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What does the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) do and believe? When I was young, a person gave a speech on smoking at school. That speech was so powerful that for many years afterwards I used to think that smoking is the root of all the world's problems. I believed that the day smoking ends, the world w
23 October 2026 · 7 min read
'The Authentic Introduction of Shri Sutaji' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Chief Priest - Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilabujan, Ayodhya Guide: Sarveshreshwar Jayaditya panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya.
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
'Introduction to Maharshi Valmiki' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Principal: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Guide: Shrisarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the groundbreaking ceremony (shilanyas) for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
'Gavarchanaprayogah' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya' Chief Priest: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilapujan, Ayodhya Advisor: Shrisarveshvara Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest who had Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi perform the shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, Acharya Shri Ga
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
'Gavo Jaganmatarah' (Cows are the mothers of the universe) Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak 'Vedadyacharya', Principal - Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shilab Pujan, Ayodhya. Guide: Sarveshvara Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur. The chief priest Acharya Shri Gan
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
Shri Surabhi Stotravali Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Chief Acharya — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya; Shri Vrindavan Dham Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur The chief priest officiating the foundation stone laying of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
'Shri Surabhi Yaga Paddhati' Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Chief Acharya — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan (foundation stone consecration), Ayodhya Guide: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchangam (traditional almanac), Jaipur Chief Priest Acharya Sh... conducting the shilanyas (foundation stone laying) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
॥ नमः प्रकृत्यै ॥ (Salutations to Prakriti) Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ Mukhya Acharya — Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan, Ayodhya Advisor: Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang (traditional almanac), Jaipur Chief priest Acharya Shri conducting the shilanyas (foundation stone-laying) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
23 October 2026 · 13 min read
Author: Pandit Gangadhar Pathak ‘Vedadyacharya’ (teacher of the foremost Vedas) (Chief Acharya [preceptor] of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Shila Pujan [consecration of the foundation stone], Ayodhya) Chief Priest Acharya Shri Gangadhar Pathak conducting the Shilanyas (laying of the foundation stone) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. साङ्गोपाङ्गाय वेदाय ज्योतिषां ज्योतिषे नमः । सूर्याय सूर्यसि... (Salutations to the Veda with all its limbs and sub-limbs, and to the light of all lights [Jyotisha]. Salutations to the Sun, to the Surya...)
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
In *Panchasiddhantika*-1/3 1 by Varahamihira, one of the navaratnas (nine gems) of Vikramaditya, the Surya Siddhanta was designated as the “Saura” Siddhanta, and in *Panchasiddhantika*-1/4 2 it was called the “Savitra” Siddhanta. Therefore, according to Varahamihira, Savita—the Vedic deity of the Gayatri Mantra—is himself the exponent of the Surya Siddhanta, and his
23 October 2026 · 5 min read
Brihaspati Kavach Salutations to Shri Ganesha. Of this Shri Brihaspati Kavacha stotra-mantra, Ishvara is the Rishi (seer), Anushtup is the chhandas (meter), Guru is the devata (deity), *Gam* is the bija (seed syllable), *Shri* is the shakti (potency), *Kleem* is the kilaka (pinion), and the viniyoga (application) is through recitation for the propitiation of Guru. अभीष्टफलदं देवं सर्वज्ञं सुरपूजितम् । अक्षमालाधरं शान्तं प्रणमामि बृहस्पतिम् ॥ 1 ॥ I bow to Brihaspati, the serene deity who bestows desired fruits, the omniscient one worshipped by the devas, holding an akshamala (rosary). May Brihaspati protect my head, my fore...
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
Brihaspati Stotra Salutations to Shri Ganesha. Of this Shri Brihaspati Stotra, Gritsamada is the rishi (seer), Anushtup is the chhandas (metre), Brihaspati is the devata (presiding deity); the viniyoga (ritual application) is recitation for propitiating Brihaspati. गुरुर्बृहस्पतिर्जीवः सुराचार्यो विदांवरः । वागीशो धिषणो दीर्घश्मश्रुः पीताम्बरो युवा ॥ 1 ॥ Guru, Brihaspati, Jiva, preceptor of the suras (gods), foremost among the wise; lord of speech, embodiment of intellect, possessing a long beard, robed in yellow garments, youthful. (1) सुधादृष्टिर्ग्रहाधीशो ग्रहपीडापहारकः । दयाकर Whose glance is nectar, sovereign among the grahas (planets), dispeller of planetary afflictions, compassionate...
