Category Archives: culture

The Idea of India

Posted on July 15, 2017 by gokulmuthu

Every great nation has a unique reason for its existence. There are some unique cultural and social contributions of that nation and people to humanity, which gives meaning to its very existence. All the support systems like economy, education, military, … Continue reading →

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Philosophy of the Gita

Posted on April 1, 2017 by gokulmuthu

(An edited version of this article was published in the August 2019 issue of Vedanta Kesari, the monthly magazine published from Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.) The philosophy of Bhagavad Gita is the philosophy of the Veda, which is the philosophy of … Continue reading →

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What happened to Mahabali?

Posted on September 5, 2016 by gokulmuthu

Many descriptions of the Vamana Avatara portray King Mahabali in a bad light. They portray that Lord Vishnu punished him by pushing into hell by pushing Mahabali’s head down with His feet. If a person carefully reads the most authoritative … Continue reading →

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Reflections on July 4th

Posted on July 4, 2016 by gokulmuthu

I am here on a visit to US. Today, On July 4th, I remember what a colleague from Itron US, pointed out to me a couple of months back about the core concept of Rights in the US: “All people are created equal. … Continue reading →

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I am a feminist

Posted on May 12, 2016 by gokulmuthu

The topic of discussion of a recent session of “Alternative Future Dialogue” organized by Metaculture was “Gender issues”. This made me think about my stance. I had never tried to take a stance on this before. I was surprised to … Continue reading →

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