Showing posts with label Hinduism - general issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hinduism - general issues. Show all posts
Monday, November 18, 2024

Why Nilesh Oak's date of Ramayana is different from mine? (Part 5 of the Yuga series)

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Yuga Series: Part 5. My replies to the following questions can be seen in this video.  # Were people very tall in Krita Yuga and short in Ka...
Saturday, November 9, 2024

Difference between Dharma and Maha yuga and how catastrophes occur in the change of Maha Yuga-s (Part 4 of Yuga series)

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This is the fourth part in a series of my talks about Yuga given to Dheivam Channel.   I have explained that the Maha Yuga, which is a part ...
Saturday, November 2, 2024

Yuga in Vedanga and in Jyothisha Siddhanta (Part 2 of Yuga series)

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 In the  first part I explained the meaning of Yuga. In this section (2nd part), I explained how Yuga described in Vedanga Jyothisha is diff...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Is Deepavali a celebration of death? (My Talk in Dheivam Channel)

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 In this Deepavali season I spoke in Dheivam Channel addressing some important questions. * Who was Narakasura? * Was he a demon or a perso...

How Deepavali became a 5-day festival (My talk in Mediyaan Channel)

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 Deepavali is celebrated as Naraka Chaturdasi in Tamilnadu whereas it is a five-day festival in North India. In this interview to Mediyaan ...
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Why do we burst crackers on Diwali? (My talk in Dheivam channel)

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 Happy Diwali to everyone. I have shared a video in which I talked about Diwali on Dheivam channel. * What is Ulkaa Daana? In what way is it...
Sunday, October 27, 2024

What does Yuga mean? (Part 1 of Yuga series) My talk in Dheivam Channel

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There is a lot of confusion about Yuga particularly in the context of Avatara-s.  To clarify, I have given a series of interviews to Dheivam...

My talk about Macaulay education in Vettaiyan movie (Dinamalar channel)

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My speech in the Dinamalar video. I have talked about the education system introduced by Macaulay which continues to this day. Macaulay'...
Saturday, October 26, 2024

My talk about Ayudha Puja in Mediayaan channel

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Due to pre-occupations, I couldn't post some of my videos in the past few weeks.  Let me start uploading here one by one starting with m...
Thursday, July 18, 2024

Ikshvaku king-list from Rama to Mahabharata shows 2000-year gap.

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  One of the five lakshana-s of the Purana-s is to list down the lineage of kings of different dynasties. The list of kings coming after Ram...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

My talk in Sri Ramanavami function on Ramayana evidences (sponsored by Viveka Bharathy)

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I was invited to talk on  Ramayana evidence in the Sri Rama Navami function conducted by Viveka Bharathy on 21st April, 2024. The news repor...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

My book "Date of Adi Shankara: 148 BCE" available in print

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Recently I published my research on the date of Adi Shankara as a book in print and also as an eBook on kindle.  The book has 8 chapters in ...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Is it necessary to celebrate Women's Day? (My talk in Twitter Spaces)

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Should we in India need a special day for women, namely, the International Women's day ?  This question might sound provocative, particu...
Friday, January 26, 2024

The Nyaya / Vaisheshika Darshanas (Guest post by R. Ramanathan)

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The Nyaya & Vaisheshika darshanas are astika   darshanas (That agree with Vedic authority) that used “Realism” to explain worldly pheno...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Did Rama suspect Sita's fidelity? (My talk in Thamarai TV)

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This interview in Thamarai TV was taken last year at the height of Ram Setu issue. I noticed it only recently posted in the Thamarai website...
Sunday, December 31, 2023

இராவணனது இலங்கை எது?

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Earlier published in Geethacharyan Monthly.   Previous article to be read here to have continuity இராமாவதாரத்தின் முக்கிய நோக்கமே இராவண ...
Saturday, December 30, 2023

Astika darshanas: A primer (Guest post by R. Ramanathan)

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The 4 Vedas contain the mystical/spiritual experiences of various Rishis. Most of these are in the form of Mantras addressed to a deity or d...