Misconception and Misunderstandings – III (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…

Autobiography by Somi Tandon It was a pleasure to read the autobiography of Ms. Somi Tandon, my senior colleague and a retired civil servant from the Indian Defence Accounts Service. Like many other accomplished women from various walks of life, she acknowledges that her father, Late Shri Prem Chand Tandon,…

Misconception and Misunderstandings -II (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 a…

Misconception and Misunderstandings – I In part XLVIII – Prodding Questions Faced by Hindus Globally – of this series, the author had addressed some common misconceptions and prodding questions that Hindus are often faced with globally from the people of other faiths, and particularly from those pursuing two dominant Abrahamic…

“कोशा” की समीक्षा लिखते हुए, मैं प्रारंभ में ही यह उल्लेख करना चाहूँगा कि सेवानिवृत्ति के बाद से लेखक और मैं वर्षों से घनिष्ठ परिचित और मित्र रहे हैं, तथा एक लंबे समय से एक ही कॉलोनी में पास-पास रह रहे हैं। उस नाते, मैं दृढ़ विश्वास के साथ यह…