Hindu Social Reform: Different Visions of Change
Explore Brahmo reform, the Ramakrishna Mission and Narayana Guru through their different approaches to worship, service and social dignity.
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Justice in Hindu Thought and Modern Indian Law
Understand justice through dharma, unequal historical prescriptions and modern constitutional protections, with clear distinctions between texts and law.
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Atithi Devo Bhava: Hospitality as a Sacred Responsibility
Explore Atithi Devo Bhava in Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11, with practical ways to welcome guests through respect, thoughtful giving and honest limits.
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Vedic Society: Texts, Evidence and Social Change
Read Vedic society through hymns, ritual teaching and philosophical dialogues, without treating later social frameworks as timeless fact.
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Yama: Ancestors, Self-Knowledge and Moral Responsibility
Discover Yama through a Rigvedic hymn, the Katha Upanishad’s teaching and the Bhagavata Purana’s account of judgment and devotion.
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Kurma Avatar: Vishnu’s Support in the Ocean Churning
Explore Kurma, Vishnu’s tortoise avatar, through Bhagavata Purana 8.7: Mandara, Vasuki, the churning and the divine support beneath the mountain.
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Jyotisha: History, Ritual Time and Interpretation
Explore Jyotisha’s calendrical roots, its place in Hindu family life, and the distinction between astronomical calculation and prediction.
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Dhruva and Polaris: Devotion and the Northern Sky
Read Dhruva’s devotional story beside NASA’s explanation of Polaris, apparent stellar motion and the slow change of the celestial pole.
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Yugas and Dharma: The Image of the Four Legs
Read the four yugas through the Bhagavata Purana’s image of dharma, its named virtues and the hope offered by devotion in Kali Yuga.
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Vishnu and Lakshmi: Sacred Companionship and Grace
Explore Vishnu and Lakshmi through the ocean-churning story, Sri Vaishnava prayer and the visual language of Hindu sacred art.
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