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Lord Rama’s Ethos In Contemporary Indian Society: Values, Challenges and Interpretations
March 6, 2024 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar My article stuck up due to some person’s pettiness. Good we have avenues for free expression these days. Would love people to read my thoughts. Originally written Jan 11, modified March 5. The consecration of the Ram Mandir marks a turning point for India. The temple is a symbol of India’s unifying

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Lord Rama’s Ethos In Contemporary Indian Society: Values, Challenges and Interpretations
January 11, 2024 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar ramante yogino ’nante satyānande cid-ātmani iti rāma-padenāsau paraṁ brahmābhidhīyate Translation: The Supreme Absolute Truth is called Rāma because the transcendentalists take pleasure in the unlimited true pleasure of spiritual existence. This is the eighth verse of the Śata-nāma-stotra of Lord Rāmacandra, which is found in the Padma Purāṇa.( Chaitanya-Charitamrita Madhya 9.29- AC

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Echoes of the Past: The Nihang Sikhs and the Interwoven Tapestry of Indian Beliefs
January 10, 2024 Uncategorized Sunil

Echoes of the Past: The Nihang Sikhs and the Interwoven Tapestry of Indian Beliefs By Sunil Kumar Lord, Thou takest Khurasan under Thy wing, but yielded India to the invader’s wrath. Yet thou takest no blame; And sendest the Mughal as the messenger of death. When there was such suffering, killing, such shrieking in pain,

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Vrindavan as the Lodestone of Pan-India Vaishnavism
November 18, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

My Interview originally published in the Indica Website on Nov 15, 2023 by Aparna Sridhar   Shri Sunil Kumar has been actively associated with Gaudiya Vaishnavism through the Hare Krishna Movement, a unit of ISKCON Bengaluru, where he has been associated with practitioners and scholars in the field. His spiritual journey has been a source

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Creativity, Innovation and the Changing Spectre of Digital Marketing
November 18, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar (Originally Published in Insights Success) “The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing” -Douglas Engelbart (Inventor, Internet pioneer) However over-hyped or exaggerated the above words may sound; there is no denying the impact of the digital landscape on modern civilization. Even with a “technology”

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Role of Leaders In the 21st Century
November 18, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar (Originally published as a guest article in Insights Success)   ‘The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn’ – Alvin Toffler, futurist author. Nearly 20 years into the second millennium, what sort of world are we looking

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Book Review- Grandeur of the Cholas
September 16, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar   वागर्थाविव सम्पृक्तौ वागर्थप्रतिपत्तये। जगतः पितरौ वन्दे पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ। – Raghuvamsha, Kalidasa 1.1 This invocation to divinity by Kalidasa, arguably one of Sanskrit literature’s most famous playwrights and polymaths, reflects upon primordial sound and its meaning, typical of the cultural aesthetic that was multifaceted and all-encompassing in ancient India. As the English poet

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Do you regret voting for BJP in 2019 after the CAA?
September 10, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar (Old Quora Answer -2020)   On the contrary, this has convinced me that I made the right decision. Congress and other opposition parties have proved that they are only interested in political brownie points and a mad scramble for power. Keep the country burning, divert attention from ‘positive’ achievements and harp endlessly

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Reflections on the Weekend With Wisdom
September 2, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

My reflections originally published on the Indica site…. Sunil Kumar August 7, 2023 आ नो भद्रा: क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः – Let noble thoughts come to us from every side -Rigveda 1.89.1   Introduction: Indic tradition has always stressed that real wisdom lies not merely in knowing the answers but in understanding the questions that shape our

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When was the name Moenjo Daro given?
August 5, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar(From my Quora answers)   The historical city’s original name is not Mohenjo Daro. Nobody knows what the real name is, as the Harappan script has still not been deciphered. Over the years, numerous decipherments have been proposed, but there is no established scholarly consensus. The following factors are usually regarded as the

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