Temples during the colonial period and Changes during post-Independence period Dr Uma Shankari* British period in India witnessed an intense debate between Christian evangelists and Hindu reformers. There were...
पुण्यतिथि 30 जनवरी पर विशेष लेख पराग मांदले* बहुत साल पहले कुंभ मेले के दौरान एक साधु से मैंने प्रश्न किया था कि सनातन तो परब्रह्म परमेश्वर को निर्गुण-निराकार...
Bhakti movement and the Temples Dr Uma Shankari* Temple building largely coincided with the rise of Bhakti movement in South India. It started around 7th century AD, and has continued...
Come, Let’s Go Inside the Temple Dr Uma Shankari* How does the temple look from outside? The temple is essentially a square room with a pyramid standing...
Is it mandatory for a Hindu to visit Temples? Dr Uma Shankari* We may now come back to temples, the focus of this series. As mentioned in...
Is Hinduism Sanathan- II: Vedas to Puranas, Yagna to Puja You can read the previous article in the same series here. Dr Uma Shankari* Hinduism...
Hinduism – Is it Sanathan? Dr Uma Shankari* ‘A Close Look at Temples of India’ is a continuing series of articles by Dr Uma Shankari on this web magazine. You...
Who Are Hindus Dr Uma Shankari* Starting today, we are serializing the essays on the temples of India. These essays have been written by Dr Uma Shankari who has...
सत्येन्द्र प्रकाश* हार और जीत दोनों का उत्सव साथ-साथ! दशहरा और विजयदशमी। दशानन की हार और  राम की जीत। हर वर्ष की तरह इस वर्ष भी हम सब ने ये उत्सव मनाया। हार और...
Editorial in the Tamil journal Kalachuvadu This is a summary of the editorial published in the October 2023 issue of the reputed Tamil monthly Kalachuvadu which roughly means “Footprints of Time”. The magazine...

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