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Bhadra Balaram das

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Diwali

When the Lights of Diwali Fade – What Remains is This

Like every Diwali, this year also homes glowed with countless lamps, streets sparkled with decorations, and the air hummed with celebration. Families and friends...
shoegate

The Shoe that Shook India’s Judiciary – Shoegate 2025

In 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi hurled his shoes at then US President George W. Bush, shouting, “This is for the widows and orphans!”...
pain free Vaikuntha

Sure Ways To Transcend Pain Forever

Pain is not always what we commonly think it is. Some pains are physical, while others are those originating in the mind. But regardless...
cji gavai

When Ignorance Meets Arrogance – CJI Gavai Controversy

It is not a small thing when a CJI makes statements in the Supreme Court of India. With the ongoing trend of uncalled-for side...
Nobel prize

Why Modi May Not Have Backed Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Nomination

Although I don't always trust New York Times, if it is to be believed then Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to back President Trump's...

Peter Navarro: Trump’s Aid or Liability?

The name of Peter Navarro is becoming known among Indians for the wrong reasons. He seems to be harbouring excessive hostility toward India. Perhaps...
modi and trump

Here Is Why Trump’s India-Pakistan Ceasefire Claim May Not Be Entirely False

Finally, I thought of writing this! We all know how the US President Donald Trump keeps repeating that he brokered peace between India and...
mahavatar narsimha

Why Mahavatar Narsimha Pounced On The Box Office – Tips Filmmakers Better Not Ignore

When Mahavatar Narsimha was announced, a few so-called “traditional” filmmakers chuckled dismissively. For them, it was just another religious or a “mythological” movie, a...
mahavatar narasimha

Mahavatar Narsimha – A Cinematic Marvel Unfolding Vedic History

In May 2021, when director Ashwin Kumar shared with me an early clip of what he was working on, I sensed that something extraordinary...
paradhyeya

Sriman Paradhyeya Prabhu – A Lost Jewel Who Exemplified Humility in Service

Indeed, Paradhyeya prabhu's life teaches us that true greatness in a devotee's life lies not in titles or positions, but in service and surrender devoid of any trace of desire for name and fame. He worked hard as a grihastha, never used his position to live lavishly, and always practiced a simple lifestyle.

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Galaxies - Representational image

Another setback for scientists – Previously thought number of galaxies turns out to be...

It is said that making mistakes is human but blaming others for the mistake is even more human. The question is, who it is...

Resolved – Is Krishna an expansion of Vishnu or is it the other way...

In my childhood I was told that Lord Krishna is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. I grew up with that in mind. Most people...
Lord Chaitanya - Origin of all avatars

When God descends on the Earth – Understanding an Avatar

Avatar is a known word these days even in the western countries. Internet and social media users know how they can change their avatar....
purana not mythology

Mythology is a wrong word for Vedas and Puranas

It's almost like an established tradition today that the super-science and the mind-boggling stories of historical value found in the ancient Vedic texts, called...

Bhakti yoga – Myths, Facts, and what makes it the Topmost yoga

As the world, frustrated over temporary material happiness, cautiously turns towards spirituality, it is sure to find a new hope in life. At the...