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A Muslim blessed by Hindu Gods

September 5, 2010 – 11:03 AM | No Comment | 590 views
A Muslim blessed by Hindu Gods

By: Abhayananda Tirtha
Ustad Bismillah Khan was an Indian Shehnai maestro. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna (in 2001), the highest civilian honour in India and he also gained worldwide acclaim for playing the Shehnai for more than eight decades. 
Some …

A Clear View of Radical Islam Preachers in Wall Street Journal

June 21, 2010 – 7:18 PM | No Comment | 1,255 views
A Clear View of Radical Islam Preachers in Wall Street Journal

Namaste,
This article in the Wall Street Journal cuts to the  point of why England will not let Zakir Naik into the country, but also why it  is time for Indians in India to speak out against radical …

Why should Manipur remain in India?

June 20, 2010 – 7:21 PM | No Comment | 654 views
Why should Manipur remain in India?

Kamminlung Singson was sitting next to me on a four-hour hopping flight from Delhi to Imphal. He had one year of training in a short-term programme of Indian Army and was on his way back home to Churachandpur, about …

Dialogues with Christians

June 3, 2010 – 2:14 PM | No Comment | 1,540 views
Dialogues with Christians

By Yajnavalkya Dasa

What follows is a compilation of dialogs I have had with Christians. The statements in italics are the comment/question of the Christian, and what follows is my response.  
“Do you accept Jesus Christ as the son …

When Zakir Naik blasphemes Mohammed

May 26, 2010 – 1:17 PM | One Comment | 2,378 views
When Zakir Naik blasphemes Mohammed

By Swami Abhayananda Tirtha
Dr Zakir Naik claims that the Bhavishya Purana predicts Mohammed. Let’s see what the relevant section of the Purana, that is, Pratisarga ParvaSarag Parv III Khand 3 Adhay 3 Shloka 5 to 27, actually …

Intellectual Terrorism strikes India

March 3, 2010 – 7:58 AM | No Comment | 1,056 views
Intellectual Terrorism strikes India

By Swami Abayananda Tirtha
Two hundred years ago at Kandahar, Afghanisthan, it wasn’t uncommon to see Hindus perform puja. Today there is only Al-Qaida and Taliban there, and hardly a thousand Hindus. Hundred years ago, the …

Krishna in Quran

March 2, 2010 – 7:00 PM | No Comment | 2,145 views
Krishna in Quran

By Swami Abhayanand Tirtha
Why the reticent Moshin from Iran is now known as Dhananjaya? He is well read in the scriptures of their native religion, but most importantly, he is open minded, and he is …

When Muslims and Christians Study Vedas

March 2, 2010 – 7:15 AM | One Comment | 1,685 views
When Muslims and Christians Study Vedas

By Swami Abayananda Tirtha
Imagine a young man claiming to be an ophthalmologist, and he seeks to surgically operate your eyes. As you wonder about his qualifications, he beams, “I have studied the books on my …