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Transforming Karma Into Yoga

For the vast majority of people on the planet, the only conceivable human pursuits and actions (karma) possible are limited to the realms of Security and Pleasure (artha and kāma). But within those...
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Warfare in Ancient Bharat: Part 2 of 2

This is the second of the 2-part essay that delves into the warfare rules of engagement, ethics, and overall perspectives in ancient Bharat. The essay is part of the academic requirement for the HUA...
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Warfare in Ancient Bharat: Part 1 of 2

This is a two-part essay that delves into the warfare rules of engagement, ethics and overall perspectives in ancient Bharat. The essay is part of the academic requirement for the HUA course ‘...
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Yogavāsişţha: An Encyclopedia of Advaita...

Maharśi Vālmīki is known mainly for writing the epic Rāmāyaņa but very few know that he also wrote another equally profound book called Uttara Rāmāyaņa, Mahārāmāyaņa, Ārśa-Rāmāyaņa, Jñānavāsişţha,...
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Better Understanding of Hinduism Requires a...

There is no single solution to the challenge of cultivating better narratives, methods, and paradigms to  improve and expand the understanding of Hinduism and Hindus.

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A Metaphorical Exploration into the Ideas on...

When we casually attempt to define modernity, words associated with temporality often find their place. For instance, ‘progress’, ‘change’, ‘movement’, ‘transformation’, etc, are some of the words...

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TCM has seen more acceptance and adoption...

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been accepted and adopted with greater success in China compared to Traditional Indian Medicine – Ayurveda, in India. Both Ayurveda and TCM are holistic systems...

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Why is Ayurveda not considered mainstream in...

Modern Medicine and Ayurveda in India India has been acknowledged as the pharmacy of the world and an advocate of modern medicine. However, there is a definite lack of awareness about Ayurveda...

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Raag Darshan

Swatantrata, Sanskriti and Sangeet

The Hindu University of America celebrated 75 years of India's independence with the release of a music video titled 'Raag Darshan' composed by its faculty member,

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Gun-Violence and Dharma – Part II

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way is a painted mural displayed behind the western staircase of the House of Representatives chamber in the United States Capitol Building. The mural was...

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Gun-Violence and Dharma – Part I

Yet another episode of the ever-more-familiar sequence of a random act of violence, the loss of innocent lives, the tremendous sadness that we all share in the wake of such loss, and the “thoughts...

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Dr. Vishwa Adluri receives the Indologist...

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