In the wonderland of Samskrit The word संस्कृत means polished or refined. It is allied to words like संस्कृति (samskriti), meaning culture or civilization, and संस्कार (samskara), meaning purification ceremony or sacrament. Most Indian languages, to a greater or lesser degree, trace their roots in Sanskrit. In that sense, more than a mother tongue, Sanskrit is a grandmother tongue. Indeed, that influence extends beyond the boundaries of today’s India, to elsewhere in Asia. Nepal’s motto is जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपी गरीयसी . This is taken from the Valmiki Ramayana and means, “The mother and the mother-land are superior to heaven.” The name of the national airline of Indonesia is Garuda, which is also a Samskrit word and is believed as a carrier of Bhagwan Vishnu. There are several such instances in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The name of the Bangkok airport in Thailand is called “Swarna Bhoomi”,...
Introduction We never had a time, as we have now, throwing a challenge to the Hindus across the entire world to prove that it is serious about their identity as well as survival. There never was such a crisis for Hindus before. During the thousand odd years, Hindus were attacked, skinned, burnt alive, forcefully and deceitfully converted, Hindu women were dishonored, the properties of Hindus were taken away, their Mandirs were desecrated and destroyed. But, Hindus never caved in, even though there were some traitors. Many of our Brahmanas as well as Kings/Queens along with a large part of civilians never gave up fighting. Today, we see this not. It seems almost all of us have given up and some Hindus definitely know the reasons why we are in such a state. Hindus Have their Heads in The Sand Extremely unfortunately, most of Hindus still do not understand this, most probably, because the article 28 of the constitution, thanks to the vile-minded Nehru, Hindus were depriv...
Introduction (Arya Vaidya Sala, main hospital building in Kottakkal, Kerala) Growing up in a village with a population of less than a thousand in 1950s/1960s, I have the memories of always being treated for most of the ailments by my mother using home remedies. It is said that the kitchen of a Bharatiya is a medicine cabinet. In fact, the only doctor we had was a compounder practicing as a ‘real doctor’, who would be handy in case of some infections or some serious health issues. I am certain most Bharatiya-s will agree with me that even today, perhaps more than two thirds of us still have complete faith on home remedies which are parts of Ayurveda only. This is an ancient science that is as relevant today as it was in the time of Bhagwan Shri Ram and Prabhu Shri Krishna. I am making a humble attempt to bring to light how Ayurveda can help, especially for the benefit of those who somehow have been deprived of this knowledge and for the Gen-Z who have a lot of questio...
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