Are we so far removed from Vedic culture?
Recent events have partially confirmed a suspicion that I was having, that many of us are so far removed from Vedic ideals that we...
Ma Durga – Going beyond myths
It has become a fashion these days, especially among scholars and leaders, to call Vedic scriptures a myth. One of the reasons for this...
Jammu and Kashmir floods – What went wrong?
Just a few days back the headlines in all Indian newspapers were filled with the news of Jammu and Kashmir floods. A devastating flood,...
Go after them wherever they go – Serve them justice
I found the following news article interesting and thought it's a good news from the Reserve Bank of India. India needs to crack down...
It is extremely difficult to give up the desire for honour, fame, distinction and...
Very few people know the extraordinary contribution of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur to the revival and reestablishment of Lord Sri Chaitanya's mission on this planet....
Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is -3
If the state government were to announce today that anyone who has lived in India for six months will get one million gold coins...
Who went West – Srila Prabhupada or the Holy Name?
Some people hold that, having been prophesied by scripture, by Lord Chaitanya and by the previous acharyas, if Srila Prabhupada had not spread Krishna...
Mundaners can never understand Radha and Krishna
Radhastami is the appearance day of Srimati Radharani, the divine pleasure potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishna. Below is the transcription...
Chemical aided agriculture Vs Natural ecosystems
For decades now factory produced fertilizers have been praised as the
greatest gift to farmers. But the negative after effects of such artificial
interventions by men...
Learning more about Sri Krishna on Janmastami day
Did you ever ask yourself why, if Krishna was born only some 5000 years ago, His Name appears in Vedas and Puranas, which are...
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Ex-NASA employee says She saw humans on Mars in 1979
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Do not ignore this when life seems all well
Like most of you, I also have met hundreds of thousands of people in my life. When we ask, "how are you?", depending on...
Cow protection and the vigilantes – What’s there in PM Modi’s mind?
Thanks to Narendra Modi's government, cow protection has lately become the talk of the town. His recent remarks condemning violence and business in the...
Why Panihati chida-dahi festival is known as the festival of punishment
Panihati is the name of a village located in the state of West Bengal, on the banks of River Ganges (10 miles north of Kolkata)....
Why ban on beef in two more Indian states is a great news
Finally India's new government has managed to ban beef in two states - Maharastra and Hariyana. Noticeably, there are people who have expressed their...
