The Mahabharata, as well as the Hitopadesha, both depict how secular liberal societies fail to address the challenge of intransigent and invasive dogmas.
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Hindu society is trapped by its own slogan
The incessant need to put all religions in the same bracket has done more harm than good for Hindu society.
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Philosophy of Hindu Marriage
The concept of marriage has been elaborately laid-out in Hinduism but does it still have its place in modern society?
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Standing up for the Purusha Sukta
Hindus have long been made to feel ashamed of the Purusha Sukta's casteist elements even though they have no reason to in reality.
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The Public Ignoramus
Decades of self-loathing has denied the younger generation access to its magnificent Indian heritage.
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The textbook vision of Indian History
The vision of history propagated by the school and college textbooks in India is a caricature of the real past, explicitly serving the political goals of Marxism.
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Significance of Hindu Society
Despite suffering from repeated invasions and a degenerative climate in their society, Hindus have still managed to sustain their culture, though the future is dependent upon their will to conserve it.
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Danger! Educated Gypsy
Ian Hancock's book on the Romani people, who trace their origins to India, is an instructive account of Romani history, identity and the challenges they face in the quasi-hostile environs of the modern West.
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Women in Hinduism: Portrayal & Preaching
Hinduism has always held women in high regard, quite unlike the negative image portrayed by modern society.