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June 8, 2017 - Vat Purnima
Three chapters have been added
in the current update.
- Quotes 501-525 -
Yasukuni Enoki,
Tulsi Gabbard,
Dr. Hans-Peter Durr,
Edward
Teller, Maria Wirth, Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev,
Henry
Margenau,
Suman K Chiplunkar,
Dr. Kapil Kapoor,
Alphonze
Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine,
R Jagganathan,
Kashyap Vasavada,
Yoshio
Mikami,
Hindol Sengupta,
Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall,
Alok Kumar,
Jacob Needleman,
Sir
Joseph Norman Lockyer,
Brannon aka
Vrndavan Parker
and
others..(
more
).
-
Glimpses XXIX on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter features the clash of
monotheism around the globe and lessons for Hindus.. (more...).
-
Glimpses XXX on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter features
tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in
Afghanistan.. (more...).
These existing chapters have been
updated: India and Greece, India and China,
Caste system,
Hinduism's influence on World religions, European Imperialism
and
Symbolism in Hinduism
For more details on chapters refer to the
Contents
page.
October 26, 2011 - Subh
Deepavali Four
chapters have been added
in the current update.
- Quotes 481-500 -
Rukmini Rani Arundale,
Josiah Royce,
Peter Wilberg,
Pt.
Madan Mohan Malaviya,
Adlof Kaegi,
Swami Devananda Saraswati aka
Ishwar Sharan,
Dr. Dipak Basu,
John Campbell Oman,
Michael
Comans,
S K Kulkarni,
Fred Eiseman Jr,
Ramchandra
Dikshitar,
R D Ranade, V Sundaram,
R C Dutt and
others..(
more
).
- Ethereal Prambanan - Hinduism
magnificent patrimony and the greatest Hindu cultural
heritage in Indonesia. (more..)
-
Glimpses XXVII on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter highlights the
temple of Padmanabha Swamy treasures.. (more...).
-
Glimpses XXVIII on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter features the on going
corruption scandals in India.. (more...).
These existing chapters have been
updated: Hindu Art,
Glimpses XIII, Caste
System
and
European Imperialism
and
Symbolism in Hinduism
For more details on chapters refer to the
Contents
page.
January 15, 2011 - Makar
Sankranti - Pongol
Three chapters have been added
in the current update.
- Quotes 461-480 -
J D (Jerome David) Salinger, Julia Roberts,
William Wordsworth, Jagadguru Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal,
President Barack Obama,
Josh Schrei,
Mrs.
Charlotte Speir Manning,
Philip Goldberg, Vamsee Juluri, Jack Hebner, Dr. Hiro
Badlani, Sir Sidney James Mark Low, J G Arora,
Susan L
Huntington,
Arvind
Sharma, Loriliai Biernacki, Dr. Aseem Shukla, Dr. Pankaj Jain,
and
others..(
more
).
-
Glimpses XXV on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter takes an in depth look
at the theft of yoga... (more...).
-
Glimpses XXVI on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter takes an in
depth look at the Ayodhya verdict in India.. (more...).
These existing chapters have been
updated: Hindu Cosmology,
Advanced Concepts,
Yoga and Hindu Philosophy.
For more details on chapters refer to the Contents
page.
November 28 - December 1, 2009 - Gita
Jayanti and Dattatreya
Jayanti Three chapters have been added
in the current update.
-
Quotes 441-460 - Satyanand Stokes, Dr. Hilda Raja, Walter Raymond Drake, Dr. Gautam Sen, Dr.
Subramanium Swamy, Professor Dean Brown, Deepak Shimkhada, Gene D Matlock, Charles Michael Byrd, Alok K Bohara, Daniel Joseph Boorstin, George
Thundiparambil,
Erich von Daniken, Steven J Rosen, Radha Rajan, Theos Casimir
Bernard, Paramhansa Yogananda and others..( more
).
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Glimpses XXIII on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter features
tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in
Mynmar (Burma) as well takes an
in depth look at the menace of religious conversion in India. (more...).
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Glimpses XXIV on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter features
tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in
Nepal as well as takes an in
depth look at the menace of Terrorism in India. (more...).
These existing chapters have been
updated: Vimanas, Aryan Invasion
Theory and Islamic Onslaught. In addition
the Guestbook
has been reopened and all chapters have been
updated with additional information and images. Some chapters have been
split into smaller parts for easy download. For more details on chapters refer to the Contents
page.
