Our Civilizational Imprints From Bharat To Japan: Limiting Boundaries Is Relinquishing Cultures

Our Civilizational Imprints From Bharat To Japan: Limiting Boundaries Is Relinquishing Cultures

From the ancient times till present-day diplomacy, civilizational exchanges and acculturation have played a significant role in establishing and renewing inter-nationstate relationships. This article explores the relationship between Bharat and Japan within the purview of civilizational linkages and thus highlights upon the reach Bharat, as a civilization, has on the cultural land of Japan.

Purandara Dasa’s Wife: Ushering A Miserly Rich Trader Into A Tamboori-Wielding Mendicant Saint-Poet

Purandara Dasa’s Wife: Ushering A Miserly Rich Trader Into A Tamboori-Wielding Mendicant Saint-Poet

This the story of Purandara Dasa's wife Saraswati Bai, the woman who transformed a rich miser who sat on wealth for his entire life into a barefoot mendicant Dasa of Sri Hari. Purandasa Dasa, also known as the 'pitamah of Carnatic music', is known to have composed 4,75,000 devotional songs, all attributed to Purandara Vitthala, of which at least 1,000 songs still survive.

ARE TRIBALS HINDUS?

ARE TRIBALS HINDUS?

In this essay, Dr. Pingali Gopal tries to understand how the narrative surrounding the continuing debate on the status of the tribals of India and how they connect to 'mainstream' Hinduism, which he believes is solely aimed at breaking India, is playing out in the legal, constitutional, social, and religious contexts.