Srila Prabhupada – A Bharat Ratna Or Vishva Ratna?
Nations take pride in praising and promoting their heroes. While some great personalities are loved and adored only by their own countrymen or a...
The biggest danger faced by seniors in spiritual life
Spiritual life is a progressive activity. As we grow we realize its value better. Being seniors by age or by experience in spiritual life...
Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is – 10
As months after months and years after years pass by, I keep wondering if my appreciation for and attachment to Sri Mayapur Dham has...
Another reason why Lord Nrsimha killed Hiranyakashipu
Most of you may have read and heard why Lord Nrsimha Deva killed the great demon Hiranyakashipu. The well known reason is, the demon...
We will miss you, O Purushottam month!
Purushottam month has just gone. It has gone away from us to return after three years. It came to bless us and left after...
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...
Aliens? What the ancient Vedas say about extraterrestrial life
In his famous book, “Chariots of the Gods?” Erich von Däniken raises the hypothesis that members of an advanced civilization had visited our planet...
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...
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)....
A heartfelt prayer to Lord Narasimha Dev
Devotees worship Lord Narasimha Dev for different reasons depending on their faith and needs but in all their prayers one aspect that stands out...
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Knowing Sri Mayapur As It Is – 11
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History, Geography among favorite subjects for college students
College students in India are showing increasing interest in subjects like history and geography. This is a positive indication as while learning about history,...
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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....
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