October 28, 2008 - Subh
Deepavali
Four chapters have been added
in the current update.
-
Quotes 421-440 -
Lady Callcott, Henri
Bergson, Sir Brajendranath Seal, Edward Washburn Hopkins, Sir
George Edward Gordon Catlin, Vera Christine Chute Collum, Ed Vishwanathan,
Ernest E Wood, S N (Surendranath) Dasgupta, Major Francis Yeats-Brown,
Savitri Devi, Samuel Johnson,
John Moffitt, Lowell
Jackson Thomas, Martin Gray, Mani Bhaumik and others..(
more
).
-
Glimpses XX on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter features
tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in
Mynmar (Burma) as well takes an
in depth look at the menace of religious conversion in India. (more...).
-
Glimpses XXI on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter features
tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in
Nepal as well as takes an in
depth look at the menace of Terrorism in India. (more...).
-
Glimpses XXII on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...).
In addition all chapters have been
updated with additional information and images.
For more details on chapters refer to the Contents
page.
September 2, 2008 Hindu
Wisdom website has been featured in the Hinduism Today
issue of October/November/December 2008. To read about it please
refer to the chapter - Featured
At
June 20, 2008
Full Text Search
Functionality has been enabled on the Main Menu.
Due
to popular
demand the guestbook has been reopened with new entries. Please feel free to
visit the guestbook from the main menu.
August 11, 2007
A Tribute to Hinduism - The Book
After a decade-long presence, what began as a webpage has now made
its way to the printed word in the form of a book soon to be published.
A
Tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and Wisdom spanning continents and time about
India
and her culture
by Sushama Londhe is a collection of quotations from some of the world's
greatest philosophers, thinkers, scientists, and leaders. The book takes a fresh
look at Hinduism and her many traditions. Organized into more than 14 chapters
including topics such as Science and Art, this hardbound book also contains
beautiful photographs and illustrations. It is a great addition to any cultural
library, a welcome supplement on any coffee table, or as a great gift for anyone
who wishes to learn about their Indian heritage.
The
book includes a foreword by Dr.
Subhash Kak of Louisiana
State
University, who has recently resolved Einstein's twin paradox, and Ed Vishwanathan, author
of the bestselling book, Am
I a Hindu?
For
more information, including how to obtain a copy, please continue to www.atributetohinduism.com.
For citation purposes, please refer to the U.S.
Library of Congress.
August 15, 2006 - Sri Krishna
Janmasthami
Six chapters have been added
in the current update.
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Quotes 381- 400 -
Victor Hugo, Mirabai,
Walter Eidlitz, Dr. Abinash Chandra Bose, Graham
Hancock, Linda Johnsen, Sant Jnaneshwar, General George S. Patton, Professor
Benoy Kumar Sarkar, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Balbir K Punj,
Robert C. Priddy, Shirdi Sai Baba, S Gurumurthy and others..( more
).
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Quotes 401 - 420 - Henri
Frédéric Amiel, Rupert
Sheldrake, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Sant
(Saint) Eknath, Immanuel Kant, Nancy
Wilson Ross, Alexander Zinoviev,
Paul
Utukuru, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, James Henry Tuckwell, Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar, Georg Morris Cohen Brandes, Alun Lewis, Ranchor
Prime, Edward J Urwick, Friedrich Heiler,
Stephen Cope and others..(
more
).
-
Sacred Angkor - Hinduism
magnificent patrimony in Cambodia. Angkor wat is the largest temple in the
world. (more..).
-
Sacred Angkor Part 2 - Angkor
wat's architectural symbolism is explored.
(more..).
-
Sacred Angkor Part 3 - The
Sacredness of Angkor wat and India's response to help save it for the
future. (more..).
-
Sacred Angkor Part 4 - Angkor
wat's splendid sculpture and architecture. (more..).
-
Glimpses XVI on
Hinduism and India -
This chapter features
tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in Thailand
as well has interesting
information on varied aspects of Hinduism and India. (more...).
-
Glimpses XVII on
Hinduism and India
- This chapter features
tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in Japan as
well has interesting information
on varied aspects of Hinduism and India. (more...).
-
Glimpses XVIII on
Hinduism and India
- This chapter features
tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in Laos as
well has interesting information
on varied aspects of Hinduism and India. (more...).
