Tag: Mumbai

Tag: Mumbai

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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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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My recollections of the Weekend With Wisdom: Meeting Dr. Makarand
July 14, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Lest I forget and my self-important memories are lost in the spectre of thoughtless infinity   What I wrote to the Founder: Dr Paranjape helped us and me in particular to reflect on the Indic paradigm and the importance of not jumping to conclusions. In a fast paced world we sometimes operate

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What were the opinions of Swami Vivekananda on British rule in India? How did socio-religious movements in particular Vivekananda’s help the freedom struggle?
July 4, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar (My Quora Answer circa 2017)   Swami Vivekananda aka Naren Dutta was a man with a keen intellect; who was quite well-read. Like other Bengalis of the time; he joined the Brahmo Samaj; an organization which worked for social upliftment; but disagreed with it as it believed that British rule was a

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Writing Biases
May 11, 2023 Aglaia Interactive, Books, India, Literature Sunil

By Sunil Kumar A challenge that writers face is the limitations of their own senses in examining their own biases. Our perceptions and experiences are shaped by our upbringing, education, and social conditioning, and it is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that our perceptions are objective and universal. To overcome these limitations,

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