Dr Pingali Gopal encapsulates an old debate about the nature of Hinduism.
Year: 2022
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The Sword of Kali by Chittaranjan Naik: Part 1
Dr Pingali Gopal encapsulates an old debate about the nature of Hinduism.
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Sardar Patel and Hindu Dhimmitude
While politically unifying India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel inadvertently paved the way for the evisceration of Hindu civilization.
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On the Impossibility of Refuting or Confirming the Arguments about the Caste System
Dr Pingali Gopal summarizes an important paper by Dr Sufiya Pathan and Dr Dunkin Jalki.
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Confiscating Our Gods: How State Antipathy, Disguised as Passivity, Is Undermining India’s (Hindu) Heritage
Since a civilisation is established by its people, if the community can no longer identify itself under any banner, the civilisation and, ultimately, the State perish. Under such conditions, the future of Indic culture is bleak.
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Viśvarūpadarśanam – Its Significance and Relevance
The significance and relevance of Viśvarūpadarśanam in the light of Sri Aurobindo's commentary.
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Questioning the Statue of Equality
Contrary to what Ramanuja’s statue’s name might suggest, his goal was not equality but Liberation.
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The Deity: D-scale of Dharma
On objects like vessels, over time sediments accrete and coat the surface. The process of removing the accretions and restoring the shine is known as 'descaling.' Similarly with Deities, over time sentiments and fallacies have formed a layer over our beliefs. This D-Scale can be used to assess that and clean our attitudes towards the deities.
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Hamvira Deva: The forgotten warrior-prince of Odisha
A brief narrative of the valorous warrior-prince Hamvira Deva of Odisha's famous Suryavamsa Gajapati dynasty.