-
Glimpses XIX on
Hinduism and India
- This chapter features
tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in Cambodia
as well has interesting
information on varied aspects of Hinduism and India. (more...).
These existing chapters have
been updated:
These existing chapters have
been divided into two parts:
In addition all chapters have been
updated with additional information and images.
September 7, 2005 - Ganesh
Chathurthi
-
Quotes 361- 380 -
Frederick Soddy, William Blake, Aleksandr Georgievich Spirkin,
Sant Tukaram, Denis Diderot, Swami Samartha Ramdass, Andrew Tomas, Sting,
Michael Cremo, Rev. Roger Bertschausen, Charles H Townes, Devamitra Swami, K
M Munshi, Serge Trifkovic, Balbir Punj, Dr. L P (Lawrence Pearsall) Jacks,
Arthur Osborne, Philip Rawson and (more...).
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Glimpses XII on
Hinduism and India -
This
chapter features tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in Java,
Indonesia as well has interesting
information on varied aspects of Hinduism and India. (more...).
-
Glimpses XIII on
Hinduism and India - This
chapter features tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in Bali,
Indonesia as well has interesting
information on varied aspects of Hinduism and India. (more...).
-
Glimpses XIV on
Hinduism and India - This
chapter features tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in Vietnam
as well has interesting
information on varied aspects of Hinduism and India. (more...).
-
Glimpses XV on
Hinduism and India - This
chapter features tracing
of a Glorious Hindu Legacy in
Philippines as well has
interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism and India. (more...).
-
Visitor emails
- This chapter features heartfelt emails of appreciation and gratitude
received since the inception of this site and (more...).
These existing chapters have
been updated:
-
Aryan Invasion
Theory - More information has been added to this controversial
chapter. (more...)
-
Dwaraka
- More
information has been added to this interesting chapter. (more...)
-
Vimanas - More
information has been added to this fascinating chapter. (more...).
For more details on chapters refer to the Contents
page.
November 11, 2004 - Subh Deepavali
Two chapters
have been added in the current update.
-
Quotes 341-360 -
Ambassador Alexander
M. Kadakin, Sandhya Jain, Ram Dass, Galav, Paul
Johnson, Pierre
Teilhard de Chardin, Queen
Fredricka of Greece, Rajiv Malhotra, Stephen H Ruppenthal,
Girilal Jain,
John
Burdon Sanderson Haldane,
Rajeev Srinivasan, Dr. Frank Gaetano Morales,
Andrew
Krieger, Sri Chinmoy,
Robert P Goldman
and others....(more...).
-
Glimpses XI on Hinduism and India - This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...).
This existing chapter have
been updated:
A Map of Sacred Stories of the
Ancient World -
Contributed to this site by Dom Sturiale of Sydney, Australia. (more...).
December 19, 2003
The site has been redesigned
with new color scheme.
Four chapters
have been added in the current update.
- Glimpses VIII
on Hinduism and India - This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...).
- Glimpses IX
on Hinduism and India - This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...).
- Glimpses X
on Hinduism and India - This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...).
- Personal
Art -
This page is dedicated to my personal artwork. It showcases various
drawings I have done as a hobby, some of which contain
Indian imagery, others which I drew simply for their
artistic value. (more...).
These existing chapters have been updated.
- Quotes 321-
340 - Srinivas
Ramanujan, Georges
Ifrah,
Sir
Lepel Henry Griffin, Dr. Radhakumud Mookerji,
Diana
L. Eck, Ramana Maharishi, Alfred
B. Ford,
Takeo
Kamiya, Andrew
Harvey, Abu’l Hasan al-Qifti,
Christian
Fabre aka Swami Pranavananda Brahmendra Avadhuta,
Justice
Manadagadde Rama Jois, Ambassador Robert
Blackwill, Bulent Ecevit, Beatrice
Pitney Lamb and
(more...).
- Articles
- By Tavelen Singh, Saroj Bala, Ambassador O P Gupta, G
R Josyer, Pankaj Jain and others. (more...).
August 31, 2003
Two chapters
have been added in the current update.
- Glimpses VI
on Hinduism and India - This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...).
- Glimpses
VII on Hinduism and India - This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...)
These existing chapters have been updated.
