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What is Rudram?

Śrī Rudram, also known as Śrī Rudrapraśnaḥ, is a hymn offered to the all pervading Brahman, designated as Rudra-Śiva, present in auspicious, benign forms as well as terrible forms which He assumes at the time of the dissolution and the destruction of the cosmos. It occurs in the Taittirīya Saṁhitā of the Kṛṣṇa…

Ban on Durga Puja: An Assault on the core of Hindu civilisation [Part 4]

This piece has been co-authored by Shanmukh, Saswati Sarkar and Dikgaj.

“When economic freedom is lost – subsistence is lost; when political freedom is lost – honour is lost; when religious freedom is lost, everything is lost.” – Subhas Chandra Bose,Mandalay jail, February 21, 1926 (when a financial allowance for Durga Puja was refused to political prisoners, which effectively meant a ban on the…

Ban on Durga Puja: An Assault on the core of Hindu civilisation [Part 3]

This piece has been co-authored by Shanmukh, Saswati Sarkar and Dikgaj.

In the prequels [read Part I and Part II] to this piece, we have shown that the worship of Shakti (strength or valour) as Goddess has inspired principal Hindu resistances across ages and throughout the civilisational land of the Hindus. It is perhaps this worship that has  inspired Hindu women to militarily defend their…

Ban on Durga Puja: An Assault on the core of Hindu civilisation [Part 2]

This piece has been co-authored by Shanmukh, Saswati Sarkar and Dikgaj.

In the prequelto this article, we have shown that the worship of Shakti (strength or valour) as Goddess has inspired principal Hindu resistances across ages and throughout the civilisational land of the Hindus. It is perhaps this worship that has inspired Hindu women to militarily defend their civilisation against invaders,…

The Unresolved Jammu and Kashmir Issue: People, Temples, Terrorists

Before you read the article below, please watch Shri Nishikant Dubey on rehabilitation and welfare of displaced persons from Kashmir in Lok Sabha.

80 temples vanished in J&K since 2009, claims BJD MP

Times of India, New Delhi (December 12, 2015): Much to the delight of the treasury benches in Lok Sabha, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on…

Love Him or Hate Him, He Speaks His Mind: Donald J. Trump

Co-authors: HDL Editor and Niraj Dave

December 13, 2015: Donald J. Trump has been the subject of panel discussions on television news outlets all over the world since the submission of his nomination papers for the Republican Party leadership race. Mr Trump is an outsider who does not come from a political/dynastic lineage. He is mostly funding his campaign with his own money. On the other side…

The Azam Buffalo Khan Vs. Kamlesh Tiwari Fiasco

#HDL Commentary:

Tolerance of Muslims

We are providing excerpts from reports from Zee News below regarding the Kamlesh Tiwari comment’s regarding Mohammad’s sexual orientation. Tiwari’s comments were in retaliation of those made by SP leader Azam Khan in which he called RSS leaders as ‘homosexuals’. Mr Tiwari is now in jail but Mr Khan is free. Readers should note that the Muslim community’s…

Ban on Durga Puja: An Assault on the core of Hindu civilisation [Part I]

This piece has been co-authored by Shanmukh, Saswati Sarkar and Dikgaj.

अमरीकबरी भार भ्रमरी मुखरी कृतम्।

दूरी करोतु दुरितं गौरीचरणपङ्कजं॥

Thus begins Kuvalayananda of Appayya Dikshita, one of the finest books on Alankara in Sanskrit – with a prayer to Goddess Gowri that the endeavour may be free of obstacles and problems. Similarly, when the kings of Mysore went to war, they would begin by…

Do you see a pattern?

Do you see a pattern?

If someone from across 7 seas invades your culture, civilization and forcefully imposes their cult on you, wouldn’t any human being give it a resistance? Isn’t it human nature to resist any forceful imposition of a foreign culture on one’s native culture and civilization?

If you oppose Islamic atrocities, encroachments and crimes (like rape, terrorism, illegal immigration),…

As Muslim population grows, what can happen to a society?

What happens to society‘s as the Muslim population grows in percentage of the total?

Map courtesy of PBS.

Michael Haltman, Homeland Security Examiner

June 23, 2010 – In the book, Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat, written by Dr. Peter Hammond, he explores the topic of the impact that an increasing Muslim populationhas on that society. The lists below…

Anti-Hindu and Intolerant Facebook Attempting to Silence François Gautier

Quoting Shri François Gautier’s Facebook comments verbatim below:

“Facebook deleted my post which simply quoted Indian Muslim leaders, without any comment on my part! Can you believe that, boys and girls? Is that tolerance? It’s a one way traffic in India: Hindus have always been at the receiving end of attacks, both physical and verbal. But if they dare say anything back, they are labeled as…

Nothing to do with Islam!

Nothing to do with Islam!

It’s clearly proven below:

Destruction of Ram Mandir by Babur had nothing to do with Islam!

Construction of Gyanvapi Mosque by destruction of Vishwanath Mandir and destruction of the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mandir had nothing to do with Islam.

The Noakhali Hindu genocide by the Muslim League had nothing to do with Islam!

Muhammad Ghazni’s 17 attacks on India had nothing…

Is #IntolerantIndia a reality? Yes, for Kashmiri Pandits. #Nadimarg2003

It has been 12 years since the barbaric terrorist attack on the Kashmiri Pandits of #Nadimarg2003. The videos below should serve as a reminder of exactly who in India is or is not tolerant. The usual suspects are in power (Mufti Saeed) and the usual persecution of Kashmiri Pandits persists in the valley. When will things change? How many more must die before the nation wakes up, scraps Article…

On November 26, 2008, terrorist masterminds executed an intricate attack on India’s financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai. With a series of synchronized and strategically placed bombs, India’s largest city was set ablaze killing 173 people and wounding 308 more. The devastation was unprecedented – causing authorities to fear…

Lachit Borphukan – The Mighty Ahom King

November 24, 2015  – by Ratnakar Sadasyula

The Mughal  empire expanded to it’s zenith, under Aurangzeb, who pushed it’s boundaries to the farthest extent. And yet paradoxically, the seeds of the empire’s destruction were also sown during his reign. One of the reasons was his own religious bigotry, and his intolerance towards Hindus, that alienated large sections of them. His imposition of Jizaya,…

Leftist historians creating ‘bogeyman’, imposing ‘legislated history’: 47 historians, scholars

New Delhi:A group of 47 eminent Indian historians, archaeologists and scholars of Indian civilization has taken strong objection to recent open letters by historians from India and overseas. Accusing them of creating a “bogeyman” through unjustified charges of “intolerance” and imposition of a “legislated history”, the statement, endorsed by several members of the Indian Council of Historical…