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Original essays written in English and approved translations from Hindi, newest edition first. Where a term of shastra matters in a translation, the Hindi original is authoritative.

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News & Media

The entire world is flooded with chelas (disciples)

The whole world is overflowing with *chelas* (disciples). Wherever you cast your gaze, there are *chelas* and more *chelas*. Cyan, magenta, violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red—every color of *chelas*, yes, even infrared and ultraviolet *chelas*. *Chelas* by the dozen, *chelas* by the kilo. *Chelas* of Congress, of BJP, of Ambedkar, of Mohammad, of Jesus, of Gautama Buddha, of Marx, of Osho, of Stalin, of Gandhi

23 October 2026 · 4 min read

Dharma & Culture

25 June 1983 - Unprecedented, Unexpected, Unforgettable

25 June 1983.... A match played between the greatest and most dominating team in cricket history and an emerging team, for lifting the biggest trophy in cricket..... The final of the third Cricket World Cup... West Indies had won both the previous World Cups... Captain Clive Lloyd had in the 1975 final against Austra

23 October 2026 · 4 min read

Sanskrit & Shastra

'The Restless Monkey' is a trove of scientific errors

Recently, an emerging writer on Facebook, Vijay Singh Thakurai, wrote a book on science titled *Bechain Bandar*. *Bechain Bandar* was warmly received on Facebook, especially within that segment which had remained distant from science. A controversy also erupted over the book hurting dharmic sentiments. Because in a book on science, dhar...

23 October 2026 · 5 min read

Dharma & Culture

Will an Amendment to the POCSO Act Ensure Justice?

Under immense pressure generated in the aftermath of the so-called Kathua rape incident, the government introduced an ordinance amending the POCSO Act to incorporate even more stringent provisions. Following this amendment, clamour has been rising for the death penalty in all cases of rape, with people questioning why hanging should not be mandated across the board. However, n

23 October 2026 · 7 min read

Dharma & Culture

Six Reasons Why You Must Read 'Anuurag' by Jyoti Tiwari

“Anuurag” is the English translation of Amazon Bestseller “Anurag” and is the story of Anurag Tiwari, late brother of the author Jyoti Tiwari. Anuurag is the extraordinary story of an ordinary man. The book moves you to tears as you read about the journey of Anurag narrated by

23 October 2026 · 2 min read

Balasaheb Deoras: Sarsanghchalak Who Made Sangh Nationwide
Politics & History

Balasaheb Deoras: Sarsanghchalak Who Made Sangh Nationwide

The third Sarsanghchalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Shri Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras, alias Balasaheb Deoras, is known as a pioneer of ‘social upliftment through samajik samrasta (social harmony) and service activities.’ From childhood to the final moments of his life, to eliminate the malpractices, disparities, and deprivations rampant in society, he...

23 October 2026 · 5 min read

Politics & History

Sterlite Tech to Develop Indian Navy Communication Network

GURUGRAM, India, February 27, 2018: A Rs 3500-crore system integration project will equip the Indian Navy with a digital communication network on par with the most modern naval forces globally. Sterlite Tech [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], a global technology leader in web-scale digital networks,

23 October 2026 · 3 min read

Sanskrit & Shastra

The True Deity of Justice: The Blind Goddess or Shani Dev?

If, by fortune or misfortune, you have ever stepped into those cacophonous din-houses of Indian justice—which under delusion we often call 'temples of justice'—you would frequently have had darshan (beholding of a deity) of the blindfolded goddess of justice. By fortune, should you be an established advocate or a judge; and by misfortune, should you be a beleaguered litigant—

23 October 2026 · 3 min read

Dharma & Culture

Why the Ban on Sanskrit Prayers in Kendriya Vidyalayas?

Why the ban on the Sanskrit prayer in Kendriya Vidyalayas? असतो मा सदगमय ॥ तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ॥ मृत्योर्मामृतम् गमय ॥ Lead us from untruth to truth. Lead us from darkness to light. Lead us from death to immortality. Lead me from falsehood to truth, Lead me from darkness to light, Lead me from death to immortality.

23 October 2026 · 5 min read

Politics & History

Srinivasa Ramanujan: Who Truly Knew the "Infinite"

22 December marks the birth anniversary of the great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, who is counted among the world’s greatest mathematicians, and who commands the same stature in the realm of mathematics as Albert Einstein does in science. Many of the sutras (formulae) or theorems penned by him remain unsolved to this day.

23 October 2026 · 6 min read

Dharma & Culture

Swami Shraddhanand Is Even More Relevant Today

To defend Vedic dharma (righteous order), Vedic culture, and the Arya jati (people), to revive it from a moribund state, making it once again vibrant and dynamic, and to raise it to the supreme summit, the Arya Samaj has made hundreds of sacrifices. And the foremost blossom in its front rank is Swami Shraddhanand Saraswati, whose 23 Dec

23 October 2026 · 11 min read

Sanskrit & Shastra

Wondrous is the divine tradition of asthi visarjan (immersion of cremated remains) in Ganga Ji!