- Quotes 271-
300 - Quotes from Paul Brunton,
Gertrude Emerson Sen,
Swami Rama Tirtha, Satprem aka Bernard Enginger, Swami Ghanananda Saraswati,
H. G. Wells,
Dhan Gopal
Mukerji, Yann Martel, Thomas Carlyle, Sardar Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, Stephen
Knapp, Sir
James Mackintosh,
Shri Jagmohan, L S S
O'Malley, Gustav
Holst and (more...).
- Quotes 301-
320 - Quotes from Mary Baker Eddy, Emile Burnof,
Amos Bronson Alcott,
Amaury de
Riencourt, Dick Teresi, Sir Yehudi Menuhin,
Tom
McArthur,
Frithjof Schuon, Madame
Helena Petrova Blavatsky, Karl
Jaspers, Paul Thieme,
Kewal Motwani,
Sir
William Wedderburn Bart,
Robert
Earnest Hume, G. Le
Bon, Anant
Sadashiv Altekar,
Cyril
Edwin Mitchinson Joad and
(more...).
- Articles
- By Hiranmay Karlekar, Milind Sathye, M P Bhattathiry,
Sandhya Jain, Francois Gautier, GNS Raghavan, Pooja Bedi and
(more...).
April 8, 2003
Two chapters have been added
in the current update.
- Yoga and
Hindu Philosophy - "Without
the practice of yoga, How could knowledge Set the atman
(soul) free? asks the Yogatatva Upanishad. Yoga:
union with the ultimate. (more...).
- Glimpses
V on Hinduism and India - This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...).
These existing chapters have been updated.
- Quotes 251-
270 -
Quotes from Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad
Naipaul, Michel
Danino, Swami
B V Tripurari, Count Louis Hamon, Swami Chinmayananda,
Sir John Woodroffe
Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Peggy
Holroyde, Navaratna S
Rajaram,
Claude Arpi, Fritjof Capra and (more...).
- Articles
- By Arvind Lavakare, Swapan Dasgupta, Gita Aravamudan, David
Frawley,
Prof. Jagit Mirchand, Neera k. Sohini, Karan Singh, Bulbul Roy Mishra, V.
Kamath, Ram Madhav, Sutirtho Patranobis, O P Gupta, Bharat Jhunjhunwala and
others.
Name change of
chapters.
The Trivia
chapters now have a new name - Glimpses on Hinduism and India.
October 19, 2002
Five
chapters
have
been added in the current update.
- Education in Ancient India
- "He who is possessed of supreme knowledge by
concentration of mind, must have his senses under control, like
spirited steeds controlled by a charioteer." says the Katha
Upanishad (iii, 6)
(more...)
- Hindu Music - Sound (nada) is believed to be the heart of the process of
creation. In Hinduism, the sacred syllable Om embodies the
essence of the universe - it is the "hum" of the
atoms and the music of the spheres - and sound in general
represents the primal energy that holds the material world
together. (more...)
- Yantras
-The
word “yantra” is derived from the root yam, to control, and
has been freely used in ancient India for any contrivance.
Mechanical skills had produced in ancient India many accessories
for scientific activities, such as surgical instruments in
medicine, the pakayantras or laboratory equipment in medicine,
Rasayana, and the astronomical yantras described in Jyotisa works (more...)
- India and Egypt - Neither historical events nor cross-cultural currents can
explain the unique parallels in the myths and imagery of ancient
Egypt and India. (more...)
- Glimpses IV on Hinduism
and India - This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...)
These existing chapters have been updated.
- Quotes 201- 220
- Quotes from Kakuzo Okakura,
Count Maurice Maeterlinck, James
Bissett Pratt, Arun Shourie, Brian David Josephson, Michael
Wood, Koenraad Elst,
Edmund Burke, Sister Nivedita
- Margaret Noble, Guy Sorman and (more...)
- Quotes 221- 250 -
Quotes from Jabez T. Sunderland, Subhash Kak, Swami
Abhedananda, Aidan
Rankin,
L.
Adams Beck, Arnold
Hermann Ludwig Heeren, Francois Gautier, Al-Jahiz,
Sita
Ram Goel,
Kenneth
Saunders, Count
Magnus Fredrik Ferdinand Bjornstjerna, Rick Briggs,
Yaqubi, Michael Pym
and
(more...)
- Articles - S.
