Sanskrit & Shastra

Text-centred writing on Sanskrit literature and classical shastra.

Sanskrit & Shastra

Who invented Snakes and Ladders OR Moksha Patam?

The 13th century poet saint Gyandev created a children's game called Moksha Patam. The British later named it Snakes and Ladders instead of the original Moksha Patam. In the original one hundred square game board, the 12th square was faith, the 51st square was reliability, the 57

17 May 2018 · 1 min read

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Untold Story Of Tipu Sultan's Atrocities in Kerala

According to the official report of Col., Fullarton of the British forces stationed in Mangalore, the worst type of brutalities on Brahmins were committed by Tipu Sultan in 1783 during his siege of Palghat Fort which was being defended by the Zamorin and his Hindu soldiers. "Tipu

4 November 2017 · 7 min read

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When Akbar Was Almost Killed by a Hindu Queen

The period referred to here, is when the Mughals were ruling India and Rajputs were their only contenders. Maharana Pratap was known to be India’s greatest Rajput warriors. His brother was Shaktisingh whose daughter, Kirandevi was married to Prithvising h, the ruler of Bikaner. K

26 October 2017 · 2 min read

7 Truth You Must Know About Tipu Sultan
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7 Truth You Must Know About Tipu Sultan

1 . Mass Rape, Genocide and Forcible Conversion in Kittur and Nargund : The moment the city of Nargund fell, Tipu like a hungry wolf, rushed straight to the ruler's palace, his Muslim army burning and plundering the citizens and their houses. There he arrested the ruler, Bhave hi

23 October 2017 · 4 min read

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Basis of Hindu Muslim Unity According to Veer Savarkar

During Deepawali festivals, October 2017, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman the Defense Minister of India visited the Cellular Jail in Andaman. She especially visited the cell Veer Savarkar was kept in and paid her respect to the great philosopher revolutionary. It brought about a storm in

22 October 2017 · 2 min read

What Veer Savarkar has to say on the Rohingya Crisis?
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What Veer Savarkar has to say on the Rohingya Crisis?

Be it Muslim infiltration in Assam, warning against suicidal Gandhian non-violence and Muslim appeasement, encouragement to the militarization of the country, warning against Chinese infiltration or the need of nuclear bomb and the perennial threat of Pakistan, every prophecy of

7 October 2017 · 2 min read

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8 States in India Where Hindus are Minority

There are many states in India where Hindus are in minority but still deprived of getting minority special status. Jammu & Kashmir After a continuous struggle of six centuries and several failed attempts of Umayyads, Abbasids, Ghaznavids, Kashmir finally fell into Muslim hand

11 September 2017 · 2 min read

Shivaji’s Letter to Mirza Raje Jai Singh
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Shivaji’s Letter to Mirza Raje Jai Singh

1. O Sardar of Sardars, King of Kings, Manager of the mango-trees of the garden of Bharat. 2. O piece of the heart and consciousness of Ramchandra, the Rajputs hold up their heads owing to thee. 3. The grandeur of the Empire of Babar’s dynasty is rendered all the more powerful ow

16 August 2017 · 10 min read

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Was Buddha Anti-Vedism?

Rebuttal to those Neo-Buddhists anti-Hindu tree huggers who say That the Buddha was anti-varna (caste) and Anti-Vedism-Anti Ritual “The Buddha said, ‘What the noble ones say is the truth, what the others say is not true. And why is this? The noble ones understand things as they a

9 August 2017 · 3 min read

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Savarkar, Pakistan and Equality of Citizens

About Pakistan, Savarkar had said, "Till a state based on an intolerant religious foundation was India's neighbor she would never be able to live in peace". The repeated aggressions of Pakistan on India from 1947-48 to Kargil, the latest being the 2008 Mumbai attack and the merci

4 August 2017 · 2 min read

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Once there was a Proud Hindu Communalist, Sitaram Goel

Veer Savarkar said, No movement is condemnable simply because it is sectional. So long as it tries to defend the just and fundamental rights of a particular nation or people or community against the unjust and overbearing aggression of other human aggregates and does not infringe

24 July 2017 · 4 min read

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Fijian Hindus: Ethnicity and Culture

Hinduism in Fiji has a following primarily among the Indo-Fijians, who are descendants of workers brought to Fiji by the British, for colonial sugarcane plantations. Fiji identifies people as Indo-Fijians if they can trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent. Originally, th

24 July 2017 · 3 min read

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Why Is There Brahmin Bashing All Throughout India?

It is regrettable, unfortunate, and unfair that those born in Brahmin families are subjected to vilification, harassment, and persecution, but that is the nature of Kali-yuga where religion is considered as irreligion, and irreligion is considered as a religion. Brahmins came int

24 July 2017 · 5 min read