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,
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 MoreMy 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
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 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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,
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar(From My Quora answers) Not bothered to invade India. Persia would have been enough. As it is I would have been thought of as a living God by my followers and myself, so I would have sat back, consolidated my gains for some time. Regrouped after some years and launched an invasion
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते । तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति ॥ ४-३८॥ (Bhagavad Gita) There certainly is no purifier in the world like knowledge. Who is himself/herself perfected in Yoga(divinity) finds it due course of time. The Upanishads and Indian philosophy often refer to the lower Apara Vidya(the finite world of
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