The Arthaśāstra's exposition of state craft and intelligence gathering showed Kautilya's remarkable acumen and his treatise as the high-water mark of Indian polity.
Buddha, Shankara and Vivekananda – Milestones of Indian spirituality
The three great sages of the Indic spiritual tradition, while reacting to the times they lived in, gave expression to the same truth in different ways.
Integral Yoga – The All in One Yoga
Yoga teaches us how we can grow spiritually through the work that we do, and how we can use every event in life for spiritual growth.
How NCERT covers up Islam’s role in temple destruction
NCERT history textbooks have progressed from a total denial of temple and idol destruction to a too clever by half cover-up of the Islamic roots of iconoclasm by Muslim invaders.
On Moksha – The ultimate freedom
The desire for absolute freedom lies at the bottom of all worldly ambition. Moksha is that freedom.
Ram Temple and the ‘Idea of India’
In this first of a two part interview, we speak with Dr Koenraad Elst about his areas of research, his books and his interest in Indian history, triggered by the politics around the Ram Temple in the late eighties.
Politics and the writing of textbook
A look at how history textbooks in India were shaped to suit the political narrative of those in power.
Is India’s National Anthem secular?
Survey of the origins of the various National Anthems in Europe and a study of the final choice for the Indian anthem throws up interesting questions and amusing answers.
In defense of Aghora
Aghora is a path of spiritual realization that defies convention, questions authority and shuns society by embracing the Universe.
The problem of evil – A Vedantic perspective
The problem of good and evil stems from a dualistic view of the Universe that sees the creator as a separate benevolent being personally dispensing justice from the heavens.