Of all living faiths and traditions in the world, probably only Hindus keep the god of love in their divine pantheon. Kamadeva and his wife, Rati (desire), retain a powerful grip on the Hindu imagination on account of their painful association with Parvati’s quest for Shiva, and the more joyous … Read More
After hectic advocacy by Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Burma Campaign, UK, British MPs John Bercow and Baroness Caroline Cox met a Chin group on the India-Myanmar border last month, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. Earlier in May 2007, the House of … Read More
Tulsidas marvelled “it is impossible to keep count of the Ramakathas in the world” (Ramakatha kai miti jaga nahi). Valmiki’s account of the evolution of Indian society’s moral and cultural codes, notions of kingship and the limits of political power, and above all, integration of land and people into a … Read More
If Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had not been assassinated by Hindus aggrieved that the Partition of Bharat Mata had taken place, not “over my dead body” as he promised, but over the mutilated remains of millions of men, women, and children, there would have been no hope of Hindu affirmation in … Read More
