On Tiger Trail
The sheer uncertainty of spotting the big cat makes it a thrilling experience at the Corbett National Park. The Corbett Tiger Reserve, with a density of one tiger per 200 square kilometers, is home to one…
To each His God: A Vedantic Approach to Religion
An extract of the oral presentation at the International Conference for Religious Studies 2013, held at Colombo, Sri Lanka. Namaste! I bow not just to you, but to the YOU in you. Interestingly, the You in…
नए साल में नया करो
मत बदलो कैलेण्डरयादें रहने दो ताज़ाबीते ज़ख्मों की कुछ करना ही है तोडालो बीजसीचों उसे अपने विश्वास सेकरो हरा उसे अपनी आस्था सेदेखो उसे सिक्त होकर बढ़तेइस नमी और ऊष्मा से हमारा चरित्र कैलेण्डर नहींजिसे हम…
Ishopnishad (ईशोपनिषद)
ओम ईश वास्यम इदं सर्वं यत किम च जगत्यां जगततेन त्यक्तेन भुन्जिथा मा गृधः कस्य स्विद धनं |१| इस गतिशील जगत में जो कुछ भी सचल है, वह ईश्वर के वस्त्रों से ढका हुआ है. यानी…
Conflict and Confluence of Faith
This is the text of my talk at the International Conference on the Importance of Early Indian Cultural Heritage in the Making of a Better World organized jointly by the Indian Museum, Kolkata and the North…
The Bhagavad Gita and the Aditya Hridyam
Perhaps it is no coincidence that both Arjuna and Rama come to the battlefield with confused minds. We know more about Arjuna’s dilemma since the Bhagavad Gita is much more embedded in the Hindu psyche. Rama’s…