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The Vedanta Kesari

Pariprasna

Q & A with Srimat Swami Tapasyananda (1904 to 1991), Vice-President of the Ramakrishna Order.

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May 2019
Gods Of The Vedas
The Vedanta Kesari

Gods Of The Vedas

The Vedas: An Exploration

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May 2019
Swami Vivekananda's Visit To Shillong
The Vedanta Kesari

Swami Vivekananda's Visit To Shillong

Poet Rabindranath Tagore immortalized the picturesque, misty landscape of Shillong in his novel Shesher Kabita, written around 1928- 29; he was there earlier in 1919 for three weeks and then again in 1923 for about two months.

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April 2019
Pariprasna
The Vedanta Kesari

Pariprasna

Q & A with Srimat Swami Tapasyananda (1904 to 1991), Vice-President of the Ramakrishna Order.

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5 mins  |
April 2019
Meditation
The Vedanta Kesari

Meditation

Yugavani

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April 2019
Reminiscences Of Sargachhi
The Vedanta Kesari

Reminiscences Of Sargachhi

Conversations with Swami Premeshananda (1884-1967) a disciple of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi.

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March 2019
Pariprasna
The Vedanta Kesari

Pariprasna

Q & A with Srimat Swami Tapasyananda (1904 to 1991), Vice-President of the Ramakrishna Order.

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4 mins  |
March 2019
Just Read The Gospel
The Vedanta Kesari

Just Read The Gospel

Once Swami Brahmananda, one of the foremost disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, was visiting a remote place in Bengal. While he was waiting for a train at a station, among those who came to see him off was a young devotee and his sister.

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March 2019
A Message To Garcia
The Vedanta Kesari

A Message To Garcia

Advertise for a stenographer, and nine out of ten who apply, can neither spell nor punctuate- and do not think it necessary to. Can such a one write a letter to Garcia?

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March 2019
Two Versions Of Swami Vivekananda's First Chicago Speech
The Vedanta Kesari

Two Versions Of Swami Vivekananda's First Chicago Speech

William Page has been associated with the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Massachusetts since 1960 and is a member of the Ramakrishna Vedanta Association of Thailand. wpage108@gmail.com

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January 2019
What Is Religion?
The Vedanta Kesari

What Is Religion?

Religion is the realizing of God

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January 2019
Reminiscences Of Sargachhi
The Vedanta Kesari

Reminiscences Of Sargachhi

Conversations with Swami Premeshananda (1884-1967) a disciple of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi.

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5 mins  |
January 2019
Pariprasna
The Vedanta Kesari

Pariprasna

Q & A with Srimat Swami Tapasyananda (1904 to 1991), Vice-President of the Ramakrishna Order.

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5 mins  |
January 2019
Dakshinamurti Stotra
The Vedanta Kesari

Dakshinamurti Stotra

Dakshinamurti Stotra with Manasollasa. Translated and Annotated by Swami Harshananda

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January 2019
The Lost Sanskrit Treasues Of Tibet
India Today

The Lost Sanskrit Treasues Of Tibet

How China is attempting to unravel the mysteries contained in 2,000-year-old forgotten Sanskrit texts, with little help from across the border 

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6 mins  |
June 26, 2017
Hunt For The First Human
Outlook

Hunt For The First Human

Cut marks on bone fossils found on an Indian foothill could well change the narrative on human evolution.

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9 mins  |
March 28, 2016
Keeping Kuch Crafts Relevant With Contemporary Designers And Traditional Artisans
FRONTLINE

Keeping Kuch Crafts Relevant With Contemporary Designers And Traditional Artisans

The Living and Learning Design Centre in a Kutch village is about dialogue between contemporary designers and traditional artisans and about keeping crafts relevant.  

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March 18, 2016
Rhythm House: The Latest Cultural Icon
Forbes India

Rhythm House: The Latest Cultural Icon

As Rhythm House becomes the latest cultural icon to fall by the wayside, the chairman of Mumbai’s musical cornerstone shares his 45-year-old journey with the store.

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January 22, 2016
The Romance Of Regression
Open

The Romance Of Regression

The romance of regression in the time of the Islamic State.

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February 15 2016
Nag Panchami: Festival Of Snake God
Heritage India

Nag Panchami: Festival Of Snake God

In Indian mythology, the world is supported on the hood of a giant snake called Shesha. And the myths and legends come to the fore on the day of Naga Panchami, the festival that is dedicated to the Snake God.

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Vol 5 Issue 4
Politics Of History: Tipu Sultan And The Double Edged Sword
Tehelka

Politics Of History: Tipu Sultan And The Double Edged Sword

The ongoing tussle over Tipu puts the spotlight once again on the political battle over historical icons, writes Deepti Sreeram.

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7 mins  |
November 28 2015
Discovery Of Colonial India
Open

Discovery Of Colonial India

Lord Hastings 1814 journey from Calcutta to Punjab with painter Sita Ram is a discovery of Colonial India through lives mundane and magical.

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December 21, 2015
A Classical Scene: 3 Films in Sanskrit
Open

A Classical Scene: 3 Films in Sanskrit

Three films in Sanskrit will soon be released in India. Can they help revive the ancient language?

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8 mins  |
September 7, 2015
Ballia: Seven Days Of Swaraj
Outlook

Ballia: Seven Days Of Swaraj

Few know of the defiant 1942 Republic of Ballia, ground down brutally

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August 24, 2015
Heritage Diaries: Temples Of India
Verve

Heritage Diaries: Temples Of India

Odisha's Konark Sun Temple was conceived of as the giant chariot of the sun god; the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple boasts 33,000 sculptures; the Kailasa Temple at Ellora has been carved out of a single rock face...These are only some of the spectacular temples of India that bear mute testimony to sculptors who have told myriad stories in stone, discovers Geeta Rao.

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August 2015
They married for a life abroad but they never saw their husbands again
Marie Claire Australia

They married for a life abroad but they never saw their husbands again

Thousands of Indian women have been abandoned by men working overseas, leaving them trapped in their in-laws' homes and often defrauded of dowry money

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January 2024
20 Years on Vanished Without a Trace
WHO

20 Years on Vanished Without a Trace

A new documentary examines the unsolved case of a missing boy and his dad in the deep north

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June 12, 2023
We need to talk about...Healing
Marie Claire Australia

We need to talk about...Healing

Co-chair of First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria Aunty Geraldine Atkinson discusses healing through truth-telling

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February 2023
Guardianas del Futuro: Mujeres Rurales que Conservan la Biodiversidad - En un país con más de 61 millones de mujeres, un 23% de ellas vive en comunidades rurales, donde su labor es esencial para la seguridad alimentaria y la protección del medioambiente.
Marie Claire México

Guardianas del Futuro: Mujeres Rurales que Conservan la Biodiversidad - En un país con más de 61 millones de mujeres, un 23% de ellas vive en comunidades rurales, donde su labor es esencial para la seguridad alimentaria y la protección del medioambiente.

En un país con más de 61 millones de mujeres, un 23% de ellas vive en comunidades rurales, donde su labor es esencial para la seguridad alimentaria y la protección del medioambiente.

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Octubre 2024
De Porfirio hasta AMLO
CHILANGO

De Porfirio hasta AMLO

El voto en México: quiénes y cómo votamos: 1910 - 2024 llega al MODO con alrededor de 1,500 piezas de propaganda política que dicen mucho sobre nuestra sociedad.

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Mayo 2024