The Spirit of True Enquiry Prashnopanishad: Upanishad is a conversation between the Guru Pippalada, who was approached by six disciples. These six disciples ask six questions, and the master answers them. In the Vedic tradition, knowledge has always been delivered through a dialogue. “Knowledge is always sought and never taught.” The onus is on the…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The illustrious sage Vishwamitra, endowed with profound spiritual insight and luminous intelligence, raised his sacred invocation to the divine powers of Agni and Indra through the exalted cadence of the Gayatri Chandas found within the eternal hymns of the Rigveda. In the stillness of the sacrificial atmosphere, where the fragrance of clarified butter…
The venerable sage Vaisampayana continued his narration to King Janamejaya, saying, “O King, as I have recounted on many occasions, Sanjaya was blessed with extraordinary perception and knowledge. Having witnessed the dreadful events of the war at Kurukshetra, he returned to Hastinapura and proceeded directly to the private chambers of King Dhritarashtra. Entering with due…
The Dakshinamurthy Shrine at the Chottanikkara Temple is a significant part of this famous temple, located in Chottanikkara, near Kochi, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala. This shrine is dedicated to Lord Dakshinamurthy, the south-facing form of Lord Shiva, known as the ultimate Guru or teacher of wisdom, knowledge, and spiritual enlightenment. Dakshinamurthy is one…
For a long time, tyres occupied an odd position in the construction-equipment business. Everybody needed them, few wanted to talk about them until something went wrong, and purchasing decisions often revolved around price, availability and the promise of reasonable life. The tyre was essentially treated as a consumable attached to the machine rather than as…
Shenzhen: Lakshya Sen was knocked out of the China Masters after a listless performance in the opening round but Kidambi Srikanth and Tanvi Sharma registered straight-game wins to progress to the second round of men’s and women’s singles competition here on Wednesday. Lakshya, a 2021 world championships bronze-medallist, played an error-riddled game to go down…
New Delhi: India’s Dhruv Sitwala settled for silver medal after losing 972-1500 against Singapore’s Peter Gilchrist in the final of the Pan Am Cup billiards championship in Winnipeg, Canada. The reigning Asian billiards champion, Sitwala had started the game in a commanding manner but could not maintain his advantage. Sitwala was up by 450 points…
New Delhi: Injury management of key players heading into a crucial all-format tour of New Zealand and the broader roadmap for next year’s ODI World Cup will be the key points of discussion at a BCCI review meeting featuring head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar in Mumbai on Thursday. The June-July…
Hyderabad: The Congress government and the previous BRS regime have not celebrated ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ on September 17 due to “vote bank politics” and fear of AIMIM, Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao alleged on Wednesday. The erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad under Nizam rule merged with the Indian Union on September 17, 1948. Speaking…
Ayodhya (UP): The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday appointed retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra as its first chief executive officer, former treasurer Govind Dev Giri as its new general secretary and Mahesh Bhagchandka as treasurer at a meeting held here. Mishra, who headed the Western Air Command during Operation Sindoor, was selected…
