Varanasi – the heart and spirit of Sanatan Dharma

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and most likely the oldest in India, the holy city of Varanasi is situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important place of worship by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains….

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The Blue Jackal – Panchatantra

Once upon a time there was a smart jackal that lived in a forest close to a village. The forest was the home to many animals including a pack of jackals. Unlike the other jackals that always moved in a pack, our smart jackal was adventurous and often strayed into…

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The Brahmin and the Cobra

Haridatta was a poor Brahmin farmer but the piece of land he cultivated gave him very little to survive. One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to a big tree in his land to rest for a while. Before he could spread himself on…

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Panchatantra – tales from Panchatantra

The Panchatantra means ‘Five Principles’ in sanskrit is an ancient Indian collection of educational stories. Scholars beleive that the orginal work in Sanskrit was composed in the 3rd century BCE by Vishnu Sharma. It is amongst the most frequently translated literary product of India around the world. Panchatantra is a…

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Happy New Year 2012

If mankind becomes one family, then world will become a paradise. Those promoting differences between people are destroying the love and compassion in human hearts & responsible for breaking up mankind into fragments. There is no greater sin than this. What the world needs today is the redeeming and unifying…

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15 great thoughts by Chanakya

1) “Learn from the mistakes of others… you can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves!!” 2)”A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first.” 3)”Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.” 4)”There is…

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Lokpal update – 22nd Dec 2011

The popular Lokpal movement which stoked public anger at India’s scandal-prone leaders this year resulted in the bill being tabled in the parliament today. Anna Hazare, not happy with the current bill threatened today to renew protests at what he sees as diluting the Lokpal bill, a move that could…

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Ancient Education System in India

“He who is possessed of supreme knowledge by concentration of mind, must have his senses under control, like spirited steeds controlled by a charioteer” says the Katha Upanishad. From the Vedic age downwards the central conception of education of the Indians has been that it is a source of illumination…

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Chanakya – the Indian Machiavelli

Who is Chanakya? Chanakya is one of the foremost political thinkers the civilized world has seen and he authored the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthaśāstra. Also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, he was a professor of political science at the Takshasila University and the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya….

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The mice and the elephants – Panchatantra

Once upon a time a group of mice lived peacefully under a tree. But once a group of elephants came that way and destroyed the homes of all the rats as a result of which many of them were crushed to death. Then the king of rats decided to approach…

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