Month: May 2015

  • Response to Girish Shahane on Rajput ‘Failure’ or Victory ?

    Response to Girish Shahane on Rajput ‘Failure’ or Victory ?

    I have just been exposed to a worthless and meaningless article by a self-propagating Hindu phobic writer. The person I refer to is known as Girish Shahane, who by his own account is the proud owners of multiple degrees from various institutions including Oxford University  – we presume he means the world famous Oxford University…

  • Shivaji : The Warrior King of Dharma

    Shivaji : The Warrior King of Dharma

    “Ramdas is not complete without Shivaji. To maintain justice and prevent the strong from despoiling, and the weak from being oppressed, is the function for which the Kshatriya was created”…Sri Aurobindo The present generation of Hindus owe much to Shivaji.This short article is a tribute to the great King, whose life has had a profound…

  • Rajnath Singh says if Akbar is ‘great’, so is Rana Pratap

    Rajnath Singh says if Akbar is ‘great’, so is Rana Pratap

    PRATAPGARH: In line with the Sangh Parivaar’s push for Hindu icons, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked historians to revisit history by giving Mewar ruler Maharana Pratap more credit. “I have no objections to historians writing Akbar The Great. But why not Pratap The Great? The valour and sacrifice that the Maharana demonstrated…

  • Jijabai: Eternal Mother Symbol of Faith and Courage

    Jijabai: Eternal Mother Symbol of Faith and Courage

    featured image by  Shilpa Bhoir [quote]The loving care of Jijabai made Shivaji a great warrior. ~Sri Sathya Sai Baba[/quote] Jijabai was the mother of Shivaji, one of the most famous and successful Hindu Warrior Kings of all time. The life story of Jijabai, is no less inspiring than that of her prodigal son, and takes…

  • Saraswati river sprouts to life after 4,000 years in Haryana

    Saraswati river sprouts to life after 4,000 years in Haryana

    Haryana government’s efforts to trace the origin of the mythical Saraswati river bore fruit on Tuesday when water started gushing out from a pit, which was being dug under the lost river revival plan. As many as 80 people who were digging the course of the Saraswati in Mugalwali village of Yamunanagar district suddenly noticed…

  • The Importance of Kshatriya Dharma

    The Importance of Kshatriya Dharma

    Where Brahma (spiritual power) and Kshatra (worldly power) move together, may I know that sacred world where the Gods move together with Agni (the sacred fire). Shukla Yajur Veda 20.25 The ancient Vedic seers provided different teachings for different levels and temperaments of human beings. They recognized an organic order to society, in which various…