Hindustan Times
Not sure whether it’s serendipity or destiny, I’m inclined towards the latter. Over the past few months, I have been thinking actively about learning Sanskrit. The reason is just one: having read almost every volume written in English, finally I want to be able to read and enjoy the Mahabharata and the Vedas in their own language, perhaps even attempt a translation of my own. It is difficult for me to call it the language of the Gods, but there is something magical in the power of its words. Read more
(9 votes, average: 4.11 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Filed under India, Research, religion · Tagged Gautam Chikermane, gods, hindustan times, Krishna, language, Lord Rama, Mahabharata, Ramayana, religion, Sanskrit, spirituality, Vedas
With science and its adherents, rationality and its advocates, taking up greater space in all dimensions of life, from the natural to the social, it’s getting harder and harder to be a saint in India. Read more
(9 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Filed under Research, religion · Tagged AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Buddha, Dhammapada, Gautam Bhagwad Gita, India, ISKCON, Krishna, Mahavir, Mahesh Yogi, meditation, Osho Rajneesh, Puttaparthi, Ram, rationality, saint, Sathya Sai Baba, Science, spirituality, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust
Businessman-politician Amar Singh has it.
Actor-businessperson Preity Zinta has it.
Politician and Congress party spokesperson Veerappa Moily has it.
Disgraced politician A Raja has it.
Former Railway minister Lalu prasad has it. Read more
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged A Raja, Allah, Amar Singh, christ, judiciary, Krishna, Lalu Prasad, Preity Zinta, Verappa Moily
If Indonesia’s deputy house speaker Priyo Budi Santoso words are to be taken to their logical conclusion, we might have another religion in the offing. Read more
(8 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Hindustan Times on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Abraham, Ahmadiyya Muslims, Ahmadiyyas, Ahmaiyyas, Buddha, Buddhists, Catholics, Christians, Confucius, Digambars, Guru Nanak, Hindus, Indonesia, Islam, Jains, Jesus, Krishna, Lao Tzu, Mahayanas, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Moses, Muhammad, Muslims, Nazareth, Pakistan, Priyo Budi Santoso, Prophet of Islam, Protestants, Qadian, Shaivites, Shiyas, Shwetambars, Sunnis, Vaishnavites, Vajrayanas, Zoroaster