23 October 2026 · 1 min read
Church-controlled media has played a major role in preventing the true character and nature of India from reaching the Christian populace or the Western world. Having achieved complete success through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this apparatus had become exceedingly brazen and a "character maker". The Western propaganda apparatus possessed church-driven vas...
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
◆Samvat 2078 is Rakshasa Samvatsara (year of the sixty-year Jovian cycle)◆ ◆Why the Dispute Over Lupta-Samvatsara (the elided Jovian year)?◆ — Acharya Shri Vinay Jha, Tri-skandha Jyotirvid (scholar of the three branches of Jyotisha), Surya-Siddhantic mathematician; Patron, Akhil Bharatiya Vidwat Parishad, Varanasi; Mathematician, Aditya Panchang (traditional almanac) (Kashi), Shri Sarveshwara Jayaditya Panchang (Jaipur), etc., ... of Aditya Panchang
23 October 2026 · 8 min read
Humble Request - Shri Nimbark Parishad is respectfully informed that by the infinite grace of our revered deities Thakur Shri Govinddevji and Thakur Shri Sarasbihariji, Rajasthan's only panchang (traditional almanac) based on the ancient mathematics of the *Surya Siddhanta*, the *Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang*, is published from Jaipur by Shri Nimbark Parishad...
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
From the upcoming Samvat 2078, it has been decided by Shri Nimbark Parishad, Jaipur, in collaboration with the Central Sanskrit University, Jaipur Campus, to publish Rajasthan's sole Surya-siddhantic panchang (traditional almanac), 'Shri Sarveshwar Jayaditya Panchang'. For this purpose, regarding the vrat (religious fasts), parva (festivals), utsava (celebrations), muhurta (auspicious timings), etc., in the panchang
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
Testing Acharya Jagannatha’s literary understanding, "रमणीयार्थ-प्रतिपादक: शब्द: काव्यं" (poetry is that word whose sense is delightful), against the touchstone of modernity, it can be said: "Literature is the chained presentation of thoughts yielding a beautiful meaning, encompassing the sentiments of lokakalyana (universal welfare) while realistically portraying social dimensions." Viewed from this perspective, jyo
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
If you ever attend a military funeral or memorial service, you can see groups of soldiers proudly holding rifles. Then, at a specific time, they aim their weapons at the sky and fire. This practice is quite common around the world and with many traditions,
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
Ganguly, who took over the reins of the Indian cricket team as captain in 2000, is credited with pioneering many things. From bringing about a paradigm shift in the team's style of play to fully backing his preferred players in the squad, to instilling aggression in the team...
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
The World Health Organization has warned that by 2050, one in four people in the world's population will suffer from hearing problems. The first global report on hearing capacity states that the causes of many problems—such as infections, diseases, birth defects, noise, and negative lifestyle changes—
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
According to his former intelligence chief, Fidel Castro survived at least 634 attempts on his life. Whether or not that figure is accurate, the Cuban dictator successfully thwarted numerous and bizarre assassination plots orchestrated by the CIA. Here we examine 6 major ones and
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
The connection between heat and bad behavior has long been assumed theoretically, and is now being supported by science as well. And this is truly not very good news. Most scientists agree: the world is getting warmer every year. This means not only greater difficulty for individuals p
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
Since the beginning of the 20th century, ethnic minority interest groups have played a significant role in United States foreign policy. One faction that stands out at the forefront in terms of influence is the pro-Israel lobby. For decades, America's support for Israel has been an established truth, but ever s
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
Among the grave failures of democracy in our country is the rising menace of communism, which is an avowed enemy of the democratic constitution. Lest they lag behind the communists in their economic appeal to the public, in this endeavor our leaders themselves also...
