Sanskrit Archives

Mattur & Hosahalli are two of the very rare villages in India where Sanskrit is spoken as a regional language.

Opinion

The magic of Mattur – Where Sanskrit thrives

Team PGurus - July 13, 2021 0

Two villages in India that still uses Sanskrit in day-to-day communication Mattur is a village in Shimoga district near the city of Shivamogga in Karnataka...

Homo Sapiens life, when examined deeply, will appear to be a chain of Janma and Karma

Opinion

The cycle of Janma and Karma

Team PGurus - July 10, 2021 0

Janma and Karma In the ongoing heated debate on जन्मना (Janma/ to be born) and कर्मना (Karma/ actions), I was struck by a claim, “only...

From Europe to the Far East, Sanathana Dharma and more importantly the Manusmriti has been used as a guide for the rulers. Using sculptures, coins, and other forms of identification, Padma Bhushan awardee Dr. R Nagaswamy traces the spread and reach of Manu's Code of Ethics, which seems to have been the inspiration for the Ten Commandments. A must watch!

Videos

Dr. R Nagaswamy in his new book Dharma Yoga traces Manu’s...

Sahil Mishra - October 27, 2020 1

A bigger mechanism is working to brainwash the next generation Hindus in the Western Universities

Opinion

Universities portraying Vaishnavism in negative light: The experience of a Hindu...

Team PGurus - October 20, 2020 4

One of my friends came from a devout Vaishnava-Vallabha family with whom I have taken a few religious courses. One day while in a...

In Part 2, Dr. Nagaswamy describes how Ashoka, as the Governor of Takshashila, used Brahmi script for India and nearby regions and Karoshti for the western regions.

Videos

Dr. Nagaswamy on how Sanatana Dharma, esp. gods like Mitra, Indra...

Sahil Mishra - August 30, 2020 2

Part 1 can be watched at - Dr. Nagaswamy’s book Dharma Yoga on how the Ten Commandments are inspired from Manu’s Dasa Lakshanas

In his new book, Padma Bhushan awardee Dr. Nagaswamy shows how Greek coins have Greek inscriptions on one side and Prakrit on the other side, written in Karoshti (right to left) and shows how Manu’s Dasa Lakshanas (1850 BCE) and the Ten Commandments are remarkably similar and how Sanatana Dharma, Mitra (Sun God), Indra and other gods were worshipped even after Christianity was born. A must watch! Part 1 of 2

Videos

Dr. Nagaswamy’s book Dharma Yoga on how the Ten Commandments are...

Sahil Mishra - August 28, 2020 1

The latest book Dharma Yoga by Dr. R Nagaswamy opens up a new field of study of ancient civilization, the study of Ancient Indian Law code with the administration of law in other parts of Asian countries

Culture

Preface to the Book: Dharma Yoga – An Indian Law Code...

Dr. R Nagaswamy - August 23, 2020 5

Dharma stands for a worldly code of action This is the latest book by Dr. Ramachandran Nagaswamy which opens up a new field of study...

Is the case of an individual being taken out of context by the DFEH lawsuit against Cisco to paint Hinduism as being discriminatory?

Culture

CA vs Cisco discrimination lawsuit – A crude attempt at casting...

Sree Iyer - August 10, 2020 7

I have had a chance to peruse the 22-page lawsuit being brought by the California Department. of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) against Cisco...

Indian sciences are universal and they have within them the power to inspire people to find their true potential and find meaning in life, as also having the potential to facilitate the next advances in both physical and biological sciences.

Culture

Indian Foundations of Modern Science

Subhash Kak - March 16, 2020 2

Indian science having the potential to facilitate the next advances in both physical and biological sciences. Scholars see India and Greece as the two principal...