New Delhi: INDIA bloc MPs will meet at the Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan at 3 pm on Friday and could proceed for another protest against “vote chori”, sources said on Thursday. They also said the INDIA bloc has sought time from President Droupadi Murmu and if they do not get an appointment, “all…
U Lakshman Rao (……Continued) 15. New Yajnopavita Dharana — Wearing of a new sacred thread. The new yajnopavita signifies renewal of sacred responsibility. It reminds the groom of his obligations toward learning, family, society and the divine order. 16. Gauri Kankana Devata Puja — Worship connected with the Gauri Kankana. The ritual invokes the protective…
MS Sparsha In 1850, a schoolteacher in Delhi spent his own money to publish a mathematics book. A leading review in Calcutta dismissed it as “cumbersome,” “clumsy,” and almost “schoolboy-like.” Thousands of miles away, however, one of the greatest logicians of the age saw something very different—a work possessing “merit of a peculiar kind.” That…
There comes a point in every political confrontation when rhetoric must give way to facts. The raging controversy over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Congress-led Opposition’s street agitation has reached precisely that point. The Congress and its allies may continue shouting “vote chori”, demanding the CEC’s resignation and presenting themselves as champions of…
Life is full of surprises and ironies. For centuries, science and religion have often appeared to be on opposite sides of the argument about the nature of existence. In medieval Europe, challenging established religious beliefs could be a dangerous business. Galileo was forced to recant his belief that the Earth moved around the Sun. Giordano…
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्। पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः॥ Duryodhana continued his introduction of the warriors assembled on the opposing side before his preceptor Dronacharya. His words appear, on the surface, to be a simple enumeration of the principal warriors of the Pandava army. Yet, when examined against the larger historical and psychological setting of the Kurukshetra battlefield,…
Sri Ramanuja stands in the spiritual history of India as a teacher who transformed philosophy from an abstract intellectual pursuit into a living discipline of devotion, service and compassion. His interpretation of Viśiṣṭādvaita did not merely seek to explain the relationship between the individual soul and the Supreme; it also showed how that understanding could…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The sage Viśvāmitra stands among the great seers of the Vedic age, offering prayers to many deities through the sacred metres of Triṣṭubh, Jagatī, Anuṣṭubh, Gāyatrī, and Bṛhatī. Each metre possesses its own rhythm and spiritual force, reflecting the cosmic order that governs the universe. His hymns reveal that divine worship is not…
As the terrible war of Kurukshetra approached its decisive hour, Lord Krishna, the eternal guide of righteousness, turned toward Arjuna with words that carried both prophecy and purpose. His voice was calm, yet filled with the certainty of destiny. “The Kauravas have entrusted all their hopes to Karna,” He declared. “They believe his courage, unmatched…
Sri Machenamma Thalli Temple is a unique village goddess temple located in Pedamallam village of Achanta Mandal in the Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh. Sri Machenamma Thalli is regarded as the protective village deity and is worshipped with great devotion by the people of Pedamallam and the surrounding villages. The temple is especially known for…
