Misconception and Misunderstandings – 4 (C)  History and Symbols Swastika: Symbol of Peace, Harmony, Well-being & Cosmic Order (1)  Mythology vs. Itihasa (History): During the British Raj, the western historians and Indologists dismissed Indian texts like Vedas, Puranas, Dharmashastras, and epics – the Ramayana and the Mahabharata purely as “mythology”…

Misconception and Misunderstandings – 3 (B)  Sociology and Culture For the last few centuries, Sanatana Dharma has frequently been analysed and evaluated, particularly by the Western sources, through their socio-religious lenses, thereby reducing an open, vibrant and liberal millennia-old cultural matrix into some rigid stereotypes. Critics and outside scholars/observers often…

Misconception and Misunderstandings – 2 (A)  Philosophy and Metaphysics (Contd…) (2)   Hinduism lacks a single central core or historical unity This narrative is a typical way of Western ethos of describing Indian ancient history and culture. During the British colonial era, the rulers, Western historians and scholars purportedly depicted it…