Article Archive for January 2011
Why schools outside India teach Sanskrit?
Author : Venetia Ansell
St James’ Schools, London, age 4-18
It has a perfect system of sound and grammar which gives the child an excellent base for the study of all languages. Children love the order and …
Corruption bigger factor than Secularism
Author : Shahroz Tarique Raza, Editor, Daud-e-Jadeed
The biggest problem with democracies of the world today is the collapse of people’s trust in governments because of unprecedented rise in corruption. As the respected group, Transparency International …
He speaks Sanskrit like a native.
Contributed by : Yogesh Patil
BANGALORE: For Michael Williams, 25, from Manchester, United Kingdom, Sanskrit is like his native language — complicated words roll off his tongue effortlessly. He speaks fluent Sanskrit, like any child born …
Religious Conversions Single Largest Threat to Ecology
Author : Dr. Nanditha Krishna,Director – CPR Institute of Indological Research and The C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation
Religious conversions are one of the main reasons for the degradation of the country’s fragile biodiversity, according to noted …
Minorities in Pakistan are living in terror
Author : R. L Francis, President – Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM)
Those who always cry hoarse on Kashmir regarding violations of human rights and shed crocodile tears should also pay heed towards how minorities in Pakistan …
Conversion mafia behind attacks on Hindu leaders
Author : Rajeev Srinivasan, Management consultant.
Rajeev Srinivasan wonders if there is a malevolent design behind how Hindu leaders are consistently subjected to brutality by the State. What do Aseemanand, Lakshmananda and the Kanchi Swami have in …
Paper Rights!
Author : Mrs. Hilda Raja
It looks like we are being overburdened with ‘RIGHTS’ which are more in paper than in reality. Take for example the right to life which means provision of food-water and other …
When Allah accepts Rasagulla
By Swami Abhayananda Tirtha
One look at Dr Zakir Naik’s fiery speech in the high-tech video, “Allah in the Vedas” and we are left wondering, “Is Allah really mentioned in Vedas?” Dr Naik emphatically claims that …
Enemies of India are Uniting. Wake up!
“Just like a dying creature in the desert turns to carcass slowly, the vultures also start hovering over it, to devour the dead. Similar seems to be the fate of present India. As it is …
Returning home to freedom
Contributed by : Harish Jadhav (follower of Iskcon)
“Oh! These ropes of desires are strange indeed. One tightly bound by them runs all around seeking happiness. One freed from these ropes stays calm in one place…”Niti …