Unity or Plurality: A Linguistic Perspective – 2
In this beautiful piece, author and great grammarian Shri Gaurinath Shastri explains that though the words do have individual meanings, in plurality they are incapable of conveying the complete meaning. a grammarian tries to drive home the point that the meaning is great than the sum of its parts and lies somewhere in the unity that is represented on one level by the grammatical structure.
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Vedantic or Trivalued System of Logic
This paper, the second in the series of articles on different systems of logic focuses on the Vedantic tri-valued system of logic and contrasts it to the western logic system. On the contrary eastern thought is embedded in trivalued frame of thought that is True, False and Mithya. The western logic system has binary mode of operation. There is no state in between two extremes.
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Unity or Plurality: A Linguistic Perspective – 1
In this serious investigation into Word and Consciousness, Shri Gaurinath Shastri delves into grammar and logic to explore the phenomena of unity and plurality. In this piece, he tries to answer the question of what comes first, unity or plurality.
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The Four-point Model for Hindu Parenting
This beautiful little article about parenting talks about four things that all young parents can do to impart Dharmic education to their children. These will also ensure a pleasurable experience for the child as well as the parents.
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Does Islam Offer Anything beyond Fatwas?
This article by Dr. Shankar Sharan discusses the world of fatwas and Maulvis. It discusses how the language of political Islam is nothing but confined to threats and fatwas, rarely evolving to the level of discussion. He also tells us how this inability to hold dialogue within the Islamic society is harming the community itself.
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Was Gujarat Educated in 19th Century?
We know that Gujaratis were great businessmen even before the British came to India. But few of us know the reason why Gujaratis kids have always been so smart in mathematics and business. Read on to find out.
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Idealism vs. Dialectical Materialism – A Cold War – 2
In this short piece, Sita Ram Goel continues with his exposition on Communism. He tells what the major faults of communism are and how a spiritual outlook can help diffuse the spectre of communism. These two articles, taken from the brilliant work "Genesis and Growth of Nehruism"are still relevant in view of the dominance of the left-liberals.
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Golden Mean – The Ultimate Standard of Truth
In this satirical piece, Satish Verma remarks upon the liberal habit of declaring both sides as equal culprits in every case. Notwithstanding the facts, the liberal premise that it takes two sides to make a conflict, has led them to believe that no matter who starts the riots, no matter which community becomes the victim, the fault equally lies with the both. The false equivalence between the two communities, which produces much resentment in the Hindu community, is taken for task in this brilliant piece of satire which tragically reads like truth.
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Idealism vs. Dialectical Materialism – A Cold War – 1
In this brilliant mock conversation, India's finest historian Sita Ram Goel compare the U.S. and the U.S.S.R and their ideologies and reveals that it the Soviet Union is highly idealistic and how it indoctrinates the rest of the world in its ideology.
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The Traditional and the Secular Festival
This article compares the traditional and the secular festival and stresses the need to preserve and propagate the traditional festivals. While the traditional festival exhorts the individual to take part in the wider celebration of Nature, Culture and Cosmos, the secular festival drags him deeper into the mire of individualistic ego bolstering. This article discusses the distinction between the two.
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