Hari Ravikumar

This piece is an unfortunate result of someone who understands neither heritage nor the very concept.

The deity is deeply connected with the life of the agricultural people.

It might not be all that strange if one foresees a Third World War as Crusades 2.0.

Its spiritualisation by our ancients also seems to have a practical value.

Freedom of speech is not unconditional. There will be restrictions.

It was responsible for creating an ecosystem of debate and honest inquiry.

This illuminating story of Kaushika and Dharmavyadha covers some of the most fundamental truths of life.

Far more than religious reasons, it has been seen as a taboo because of our cultural mindset.

While we can be respectful of gurus who help make a difference, we must be careful not to deify them.

A human lifetime is insufficient to read them all even if that was the only thing we did.

Vedic seers knew the inevitable couln't be averted, so they tried to delay it.

Five lessons from the consummate all-rounder.

These are a set of samskaras conducted at significant points of time of a person's existence.

It takes a lot of focus and patience to cut down all the junk food that our brain consumes.

When nothing seems to belong to a single person and every aspect is a result of toil of many others, can we even define an individual?

It is the very foundation of everything.

Wisdom and insight are acquired and part of the person's fundamental characteristics.

The religion, in traditional times, rarely clashed with science.

Every religion has a contextual section which needs to be upgraded over time.

Gods and goddesses, in essence, represent certain qualities in human beings.

The dialogue between the eldest Pandava and Yama proves that he was worthy to be the king of Hastinapur.

An episode from the Ayodhya Kanda shows that the young prince had already won over many personal battles.

While some of the claims are in the realm of the hyperbole, many of them seem to ring true today.

It requires some effort to find a balance between the traditional principles and modern values.

Often we are forced to take a call out of compulsion or other emotional bindings - we need to learn how our decisions will lead to a greater good.

We must be careful while applying this approach because it can easily lead us astray from our primary purpose.

It is changeless, formless, and beyond thought.

While many of them are standalone compositions by various poets, some of them are extracts from major works of poetry.

He knows that triumph and disaster are the two sides of the same coin.

It is noteworthy that the vedas form the basis for the three schools of thought.