Diwali Sunshine – Greetings!
Diwali always comes with a new message of hope and gaiety. It also brings with it an opportunity to introspect on what it means to lead a life of Dharma. This word is often found incorrectly translated as religion. It has many other meanings with subtle differences, but ‘religion’ is not one of them. […]
Kanyadaan – Donating Your Daughter?
Outfits like Maanyavar do not care about our traditions. They know their customers well. Their recent ad, featuring Ms Alia Bhatt, which interprets Kanyadaan as a regressive custom treating women as objects of donation, is not a mere aberration. At an earlier wedding, a pundit ji derided the custom with impunity and called for its […]
Can Hindus Ever RIP?
With each passing away of an Indian celebrity, the social media gets flooded with shorthand RIP messages. What does one make of these – just short-hand expressions of condolence or a prayer for the departed soul? Can Hindus ever RIP? Let’s decode what a RIP prayer would mean for a dead Hindu. RIP is a […]