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Series on Truth Beyond AI….. – Prof. Bal Ram Singh In an effort to get to the bottom of Qurbāni culture, I asked the all entitled AI its etymology. Following is the conversation or confrontation, if you may, with it. Eid al-Adha: What is Qurbāni? Why Muslims sacrifice livestock … Qurbāni (sacrifice) has its roots in the Arabic word qurbān, which stems from the Semitic triconsonantal root…

Series on Shiva the Supreme! – Dr. Dhananjay B. Ghare (This series is designed in a dramatic dialogue type conversation format. Important information on Lord Shiva and his family, as it is available in several related Pauraṇic, Upaniṣadic and Vedic Sūkta literature is briefly compiled in this episode-9. Such mini dramatic episodes can be presented on stage on occasions like Gaṇesha Chaturthī,…

Series on Powerful Nav-Durga! Continued….. – Prof. Bal Ram Singh It is worthwhile to note that Nav-Durga are the devis, perhaps a best model of daughters. How can boys and men relate to those features? While the stories use the form of a daughter or woman, in Hindu philosophy, these are archetypes of energy (Shakti) that exist in every human being, regardless of gender. Men and boys relate to…

Series on Powerful Nav-Durga! Continued….. – Prof. Bal Ram Singh William Wordsworth has said that a child the father of a man in his famous 1802 poem, My Hearts Leaps Up. Similarly, phrases were used for girls as child being the mother. For example, Carol Ann Duffy in her 1993 poem “Before You Were Mine,” the former Poet Laureate famously subverts the original by writing, “The child is mother…

Series on Powerful Nav-Durga! – Prof. Bal Ram Singh Brahmacharini, the second of the Navadurga forms, is celebrated and worshipped on the second day of Navaratri. Her name is derived from Brahma (the absolute truth or penance) and Charini (one who practices), signifying the “one who leads a life of austerity and penance”. After her birth as Parvati (daughter of King Himavat), she sought to…

Series on Powerful Nav-Durga! – Prof. Bal Ram Singh There are nine forms of Durga, celebrated twice a year as the Navaratri Celebrations, once in the month of Chaitra, March 19-27, 2026 and second one in the month of Kartik, October 11-19, 2026.The nine forms of Durga, known as Navadurga, worshipped (showing reverence, honor, deemed highly valuable) over the nine days of Navaratri…

Series on Shiva the Supreme! (Continued) – Dr. Dhananjay B. Ghare (This series is designed in a dramatic dialogue type conversation format. Important information on Lord Shiva and his family, as it is available in several related Pauraṇic, Upaniṣadic and Vedic Sūkta literature is briefly compiled in this episode-9. Such mini dramatic episodes can be presented on stage on occasions like Gaṇesha…

– Prof. Bal Ram Singh जंगल में माँस नहीं घास खाने वाले केवल भारत में मिलते हैं। कहा जाता है कि चूँकि राम भी शिकार करते थे तो मारते तो थे, तो खाते ही रहे होंगे। मैंने भी कह दिया कि, जब से पूछा, क्या आप कभी मच्छर मारते हैं? तब से न जाने क्यूँ, आँख ही नहीं मिलाते हैं। मेरी ये बहस मेरे आदरणीय चाचा जी से एक बार हुई थी। वो श्री राम भक्त थे। परंतु वो भी ये मानते थे कि राम माँस का भक्षण करते थे।…

– प्रोफ़ेसर बलराम सिंह रामचरितमानस के अरण्य काण्ड की चौपाई, ‘धीरज धरम मित्र अरु नारी, आपद काल परीखि अहि चारी’, में सती अनुसुईया ने सीता जी को वन में जीवन बिताने के लिए जो शिक्षा दी थी, उसके अनुसार इसका अर्थ है कि धैर्य, धर्म, मित्र और पत्नी की असली परीक्षा विपत्ति के समय ही होती है। इन चारों की परख इस प्रकार होती है: धैर्य: संकट के समय मनुष्य धैर्य से काम लेता है या घबरा जाता है। धर्म: मुश्किल…