Varghese, T. R. Jawahar, Gautam Sen, Francois Gautier, A. Maharaj, S.
Gurumurthy, M. V. Subramanyam and more.
These Chapter has been revised.
Dwaraka -
New addition and images have been added to this chapter. (more...)
Hindu Culture -
Has been divided up into two parts: Part I and
Part II
April 6, 2002
New
Navigation scheme has been added
Drop-down
navigation menus have been added at the top of each page for ease of quick access to
the entire site. The menus group all the chapters into seven major
categories.
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Quotes
-
Catalogs thoughts on Hinduism from world-renowned intellectuals
followed by some thoughts on Sanatana Dharma.
-
Basics
- Explains the traditions and basics of Hinduism. The symbolism of worship,
nature, art, scripture and culture.
-
Science
- Talks about scientific concepts that were realized by ancient Hindus,
including Sanskrit, vimanas and war in ancient India.
-
History
- Portrays the sheer stamina of Hinduism's survival, despite the onslaught by
invaders for centuries. In addition, it covers Hinduism's influence in other
parts of the world including Survnabhumi or Greater India; the ancient site of Dwaraka; as well as the often ignored
seafaring capacity of the ancient Hindus.
-
Social
- Looks into the social aspects of Hinduism. The pros and cons of caste system,
the threat of conversions, the controversial Aryan Invasion theory, role of
women in ancient India, Hindu revivalists and how foreign Indologists attempted
to undermine Hindu traditions.
-
Other -
Covers miscellaneous topics like trivia, downloads, guest book, links, recommended books and
various thought provoking articles.
-
Search - A much requested search capability
has been added.
Four
chapters
have
been added in the current update.
- Hindu Art
-
"The man who knows nothing of music, literature, or art is no better than a
beast," ancient Hindu wisdom warned. Art pervades every facet of
Indian life, is found on every byway of Indian Civilization. (more...)
- Hindu Scriptures - No other living tradition can claim scriptures as numerous or as ancient as
Hinduism; none of them can boast of an unbroken tradition as faithfully
preserved as the Hindu tradition. (more...)
- Seafaring in Ancient India
-
Western scholars have underestimated India's achievement with regard to commerce,
ship-building and navigation, and sea travel. The colonist bias against Indian
culture is fully matched by the Indian 'Marxist historian' bias against culture (more...)
- Glimpses III on Hinduism
and India - This chapter has interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism
and India. (more...)
- All chapters now have an Adobe
Acrobat pdf versions of the files for ease of download and
printing. See Contents page.
These existing chapters have been updated.
- Quotes 181- 200
- Quotes from Ram Swarup, Rene Grousset,
Geroge Harrison, Dr R. Chidambaram, Christopher W.
B. Isherwood, Dr. D. T. Suzuki, François-Auguste-René
Rodin, David Frawley and Prince Muhammad Dara Shikoh. (more...)
- Articles -
By Chitra Viji, Claude Alvares,
Saradindu Mukherjee, Meenakshi Jain, Sarita Sarvate, Rizwan Salim, M.S.
Menon, Priyadarsi Dutta, Francois Gautier, Vivekanand Ojha and others.
These Chapter has been revised.
September 9,
2001
Three chapters have been added in
the current update.
- Symbolism
in Hinduism - Hinduism
is often labeled as a religion of 330 million gods. This
misunderstanding arises when people fail to grasp the
symbolism of the Hindu pantheon.
(more...)
- War
in Ancient India - The value and importance of
the army were realized very early in the history of India,
and this led to the maintenance of a permanent militia to
put down dissent within and arrest aggression from without.
This gave rise to the Kshatriya warrior caste, and the
ksatram dharmam came to mean the primary duty of war.
(more...)
- Glimpses
II on Hinduism and India - This chapter has
interesting information on varied aspects of Hinduism and
India. (more...)
- All chapters now have an Adobe
Acrobat pdf versions of the files for ease of
download and printing. See Contents
page.
These existing chapters have been
updated.
- Quotes
161-180 - Quotes from Alexander Hamilton,
Eduard Roeer, Edmond Taylor,
Sa`Id Al-Andalusi, Sir
Thomas Munro and Bhagwan S. Gidwani.
(more...)
- Articles -
By Prof. G. C.
Asnani, Suhash Chakravarty, Ranvir Nayar, Romesh Diwan,
Pranav Khullar and others.
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