23 October 2026 · 5 min read
As far as Christians are concerned, to a superficial observer they appear not merely entirely harmless, but rather the very embodiment of love and compassion for humanity. Their discourses are replete with terms like 'seva' (selfless service) and 'human salvation', and from them it appears as if that omnipotent...
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
Shri Guruji’s explicit view regarding the inherent disposition of Muslims and the impending national crisis arising therefrom is found in his book *Vichar Navaneet* (*Bunch of Thoughts*); Shri Guruji says, “After Partition, there are many who say that the Muslim problem no longer exists at all. Pakistan
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
The initial objective of cooperative banks in India has been to provide small loans to rural and remote areas as well as to economically weaker urban populations, and to keep them free from usurers and middlemen. Due to this distinct nature of cooperative banks, their regulation was different from commercial banks. People
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
When Shri Ram, along with Sitaji and Lakshmanji, came to take permission to go to the forest from Dashrathji and Maharishi Vashistha, the cruel Kaikeyi immediately brought valkal vastra (garments made of bark) for all three of them. Shri Ram and Lakshmanji donned the cheera vastra (garments of torn cloth/bark), but when Sitaji began to wear those garments, all the women started weeping and [appealed] to Shri Ram
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
Yudhishthira Ji asked Bhagavan Shri Krishna — "O Purushottama (supreme among men)! Upon whom are you meditating? This is indeed a matter of great wonder. Is all well with the three worlds? The prana-vayu (vital breath) residing in your body has come to a standstill. Your hair is standing on end. You are not moving in the slightest. Madhava! You, like wood, a wall, and stone..."
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
Microsoft allows typing in its Mangal font (Devanagari), but neither typing nor copy-pasting is possible in Mithilakshara of the SMP plane, because LOOKUP has been restricted in its Word, without which typing in any Indian script is impossible, because in Indian scripts, mu
23 October 2026 · 10 min read
Nowadays news reports frequently appear regarding atrocities against Hindus and the exodus of Hindus in the Muslim-majority regions of Mewat. How did this region, extending across Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, which was once 100% Hindu, reach a state where the population of Hindus is so sparse and their strength so diminished?
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
Pakistan was created on the basis of that principle of religious fanaticism which holds that Islam cannot coexist with any other culture. This same principle has been the main motivating force of its Constitution. Amidst the partition taking place amidst slaughter, killing and rape, the nascent Islamic state of Pak
23 October 2026 · 5 min read
When Bhagwan Shri Ram was leaving for the forest, all the people of the city began to follow him. Among those people were three types of Brahmanas: some were elders by age (vayovridha), some were elders by knowledge (jnanavridha), and others were elders by austerity (tapovridha). Among the elders by age, some were so old that their heads shook upon their necks. Those Brahmanas were calling out from afar— O swift one!
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
Very few people are aware that while Akbar had mandirs (temples) demolished in his kingdom, he did not permit the construction of mandirs. Even Sant Tulsidasji was not granted permission to build a Hanuman mandir. When Tulsidasji constructed a Hanuman mandir within the precincts of the palace in Varanasi, Akbar issued orders for its demolition as well—
23 October 2026 · 14 min read
Tactics like the Nobel Prize have been openly used in the propagation and promotion of Western culture. Tolstoy was not awarded the Nobel Prize so as not to offend the Russian Tsar, even though everyone in the West, too, has always acknowledged that there was no greater writer in the world than him. The Nobel Prize
23 October 2026 · 10 min read
“Ayodhya” means that which cannot be conquered through war. Babur attacked, demolished the temple, and built a mosque; Aurangzeb demolished three other ancient temples there, yet until 1858 it remained under the control of armed sadhus who never permitted any Muslim to offer namaz at the birthplace of Ram Lalla. Queen Vict
23 October 2026 · 8 min read
“Should today's youth do strength exercises like push-ups, squats, etc., in addition to pranayama (breath control) and asana (yogic postures) to maintain physical strength?” Answer — Strength exercises like push-ups, danda-baithak (traditional Indian push-ups and squats) or weight training increase pressure, which indeed increases muscular strength.
