Hills That We Climbed

Why do we ring a bell in the temple? The ringing of the bell produces what is regarded as an auspicious sound. It produces the sound Om...

Shiva is not just a Tapasvin. He is also a Yogi. The aim of yoga is to unknot the mind, uncrumple the consciousness, attain the triple ...

In his article titled “I am not a Statistic”, (ET, 11 Feb 2011), Devdutt Pattanaik writes a wonderful episode with a very nice lesson for al...

Perhaps the only Indian (self-proclaimed) Atheist I have read properly is Khushwant Singh. But when I read what he wrote about the great I...

Ramayana can be taken in many ways, but I think it’s also a love story. It’s a love story of a prince who had to be separated from his wife ...

Reproducing a part from the book which I believe all of us should read and understand: Now, a word to those of our times who read Raamayana ...

Fate is weird. We would never be able to understand fully, why things happened the way they happened. The author describes it in a wonderful...

Fate and Karma Life is weird. At one point, the author describes the unfortunate end of the mighty and righteous king Dashratha: As describe...

When Hindus die, their children offer shraadha to them and do some rituals for the peace of the departed souls. I found reference to a simil...

Leaving the body when purpose is over At two places in Ramayana, I found instances of rishis entering into fire in order to get them free ...

Ram killed the vaanara king Vaali while hiding behind a tree. He had to do so, because Vaali had got a boon from Indra which gave him powe...

Diversity When Hanuman ji went to Lanka, he saw the city and its people. He also checked Raavana’s army. Ramayana describes at one place...

Wrong Path is Easier It is often understood that the wrong path is easier, to attain a short-term goal. Students cheating in exams can p...

It is very interesting to see what Raama thought of Raavana. When Raavana was killed, Vibheeshana started lamenting seeing his brother’s bo...