Tattva

This summer I was presented with a two-month internship opportunity in Bangalore, India. The internship was facilitated by Sewa International, in cooperation with Hindu Seva Pratishthana (HSP), a local NGO. There were multiple factors that motivated me to set off on this venture. One, in particular, was my strong desire to dedicate a couple of months to social work. For the past couple of years, I had been observing and realizing that we, as humans, have spiritually regressed to become very selfish individuals. We are on a constant and fierce battle with each other to be materialistically superior. And, in the process, we hardly have any time left for fortifying our moral standards. Consequently, reserving time for others would be an impossible task. For this very reason, I decided to embark on this quest and become a volunteer. Apart from that, this internship has given me a chance to explore a part of the world where I had not yet been and submerge myself in a culture that is drastically different from my own. I chose to volunteer in India because the projects that were offered were relevant to my field of study and the structure of the program appealed to me. Moreover, I chose Bangalore because I am a complete stranger to the local vernacular; and adjusting to a new lifestyle topped with linguistic differences would provide me further challenges. Read the rest of this entry »

This is the last of a 3-part series on Sowmya Ranganathan’s Kailash Yatra, a journey that was a life-changing experience for her. She was 15 years old at the time that she embarked on this 18-day yatra. Below, Sowmya shares her diary account of the pilgrimage. To read Part 1, please visit http://www.hinduyuva.org/tattva-blog/2008/05/kailash-yatra/ Read the rest of this entry »

This is the second of a 3-part series on Sowmya Ranganathan’s Kailash Yatra, a journey that was a life-changing experience for her. She was 15 years old at the time that she embarked on this 18-day yatra. Below, Sowmya shares her diary account of the pilgrimage. To read Part 1, please visit http://www.hinduyuva.org/tattva-blog/2008/05/kailash-yatra/

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Introduction: If God is an integral part of any ideology that governs the human mind, then we need not worry about problems like global warming. This small article is to provoke some thoughts in the readers’ minds about the effects of Christianity, Islam, Capitalism, and Socialism on global warming. It is not an argument. It is a humble suggestion to scientists and those who are genuinely concerned about global warming to study Hinduism and other ideologies from this point of view.  This is an excerpt of an article from http://www.hindujagruti.org/ from Dr. Durgesh Samant (Spokesperson, Hindu Janajaguti Samiti). Read the rest of this entry »

This is the first of a 3-part series on Sowmya Ranganathan’s Kailash Yatra, a journey that was a life-changing experience for her. She was 15 years old at the time that she embarked on this 18-day yatra. Below, Sowmya shares her diary account of the pilgrimage. Read the rest of this entry »

The history of India has been whitewashed and distorted, first by European rulers, and after independence by eminent historians of India and their supporters the Leftists, Seculars and self-claimed Progressives of India to meet their own ends. They have painted the pre-Islamic invasion period as a Dark Age and have glorified the Islamic period to be very peaceful and prosperous. Read the rest of this entry »

Introduction:
The Love Guru is a comedy starring Mike Myers, Jessica Alba & Ben Kingsley and directed by Marco Schnabel. It is set to release on June 20, 2008. In it Myers plays an American, raised in an aashram in India, who moves back to US as Guru Pitka to seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and Spirituality. The movie is an excellent example of anti-Hindu venom being often spit out in an unbridled manner. This article will discuss the deep significance of our glorious Guru-Shishya tradition and the repercussions of this denigrating comedy. Read the rest of this entry »

The lack of fully developed ideology for living and livelihood is a major lacuna for all the right wing political parties in Bharat. I suppose this is true in the case of all democracies in the world. Though unworkable and unrealistic, the theocratic parties have their religious books and leftists have their international standards in the form of Das Kapital and Communist Manifesto. Barring some stern positions in few contentious issues, none of the rightist politicians venture to spell out their ideology about aspects that affect the living and livelihood of ordinary folks. The lone exception to this serious shortfall was the outstanding effort by Pundit Deendayal Upadhyay. Read the rest of this entry »

I am not an integral part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). I am neither a Pracharak nor do I have any responsibilities within the organization. The comparatively underpaid job that I have currently as the Editor of ‘Aseemaa: Journal for National Resurgence’ has hardly anything to do with RSS, though it was founded by some of its notable affiliates. The journal is run by me completely independent of RSS on the editorial side.

Aseemaa is today considered by many of the distinguished intellectuals in this country, and abroad, to be ‘Liberal’ magazine carrying thoughts of writers hailing from almost all school of thoughts, and also from all part of the world. It has articles authored by premier journalists like M J Akbar, Aijaz Zaka Syed, Caroline Glick, and many who hardly have anything to do with Hindutva, or any other ideologies propounded by RSS. Some of them have even, at times, strongly criticized RSS. Yet when I changed my profession, from a management-man to a journalist-editor, people shouted at me saying that I am going ‘fascist.’ Read the rest of this entry »

On the occasion of Ram Navami, would like to flash the light on the Divine RaamSetu which was built by Lord Sree Rama to reach Lanka. Many Hindus start their day with reciting shloka of Ramraksha and pray to Lord Rama. The Ramayana is not only our divine holy scripture but also shows us Dharma and guides us on how we should lead our lives and live with others in the family and society. It is very sad that the current government in India is trying to demolish our cultural heritage and divine symbol Raam Setu, saying that it’s not built by Lord Rama and it is nothing to do with the Ramayana. On the other hand the Sri Lanka government has found evidences of Ramayana in Sri Lanka and is challenging our Indian government.
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