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
As long as madrasas remain in India or any other country, the jihadi mindset and terrorism will remain. The etymology of the word madrasa goes back to the Semitic root "d r s", from which the word *madrasah* was derived in Arabic and is called madrasa in Urdu. Without vowels, no word or root can even be formed; the Semitic root—
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
Before invading India, Babur had come to India in the guise of a Sufi (Islamic mystic) kalandar (wandering dervish). Disguised as a kalandar, he also met the Sultan of Delhi, Sikandar Lodi. He also went to Ayodhya, where two fakirs (ascetics) (Sufis) extracted a promise from him that if he demolished the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple and built a mosque there, he would receive the fakirs' bles...
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
The so-called 'scholars' of Europe characterized the Mohenjo-daro and Harappa 'civilization' as the oldest foundation of Indian civilization and declared it to be more advanced and ancient compared to the Vedic (pertaining to the Vedas) pastoralists—a view that our policy-makers and so-called intellectuals, especially leftist historians, continue to accept to this day. Th
23 October 2026 · 25 min read
It is one hundred percent false propaganda that there was no murtipuja (deity worship) in Sanatana Dharma (eternal cosmic order). India's oldest murtis (sacred images) do not belong to the Jains or the Buddhists. This propaganda was first started by the British—claiming that Greek kings introduced murtipuja in India—and was later carried forward by the pseudo-Christians of the Brahmo Samaj and Arya Samajists like
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
What I am about to write today may cause distress to some. Yet, I write this after deep deliberation: the construction of the Shri Ram temple through a court verdict or with the consent of Muslims will prove suicidal for Hindutva. A Hindu society already slumbering in the stupor of secularism, if the temple is built with the consent of Muslims...
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
1. Hardworking people should not drink water for one muhurta (48 minutes) after taking food, and intellectuals for two muhurtas (one hour and 36 minutes). Drinking water during this period dilutes the digestive juices, which prevents proper digestion of food. 2. Immediately after bathing, without drinking water
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
George Orwell has two significant books—*Animal Farm* and *1984*. I read *Animal Farm* a long time ago, but have only recently finished *1984*. This book was published in 1949, and *Time* magazine included it among the 100 best English-language books from 1923 to 2005.
23 October 2026 · 7 min read
Just recently, I read Raj Thapar's book *All These Years*. Compiled from her diaries following Raj Thapar's (1926–1987) demise, this memoir was published in 1991. The book contains a total of 24 chapters, and the final chapter remains incomplete, owing to Raj Thapar's untimely death from cancer
23 October 2026 · 5 min read
In 2004, a book by Shankar Sharan titled *Marxism and Writing of Indian History* was published. The book notes that Marxists deliberately concealed facts to fabricate the argument that Muslims felt insecure on account of being a minority. The reality is that they... this 'insecurity' fe...
23 October 2026 · 7 min read
Belgian scholar Koenraad Elst wrote a book in 1992 titled *Negationism in India: Concealing the Record of Islam*. Its expanded edition appeared in 2014 and was republished in 2016. This book is primarily Sita Ram Goel's book *Hindu Temples: What Happened To Them* in
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Kedarnath for the fourth time, but it is not surprising that the dharmadrohi (hostile to dharma) Hindus themselves are objecting to this the most—some are suffering from diarrhea, others from vomiting. Even a devotee going to worship his ishta devata (cherished deity) at his own sacred place is, by his own svadharmis (co-religionists), being mis...
23 October 2026 · 5 min read
For the common people and sadhakas (spiritual practitioners), the injunction of the shastra (scripture) is to keep their sadhana (spiritual practice), bhajan (devotional worship), and archana (ritual worship) confidential. However, when the wealthy, the affluent, and the rajanyavarga (royalty) discharge their dharmic (righteous) duties, this extremely strict rule of "secrecy" has been dispensed with by the shastrakaras (scriptural authorities) and the leaders of society. And to p
23 October 2026 · 3 min read
11 December is the birth anniversary of Subramania Bharati, the Mahakavi (great poet) of the Tamil language—a literary figure who was not only actively involved in the freedom movement himself, but inspired by whose works a vast number of common people in South India also plunged into the struggle for independence. On 11 December 1882, in the then Madras Pre...
23 October 2026 · 2 min read