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Indic #Book Club, an initiative of Indic Academy has launched it's second iteration of the '1000 Reviewer Club'. This is an initiative to send interested readers books, on #Dharma, #history, #culture, etc, to interested readers 3-5 books for free in exchange for the recipient posting a Goodreads or

show you support by reading the true facts behind - Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story’, co-authored by Monika Arora, Sonali Chitalkar and Prerna Malhotra

This is a nice little book that attempts to succinctly define a common code of ethics from a Dharmic perspective. Definitely worth a look, especially for the younger folks or those just starting their spiritual journey. The author is an editor of online blogs and publications such as Indic Today, In

The Chandi Path is one of the most ancient and complete systems of mantra worship of the Divine Mother Goddess in the Hindu tradition. The name Chandi comes from the word “chand” which in Sanskrit means to tear apart. The spiritual meaning of Chandi is “She Who Tears Apart Thought”. The recitation o

For anyone interested in getting a grounded and basic knowledge of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) please enroll in this Basics of Hinduism course: https://hindu-academy.coachzippy.com/. Created by Jay Lakhani I have found this course extremely helpful in understanding our tradition, religion and culture

DAILY VEDIC POOJA, an article in sameedh.com describes how to perform this. This Puja is called “shodopachara” and is performed widely as part of the vedic rituals. It aims at removing all negative energies and purifies your mind and body. This purification results in naturally positive thoughts and

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The Goa Inquisition was horrifying. #Goa #India #ChristianInquisition #HinduMassacre #Hindus #Hinduism #Portugal #Portuguese

We are living in the best of times as far as the amount of information that is available for our perusal. With this deluge of information comes the adage "too much is too bad". From an Indic perspective there are lots of sources of information however they are scattered all over the place just like

Recent events progressively increasing number of hitherto unknown people getting their 2 min of fame simply by insulting Hinduism. Needless to say, this only encourages crude behaviour. How do we decide when to respond and to whom? With 1.2 billion adhérents and a world espousing freedom of expres

Dear Friends, Of late, (though since many decades), the Halaal Economy has become a major threat. It is a "business model", so to say, for raising funds for anti-Hindu strategies. For pursuing the causes we cannot depend on donation-model alone. There has tio be a Dharmik business framework that r

Many U.S libraries, and probably Canadian ones, allow patrons to request that a certain book be added to their collections. Most books on India and Hinduism come from voices aloof, ignorant, or hostile to Dharmic perspectives and Indian history. As a result, many Americans will have a bias on topics

Daily motivations from sacred texts (e.g. Bhagavad Gita, Thirukkural, etc.) and great Hindu thinkers to get the day started on a positive note: Book: Daily Divine Digest by Swami Chidbhavananda and Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam Link: https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Divine-Digest-Swami-Chidbhavananda-ebo

Hello, I'm so glad I found this forum. I'm a New Yorker who is very interested in learning more about Hinduism. I'm a big fan of Indian culture and traditions and would be open to any recommendations about how I can learn more. THANK YOU!

Meet a Hindu who grew up in Dakshin Bharath (southern India) and you'd be hard-pressed to find one who doesn't remember, or to this day listens to, M.S. Subhalakshmi's rendition of this beautiful prayer in the morning. Well, Venkatesh Parthasarathy has written a short book on its history and the rev

In context of Vedas, total of 32 Raavans are mentioned. Their places are different. So is Sri Lanka the Lanka made of Gold that Raavan ruled? How did the Gold from INDIA come to the Lanka ? This book Suvarna Lanka traces through history, geography, geology, and mythology to reveal the truth. The

I posted the following forum post under the "Building Hindu Confidence" Forum not realizing that the present forum on books is more appropriate. As I'm not sure how to move it here, please refer to my post below for books on Indic history, current affairs, and geopolitics. https://www.hinducommunit

I really enjoy these podcasts figured I'd seek out other suggestions from you all. Please add on to these in the comments! Podcasts: -StratNews Global -Standpoint (Swarajya) -Kurukshetra -Vedanta Talks -That's So Hindu! -History Under Your Feet -MyIndMakers -Bharatvaarta -The Dharma Podcast -Detour

A preview of the book can be accessed here: https://www.academia.edu/44316377/Sun%C4%81ma_Beautiful_Sanskrit_Names

It believe it must be India but could anybody provide me a reference?

Just curious: Has anyone read this book? I just got it off #Amazon and it looks really interesting. Would love to hear reviews from anyone who has already read it!