Pandit Vamadev Shastri shows how western academics and Indologists lack the insight to the deeper meanings behind Vedic Symbolic Language used in the Vedas to come to their conclusions. The Twofold Modern Denigration of the Vedas: Historical and Spiritual The nineteenth era marked a twofold assessment of Vedic culture that arose from western scholars and [...]
April 4, 2013
Vamadev Shastri
Analysis/Insights, Archives
For Hindi Version go to : भारत का स्वरुप कैसा हो? सेकुलर या हिन्दू? “Hinduism, which is the most skeptical and the most believing of all, the most skeptical because it has questioned and experimented the most, the most believing because it has the deepest experience and the most varied and positive spiritual knowledge, that [...]
February 17, 2013
Ranbir Singh
Analysis/Insights
It was only a matter of time before the anti-Hindu elements emerged from the gutter to exploit the horrific rape and murder of the 23 year old student in Delhi. The first was Sunny Hundal who used his platform in the Guardian to launch a tirade against the worship of the sacred feminine as providing [...]
February 2, 2013
Ranbir Singh
Analysis/Insights
Sent to HHR by Phulloo Megwar the Uncle of Vijanti unfolding the series of events that lead to her tragic ordeal. “Vijanti,6 year old daughter of poor labourer Munwar Meghwar Meghwar, residing in Ghulam Nabi Shah a small town of district Umerkot , Sindh Pakistan. On the unfortunate evening of 4th December 2012, she was [...]
December 14, 2012
HHR
News updates, Pakistan
One hears it all too often: ‘Hindus are cowards, they only deserve what they are suffering.’ Mahatma Gandhi said it clearly enough: ‘The Muslim is a bully, the Hindu a coward.’ But Hindus are by no means cowards. Hindus as such have their problems, but lack of bravery is not one of them. [...]
October 23, 2012
Dr Koenraad Elst
Analysis/Insights, History
Hinduism is generally associated with India, but around the world there are several ancient Hindu communities which do not have their origins in the Indian subcontinent. Foremost amongst these are the Hindus of Bali. Bali is a famous island of Indonesia. It is renowned for its beauty and is regularly referred to as “paradise on [...]
September 26, 2012
HHR
Bali/Java
Modern psychology and cognitive science is only now exploring the frontiers of consciousness (exemplified in Vedanta) and its impact on human life and behaviour. Current researches (Joel Krueger) in the field also indicate that transcending of the personalized ego often leads to a unified mode of awareness and “That a scholar acquires a new insight, [...]
August 8, 2012
Tina Sadhwani
Spirituality/Culture
HINDRAF is the most successful Hindu/Indian resistance movement outside of India, which offers certain basic lessons in running effective Hindu movements. On 24th Nov 2007 HINDRAF organised the most successful demonstration in Kuala lumpur which had hit all major news channels around the world. About 30-40 thousand people participated. However, according to certain reports, if [...]
August 7, 2012
Amitabh Soni
Malaysia, World Focus
Some Hindus ask me, as a sympathizing outsider, if I have any advice for them when they want to revive their fortunes. In principle, I have no advice; it would be arrogant to pretend to know something that the people concerned are not so sure about. But then again, Hindus are no different from others, [...]
May 17, 2012
Dr Koenraad Elst
Analysis/Insights, Archives
Hinduism is not simply another monotheistic religion, as a few groups seem to be implying today. [...]
May 13, 2012
Vamadev Shastri
Analysis/Insights