Understanding the threat posed by predatory ideologies is a must if Hinduism is to survive in the future.
Author: Kavita Krishna (Kavita Krishna)
Suryanar Kovil, Kumbakonam – Part 2
It is tough to preserve and maintain one's cultural standards when derision is all you get from the so-called progressive-minded.
Suryanar Kovil, Kumbakonam – Part 1
The attraction towards a so-called modern outlook is hard to resist as one struggles to retain the traditions of one's ancestors.
Arasavalli Suryanarayana Temple – Part 2
Surya Devta requires us to not shirk our responsibility but fight against those who try to dismantle this great civilization at every step.
Arasavalli Suryanarayana Temple – Part 1
As control of Hindu temples by the government gets more widespread, temple priests find it harder and harder to continue their ancestral occupation.
Memoirs of a Kondh in Konark – Part 3
Surya Devta once again rises up in his abode at the Konark Sun Temple.
Memoirs of a Kondh in Konark – Part 2
The idea of severing ties with their ancient culture seems to have easily for those who have converted, now leading a life bereft of any roots.
Memoirs of a Kondh in Konark – Part 1
The evangelizing forces that have swarmed through the tribal belt ensure that the indigenous way of life is nothing but a distant memory.
‘Flight of the Deity’ from Martand Temple, Kashmir – Part 3
Tilak was banned, janeu was forbidden, Hindu clothes could no longer be worn, temples could not be built or renovated...and of course a foreign tongue and script rode roughshod over Kashmiri and Sharada, despite such desperate attempts at usurping a beauteous land from its original inhabitants, it did not perish.
‘Flight of the Deity’ from Martand Temple, Kashmir – Part 2
The night was endless, and the ground shaky, the waters seemed to invite her to jump in and not resurface ever, yet dawn broke with its promise for brightness, shining its orbs on the cragged edges of the Zabarwan, and as she looked towards Mahadev’s peak, she prayed for his assistance.