The recent news of India’s successful mission to send a machine to the moon has ignited a wave of patriotic pride within the nation. This enthusiasm draws a parallel with the fervor seen in the United States during 1969 when the Apollo 11 mission marked the historic achievement of landingContinue Reading

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The Vedas

Krishna Kirti das explains the basis of the authority of sad-achara (exemplary behavior), and why it’s necessary in order to obtain an authoritative answer to questions about dharma for which there are no points given in either the shrutis (Vedas) or smritis (literature composed by great sages and devotees).Continue Reading

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After visiting Raṅgakṣetra, Lord Balarāma gradually proceeded toward Madurai, commonly known as the Mathurā of southern India. After visiting this place, He gradually proceeded toward Setubandha, the place where Lord Rāmacandra constructed the stone bridge from India to Laṅkā (Ceylon). In this particularly holy place, Lord Balarāma distributed ten thousandContinue Reading

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While our little Sravanam Diaries podcast was on a break, a hiatus so to speak, I’ve observed a very interesting phenomena around myself. I’ve seen this trend my whole life, but, perhaps, now I’m old enough to talk about it. Or even just acknowledge it and try to see itContinue Reading

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The Oxford Center for Hindu Studies (OCHS) is a non-profit education center started by a devotee in 1997 and is a Recognized Independent Centre of the Oxford University. As per OCHS’s website, OCHS is “an academy for the study of Hindu cultures, societies, philosophies, religions, and languages, in all periodsContinue Reading

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