arts, now reduced to a forgettable chapter in India's history, the Devadasis have endured it all.
Year: 2015
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Forefathers of Transcendentalism
How a mentor and his disciple of newly independent America were inspired by Indian thought to give birth to the nation's first philosophical view.
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Agastya Muni – Lost in the ages but found today
Of the seven Saptharishis obligated with a mission to spread the spiritual process to the world, one traveled south of Himalayas into the southern peninsula and deeply impacted the spiritual life of the region.
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Age of Empires version 2.0
British and Islamic conquests of India were achieved through fundamentally different strategies and both continue to influence contemporary politics in India in different ways.
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An open letter to Ma Durga
How the original 'idea of India' is no different from the reverence for Durga, the mother of the Universe.
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Who is Shiva?
Shiva is nothingness and is also the Adi Yogi, the first Yogi, guru of all other yogic masters we know. His greatest gift to the world is his guide to the inner world.