Western people with Eastern Wisdom
By: Maria Wirth Today it is not uncommon for westerners to come to India for spiritual inspiration. Even big-wigs like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg have come. Yet this was not the case in 1935, when...
View ArticleShould World Community Allow Brain-washing by Religions?
By: Maria Wirth It is amazing how important religion has become in our times. Yet it is even more amazing, that hardly anyone bothers to define religion, except declaring that Christianity, Islam,...
View ArticleIndian Media is Owned and Controlled by Foreigners: Is the Report Correct?
A message is circulating in social media that almost all mainstream media is owned and controlled by foreigners. Social media is a gift of technology and a wonderful tool of information. But it could...
View ArticleEquality of People and Religions
By: Maria Wirth Some time ago, a news item caught my attention: Dalit Christians had filed a complaint with the United Nations against the Vatican because of caste based discrimination of the Catholic...
View ArticleAbdullah: Where Religions End and the Journey Begins
By: Maria Wirth Some time ago, when APJ Abdul Kalam had passed away and his life was highlighted as an inspiration to all, I could not help thinking of another Abdul(lah), whom I had the good fortune...
View ArticleYugantar: Any Clue?
By: Shreepal Singh In reply to a letter on the concept of Yugantar, it is what I wrote: A few thoughts on the concept of Yugantar: Yuga. Passing from one Yuga to another one. This transition CAN only...
View ArticleHow “India” won over “South Asia” in California’s textbooks? A story
By: Madhu Grandhi I was one of the participants in support of having India re-instated in California School Textbooks. This is how the proceedings went before the Commission. The Commission had jotted...
View ArticleCoal Block Auction: First Fruit of Transparency
First coal block in MP has been auctioned at Rs798 Crores to Reliance Group. Earlier it was allocated by UPA government for Rs. 50 Crores. Later on, on judicial intervention, this allocation was...
View ArticleModern Kurukshetra War of India
By: Jagdish Chandra Pant The fact that India was under dire subjection for about a 1000 years, has had a traumatic effect on the psyche of every Indian, maiming and deforming their personalities in...
View ArticleConcoction to Coercion in Conversion Industry: An Indian Story
By: Name withheld for privacy reasons As an academician in a Catholic institution – Fatima College, Madurai, T.N.for the last 36 I have first hand experience of the impact of the imported Narrative...
View ArticleA few things to know about Hindu civilization
विन्देश्वरी मिश्रा – हिंदी अंश (Shreepal Singh – English part) दो पक्ष- कृष्ण पक्ष , शुक्ल पक्ष ! (Based on Lunar calendar, there are two fortnights in a month: Krishna or Black one and Shukla or White...
View ArticleChristian Missionaries are Harming India
By: Maria Wirth Christian missionaries have become increasingly visible and controversial in India. As I grew up as a Christian, I would like to share my observations from a personal angle. When it...
View Article9000 years old Indian civilization found in Bhirrana
By: Deepika Kothari Section 1 of 2: Finally the Archaeology Survey of India’s findings are being published in one of most accepted Scientific Journals – Nature, to get acceptance in the rather strictly...
View ArticleWhy Raghuram Rajan is unfit to continue RBI Governor?
By: Shreepal Singh There was a question on Quora “Why Raghuram Rajan should not be allowed to continue as Governor of Reserve Bank of India?” I gave this answer: He is on leave from a job in a foreign...
View ArticleWe have almost reached a saturation point today in everything!
By: Shreepal Singh “Things” are not things in this universe, as they appear to be. They are “events”. They are not static in nature; they are dynamic, literally every moment of the time. It is a fluid...
View ArticleInsanity of humans: Terror in the name of God?
Insanity of humans: Terror in the name of God? By: Maria Wirth Maria Wirth Blog There is no doubt that we have a problem in today’s world. It’s a big problem. The strange thing is that apparently we...
View Article“Arthkranti Proposal” -Revolutionary Reforms in Indian Economy
By: Mehta Himanshu Anil Bokil , one of the key members of Arthakranti Sansthan (Institute for Economy Revolution), was given time to share his ideas with Prime Minister Modi. He was given 9 minutes for...
View ArticleSlow-Speed Data: Ask Telecom Companies to Behave or Quit (Licence Cancel)
(1 of 2) By: The Logical Indian A petition at change. org ( LINK ) addressed to: Minister of Telecom Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Chairman, TRAI Shri Ram Sewak Sharma We have all seen TV ads by telecom...
View ArticleYoga’s global standards and some concerns
By: Name withheld VYASA is working with AYUSH in developing global standards for yoga teacher certifications. India will be the central authority for all guidelines & protocols. VYASA U already has...
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