By Sunil Kumar For east is east and west is west, and is the twain inverted? The brown man’s burden in the 21st century is that the Gungadin is now a wog and has inverted the gaze under the benevolent tutelage of the Indologist, the omnipresent and culturally dominant Western media or its pliable minions.
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar Very interesting question. Intellectuals wield a lot of influence over society because of the power of their ideas. The more original and the more insightful the better. The staying power of intellectual ideas is primarily due to their memorability and applicability in my opinion. Shaw for example was known for his acerbic
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar Although I personally dislike the Con’Man’gress and its role in India’s stagnation, creating a template of ‘sycophancy’ and appeasement in the outward veneer of a mirage of so-called secularism, this biography is insightful when it comes to revealing the character of one of the prime movers and shakers in the republic’s
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar (Finally published March 30, 2024 on the Indica today site with suitable editing and an apt image- Thanks for that) People who want to read it on that site- https://www.indica.today/long-reads/lord-ramas-ethos-in-contemporary-indian-society/ Now, here’s the same for visitors to my blog, mates. Lord Rama’s Ethos in Contemporary Indian Society: Values, Challenges and Interpretations Sunil
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar Title: “Chaturanga Chronicles: A Cosmic Conversation at Kailasha” or “Recursions of the Universe: Reflections at Kailasha.” Approaching Mount Kailasha, the air becomes crisp and the fragrance of rare alpine flowers fills your nostrils. The mountain stands tall and majestic, towering over the surrounding peaks, like a beacon for the gods. The snow-covered peak
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar My review of the book ‘Veer Savarkar- The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition’ by Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit. अथ चेतत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि | तत: स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि || 33|| – Bhagavad Gita-2.33 If, however, you refuse to fight this righteous war, abandoning your social duty and
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