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Once you make the fateful decision to go to war, you must win at any cost
After Karna’s Death, the great war of Mahabharata comes to a quick close. Almost all the great warriors on the Kaurava ... -
Good persons, who can only win a war by unfair means
In Mahabharata, Krishna firmly believes that once you make the fateful decision to go to war, then you must win at any ... -
Who is Krishna, man or God?
One must accept both sides of Krishna, no matter how paradoxical or contrary -
Sometimes Krishna is human, at other times he is God
Some Scholars believe Krishna was a Kuladevata, an ethnic and family god of a confederation of Rajput clans. He was ... -
How the greatest upholder of dharma achieved success by telling a lie
Once the peace negotiations fail and preparations for the war begin, the epic Mahabharata lays down elaborate rules of ... -
What is “liberty” for America and “equality” for France, It's “Dharma” for India
Dharma’s world of moral haziness and uncertainty is far closer to our experience as ordinary human beings than the ... -
What Dharma has to do with the Market? Well, everything!
The idea that an ancient Indian concept might offer insight into the nature of markets is, on the face of it, bizarre. -
Dharma and Morality of the Market
Dharma places restraints on buyers and sellers. Because you are a person of dharma, I readily accept a check from you. -
How India remained the eternal “Soft” power : from exporting goods to ideas
India’s power has always been ‘soft’, not expressed through military conquest, but in the export of goods and ideas. -
The king should never forget what “Arthshastra” tells of “Rajdharma”
India experienced a ‘golden decade’ of growth from 2002 to 2012 when GDP growth averaged over eight percent a year. -
The Dilemma of a Liberal Hindu
I grew up in this atmosphere with a liberal attitude - that is a mixture of scepticism and sympathy for my tradition. ... -
“I am a Hindu, but”
“I am a Hindu, but”, he said, and he went into a winding reply about his beliefs. He hastily added that he was an ... -
Death penalty and Mahabharata
Crime and punishment is the central theme of Ashwatthama’s story in the Mahabharata. -
“Dharma” is our duty to others, “Kama” is our duty to ourselves
The Dharma Shastras accepted Kama’s positive qualities but decreed that it had to be confined to marriage and ... -
Krishna’s guile and Arjuna’s reluctance
Although he did not shoot a single arrow, Krishna won the war for the Pandavas through cheating. -
Mahabharata as an allegory of the elusiveness of dharma
As the war of Mahabharata progresses and Kaurava’s brilliant commanders fall one by one, we begin to sympathize with ...