It was in 1999 that my elder brother developed bleeding piles. Despite undergoing every level of treatment, these piles took the form of Hemorrhoids (gudachir). In this condition, the anal canal becomes excoriated. One can well imagine how agonizing an affliction this is. A definitive cure for all manner of anorectal disorders at Delhi’s Unani Tibbia College

23 October 2026 · 5 min read

Dharma & Culture

Who is Maharshi Vedavyasa? Let Us Find Out

The Saga of the Puranas, Part 2: A massive propaganda campaign has been spread among Hindus that the Puranas (sacred histories) authored by Veda Vyasa are modern texts. It is evident from the very name *Purana* that it pertains to that which is ancient. Erasing a culture's history in order to destroy it has been an age-old tradition; denigrating the Puranas is an extension of that very practice.

23 October 2026 · 3 min read

Sanskrit & Shastra

Anupam Mishra - Father of Ponds, Wells, and Stepwells

Anupam Mishra – Father of ponds, wells, and stepwells. Seeking the musk hidden within its own navel, the deer keeps running hither and thither, yet it never finds contentment. In the same way, man keeps running after development, yet his ambition remains unfulfilled. In this frantic race, that very navel in which development lay hidden, man...

23 October 2026 · 5 min read

Sanskrit & Shastra

Why Is Gita Press Targeted by Breaking India Forces?

About six months ago, I read an article on Gita Press published by the BBC. The piece concocted the specious argument that the printing press known as Gita Press was working on a mission to forge a Hindu India. Subsequently, I read yet another article titled "Gita Press's Talibani Thinking on Women." Having read both articles, my mind...

23 October 2026 · 7 min read

News & Media

If You Wish to Survive, Stop the Live Tiger's Release

The tempest of Salman Bhai—the era of *Jaadugar* and *Ajooba* has arrived. Watching the trailer of *Tiger Zinda Hai*, one gets the impression that if one wishes to survive, one had better prevent this living tiger from being released. *Tubelight* dealt a massive blow to his stardom. After a second jolt, much like Shah Rukh, he will have to invest his own money to keep the film running so that the bra—

23 October 2026 · 3 min read

Sanskrit & Shastra

AIDS Statistics and the Business of Fearmongering

This was a time when food was eaten at home and bowels were relieved in the open fields; to say nothing of ‘Sheila’s youth’ or ‘Munni’s infamy’, neither had even been born yet. It was during such times that one day, two brothers, Babban and Daddan, set out on a bicycle with a sack of harad (myrobalan) to sell. The whole day passed, and not even a single paseri (traditional measure of five seers) of harad was sold. Night was

23 October 2026 · 8 min read

Dharma & Culture

Earning Money versus Providing for a Family

Feminists argue that since women have now become capable of earning money, they should not be considered inferior to men, and this constitutes their definition of Gender Equality. Yet they are either forgetting certain realities or wilfully choosing to remain oblivious to them. First and foremost, merely earning money and, through those earnings, supporting a family...

23 October 2026 · 2 min read

Politics & History

Arya Ashfaqulla Khan – An Unexplored Aspect of His Life

October 22 marks the birth anniversary of Amar Shaheed Ashfaqulla Khan, a resplendent nakshatra (lunar mansion) in our nation's revolutionary lineage. The dearest friend of Amar Shaheed Ram Prasad 'Bismil', this hutatma (martyr) played a momentous role in the Kakori incident. The British administration prosecuted him, and on 19 December 1927

23 October 2026 · 4 min read

Prem Nath Dogra: Who Foiled Sheikh Abdullah's Conspiracies
Politics & History

Prem Nath Dogra: Who Foiled Sheikh Abdullah's Conspiracies

From the accession of Kashmir to India down to the present day, the prevailing conditions in Kashmir and the continuous occurrence of incidents inciting treason, talk of Kashmir’s "azadi" (freedom), and the waving of Pakistani flags are deeply concerning—and in such times, one is reminded of that revered personality who, alongside Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee,

23 October 2026 · 11 min read

Politics & History

Journalist Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Inspired Bhagat and Azad

Literature has always played a prominent role in society. During the swadhinata andolan (freedom movement), the flame of kranti (revolution) present in newspapers and journals was no less intense than that of the krantikaris (revolutionaries). While the writings published in them provided a strong foundation for the freedom movement, they also accomplished the vital task of jan jagaran (public awakening) among the people.

23 October 2026 · 8 min read

Dharma & Culture

Mata Sita Compared Ravana to These 6 Animals

Nowadays, Ravana is being glorified among Hindus with great cunning, and the falsehood is being spread that Ravana never touched a woman, that if he harboured lust, he also possessed restraint, and so forth—so that Ravana may be proven a man of character, and people may be led away from Shri Ram and drawn closer to the rakshasa (demon) Ravana.

23 October 2026 · 3 min read