In this review of "Hindu Love Stories" by Aditi Banerjee, we learn about the author's motivation behind writing the book; and her treatment of her characters. She brings forth the popular tales, as well as some lesser known ones; and shows us that some of the lore known to us as tales of duty and surrender can also be viewed from the Hindu view of love, which is very different from the single-hued romantic love marketed by the West.
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December 20, 2018August 26, 2020PERSPECTIVE
Brahmanism 103: The Discovery of Bharat-Mata as Adi Shakti-pith
Mata as Adi Shakti-pith
Surya discovered Bharat-Mata and the Ṛta is the pattern in which She brings Maya as Adi-Purush and Adi-Shakti still continue to discover each other.
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October 6, 2018May 1, 2021TRAVELOGUE
Thillai Nataraja – The Regenerative Force of Life
The boundless Shakti present in Chidambaram helps our consciousness to come out of its slumber and start the regeneration process.
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September 21, 2017August 26, 2020ESSAY
नव-दुर्गा (Nav-Durga)
By: Anju Juneja
शक्ति की अभिव्यक्ति, देवी माँ के नौ रूपों से दर्शायी जाती है।
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June 9, 2017August 26, 2020ESSAY
Women in Vedic Culture
By: Stephen Knapp
The respect and honour that vedic traditions had for women needs to be preserved, in order to address the turbulence which exists in modern society.
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December 28, 2016August 26, 2020COMMENTARY
The one who stands apart
Bhairava, the terrifying form of Shiva, inspires fear as he strikes at the root of all fear, the ego.