Shubha Sri Rama Navami April 15, 2016UncategorizedDharma, Festivals, Greetings, ICP, Ramayana, SanatanaAdmin Happy Rama Navami! Shri Rama Navami Shubhkamnayein! Jai Shri Ram! It’s been quite the back to back celebration of holidays, but none is more beloved than the day of the birth of our most beloved figure. Born on the 9th … Read the rest
Nara Dharma February 10, 2016UncategorizedDharma, Elite, Identity, Ramayana, SocietyN.R.I.pathi As the natural next step to our previous article on Stree Dharma, is its complement, Nara Dharma. Traditionally, The Dharmasastra and Puranas have provided man with insight on what Dharma is, and both confirm the Veda as the … Read the rest
[Reprint Post] Prema is not Moha December 19, 2015UncategorizedBuddha, Culture, Dharma, ICS, Mahabharata, Ramayana, SocietyAdmin The following Post was originally published at Andhra Cultural Portal on April 27, 2014 We have received some offline questions (though comment questions are preferable since all can see) about why, if I think Prema/Bhakti is the highest of qualities, … Read the rest
[Reprint Post] On the Perils of Ambition September 8, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Dharma, Elite, ICS, Mahabharata, RamayanaAdmin A version of this Post was published on Andhra Cultural Portal on December 8, 2013 “Arey, he’s so ambitious, yaar”, “Do you know, she’s really ambitious”, “You should be ambitious too”…. I must have missed the memo, but since when … Read the rest
[Reprint Post] Ram Raj was not Built in a Day August 17, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Development, Elite, ICS, Politics, Ramayana, SocietyAdmin A version of this Post was published on Andhra Cultural Portal on April 8, 2014 There is a famous saying that “Rome was not built in a day”. Given our exhaustion and frustration with Rome Raj, however, our model … Read the rest
