Hindu culture is heavily criticized for the custom of Satī. While, it was considered to be deeply rooted in the society, the origin of this practice is however a contested issue.
The State could be regarded as one of the most important topics around which most of the political theorisation even in the West revolves. Therefore, the political ideas such as Power Dynamics, raison detat of the State
The narratives show some amount of difference in the theories they propose, and this difference arises from the distinctive nature of the contracts mentioned in both the narratives.
One of the most fundamental concepts in western political thought is the origin of the institution of State. The West has had its intellectual journey from the ancient Greeks
The Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata is considered to be an important text in the political theorisation in ancient India. The Shanti Parva discusses important topics such as Sovereignty, Origin of the State
Yogi Aurobindo was in many ways a quintessential Bharatiya Rishi who embodied a revolutionary zeal when his country expected it from him and eventually assumed his destined path of spiritual quest
A perennial dilemma faced by any sincere student of Indian politics is how to analyse V D Savarkar as a political figure whose ideas and ideals continue to decisively shape Indian polity.
Shri Vishwas Mandlik is founder of Yoga Vidya Dham and is considered one of the foremost Yoga teachers in India.
A perennial dilemma faced by any sincere student of Indian politics is how to analyse V D Savarkar as a political figure whose ideas and ideals continue to decisively shape Indian polity. The relevance of Savarkar is restricted not just to the political debates surrounding his pivotal treatise on Hinduvta –arguably his most popular work through which he attempted to solidify a nebulous identity of Hindus – but extends to prevailing socio-political realities that continue to define India.
Indian Civilization is primarily based on Dharmic Principles. The nature of Dharma, however, is extremely subtle. Often, naively Dharma is equated with religion, and this further results into confusing or misleading interpretation about India. It is therefore extremely important to correctly understand the contours of Dhamra, to understand India and its value system. 2nd Justice Ranade Memorial Lecture attempts to do precisely that. It delves deeply into different meanings and interpretations of Dharma into the Indic texts and provides a perspective to understand India.
Mānavadharmaśāśtra - most ancient Dharmaśāśtra -has often been criticised for issues like institutionalizing caste system, treatment of women and similar other social issues. While criticism is a welcome, a basic prerequisite of criticism is to first study it thoroughly. An objective and proper study of these texts is therefore important to critically analyse issues associated with Mānavadharmaśāśtra. The inaugural segment of Mimamsa Conversations attempts to enquire in to these and many issues
Mānavadharmaśāśtra - most ancient Dharmaśāśtra -has often been criticised for issues like institutionalizing caste system, treatment of women and similar other social issues. While criticism is a welcome, a basic prerequisite of criticism is to first study it thoroughly. An objective and proper study of these texts is therefore important to critically analyse issues associated with Mānavadharmaśāśtra. The inaugural segment of Mimamsa Conversations attempts to enquire in to these and many issues