Series on Shiva the Supreme! (Continued) – Dr. Dhananjay B. Ghare (This series is designed in a dramatic dialogue type conversation format. Important information on Lord Shiva and his family, as it is available in several related Pauraṇic, Upaniṣadic and Vedic Sūkta literature is briefly compiled in this episode-8. Such mini dramatic episodes can be presented on stage on occasions like Gaṇesha…

– प्रोफ़ेसर बलराम सिंह (Source of Image: https://in.pinterest.com/pin/704954147905446576/) लक्ष्मण की मृत्यु का कारण भाई-भाई का प्रेम था। लक्ष्मण ने सरयू नदी में जल समाधि लेकर अपनी मृत्यु का वरण किया, जो भगवान राम के प्रति उनकी अत्यधिक निष्ठा का परिणाम था। ऋषि दुर्वासा को राम से मिलने की अनुमति देने के कारण भगवान राम को एक वचन निभाना था, जिसके तहत उन्हें लक्ष्मण को मृत्युदंड देना था। वशिष्ठ…

–डा. आलोक कुमार द्विवेदी इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ एडवांस्ड साइंसेस, यूएसए (INADS, USA) के प्रकल्प टीसीएन मीडिया (TCN Media) के गत एक वर्ष से चल रहे कार्यक्रम “गीता – भूत, वर्तमान और भविष्य” में इस बार विजयादशमी को भगवद्गीता की दृष्टि से देखने का प्रयास किया गया। इस दौरान टीसीएन मीडिया की डाइरेक्टर और इस कार्यक्रम की होस्ट श्रीमती अनुजा सिन्हा ने इस विषय से संबंधित कई पक्षों पर विस्तार से बात की। इस चर्चा…

–Dr. Shruchi Singh हिंदू मान्यता में स्त्रियों के मासिक धर्म के प्रारम्भ की कथा देवराज इंद्र को मिले श्राप और उनके द्वारा दिए वरदान से जुड़ी है। श्राप था, विश्वरूप (पिता त्वष्टा नामक आदित्य और आसुरी माता) की ब्रह्महत्या का, जो कि देवों के पुरोहित भी थे। इंद्र ने विश्वरूप को छिपकर असुरों को यज्ञ करते समय भाग पहुँचाते देखा, जो कि देवों के साथ कपट था, जिससे क्रुद्ध होकर देवराज इंद्र ने विश्वरूप की…

– Prof. Bal Ram Singh The Hindi word ‘शिक्षक’ (śikṣaka), meaning “teacher,” originates from the Sanskrit root verb शिक्ष् (śikṣ), meaning “to learn” or “to study”. It is a derived noun indicating one who teaches, formed by adding the suffix -ka (which signifies an agent or performer of an action) to the root verb. In essence, the etymology of शिक्षक reflects a connection between learning and…

– Prof. Bal Ram Singh  Hindus make up of a significant proportion of the world population, including Bhārat, that is India, totaling 14.9% of the world population, distributed throughout the world, present in each and every country, including 0.5% of the population in Vatican City, 1.3% of the population of Saudi Arabia, nearly 1% of US population, and over 1.6% of the population in…

Rudra-Manthan Series (Continued from Part-IX) – Prof. Bal Ram Singh The Annapurṇā story of Parvati whereby she leaves the entire world hungry when she departs from Shiva at Kailash after her dispute with him regarding the value of material for this world to survive. Although this is, in fact, a story of the divine forces within us, in the society, and arguably in the entire cosmos, it does…

– Prof. Bal Ram Singh In Indian culture, food is sacred and prayers are said before eating. Recognising the significance of Annam (food) among the body’s five layers (the Panchakosha or five sheaths) is seen as essential to life and evolved spiritual enlightenment, or Brahman. The act of Annadāna, donating food, is highly valued. Shiva’s consort, Parvati, is also known as Annapurṇā, meaning the…