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Poor MF Hussain cannot draw the Gods or saints of Islam for fear of his violent Muslim brethren who will declare a fatwa and perhaps murder him in no time at all. Perhaps that is why he devotes his artistic love to Hindu Gods. But the extremism, so characteristic...
Christian churches and missionaries have perpetually recognized Hinduism as a huge threat and have therefore not lost any chance through the centuries in maligning it by terming it as devil worship. Though this is not as common today as before, I was reminded of it when the Russian Orthodox...
Vedic Age seems to be the Utopia that some Hindus hang on to. All the modern ills of society, they claim, can be cured by a return to the Vedic traditions. I vehemently disagree! Vedic Age does appear in our legends and histories as a time when the society...
Skepticism, Atheism and Agnosticism are integral parts of Hinduism – this is one of the biggest reason that Hinduism appeals to me. That it is not based on faith, but is founded on logic and reason. It leaves me spellbound that the last line of a very famous hymn...
Dear friends – wish you all a very happy Diwali! It’s late, but there’s still 5 minutes of Diwali left. Hope you’ve enjoyed bursting crackers safely. I want to start hindublog on this auspicious day hoping the future will be long and comfortable for it. Will come back with...
This is a hilarious article written by India’s Consul General at SFO about an event on a plane. “I am a Hindu. Do you know anything about it?” I asked, though it was clear that to even begin to explain the concepts and complexities of something so alien to...
I just couldn’t help posting this here. I read it and was so mesmerized by the extremely logical interpretation of the symbolism of the Shiva-Ganesha-Parvati story. You have to read it again and again to understand and admire the beauty of Sanatana Dharma! All praise to our scholarly ancestors...
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