Kalyan Viswanathan
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Celebrating Deepaavali
Dīpāvali is a Hindu festival celebrated through the lighting of lamps, bursting of crackers, offering puja and sharing delicacies. Celebrated to mark the return of Śrī Rāma to Ayodhya, it inspires a...
Celebrating Ayodhya – A Symbol of Sanātana...
Ayodhya is re-emerging from destruction and neglect, epitomizing the eternal nature of Sanātana Dharma. The upcoming consecration at Ram Lalla Mandir after 550 years is bringing immense joy to the...
HUA President’s Message – Prof. Ved Nanda...
President, Shri Kalyan Viswanathan's message on the sad demise of the Chairman of the Board, HUA, Padma Bhushan, Prof. Ved Prakash Nanda.
Transforming Karma Into Yoga
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...
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...
Hindudvesha - Systemic Hinduphobia
Hindudvesha perpetuates a state of disharmony and conflict, leading to systemic discrimination and violence against the Hindus.
Us vs Them — A Reflection
When Hindus talk about Ahimsa, Shanti and Peace, but do not seem to have a big stick to back it up with they often seem unprepared for conflict, merely engaging in naïve, happy talk.
Consciousness and Matter
Postcolonial Hindu Studies
Postcolonial Hindu Studies must begin with an acknowledgment of the epistemic violence towards Hindus by the Colonizers and become a disciplinary project devoted to the task of intellectual...