Hindu History

When European missionaries first arrived in India in the sixteenth century, they entered a world both fascinating and bewildering. Hinduism, as they saw it, was a pagan mess: the worship of devils and monsters by a people who burned women alive, performed outlandish rites and fed children to...

In Why I Am a Hindu, one of India’s finest public intellectuals gives us a profound book about one of the world’s oldest and greatest religions. Starting with a close examination of his own belief in Hinduism, he ranges far and wide in his study of the faith.

हिंदुत्व का विचार’, ‘भारत की प्राचीनतमा’, ‘हमारी राष्ट्रीयता’, ‘समाज का आचरण’, ‘स्त्री सशक्तीकरण’, ‘विकास की अवधारणा’, ‘अहिंसा का सिद्धांत’, ‘बाबा साहेब आंबेडकर’ और ‘भारत का भवितव्य’ जैसे विचारों को परिष्कृत करेगी। राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ एक ऐसा सांस्कृतिक संगठन है, जिसके लाखों समर्पित स्वयंसेवक राष्ट्र-निर्माण में लगे हैं और भारत को परम वैभव संपन्न बनाने के लिए कृतसंकल्पित हैं।.

Prithvi, a twenty-one-year-old seeker, is drawn into a mystery when he learns that Om Shastri, a reclusive middle-aged Aghori, has eluded time for centuries. Captured and imprisoned on a remote, high-tech island lab, Om is interrogated under heavy sedation.

The book covers all the major landmarks of Indian history from prehistoric times up to the 21st century—starting with the country’s geological origins a few billion years in the past and the migration of Homo sapiens from Africa into the region several millennia ago.

The final battle looms as ultimate secrets are unveiled. A single question haunts both sides: Who is the true "Devdhwaja" –Nagendra or Om? Tensions among allies reach a breaking point. Nagendra shocks everyone by returning from apparent death, unharmed and more powerful than ever before, suggesting he has unlocked some forbidden science or magic.

The war for immortality has only just begun. In the aftermath of Book 1, the protagonists suffer a setback: the sacred manuscript of Mrit Sanjeevani has been stolen and fallen into enemy hands. Nagendra, the charismatic and ruthless antagonist, emerges as a figure not content with mere eternal life. His true goal is far larger: to assemble a hidden verse of immense cosmic power.

It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet these two epics have identical building blocks, identical themes, and identical history. In this groundbreaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a ‘playful analaysis’. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile, or war, the comparison between the two epics prove a startling point - the Mahabharata is in fact a reaction to the events in the Ramayana.

Who is Devdhwaja: Nagendra or Om? Parimal and LSD struggle to trust each other while Nagendra is resurrected from the dead, unharmed and more powerful than ever before. Parashurama and Kripacharya are trapped in the collapsed Om's past while Vrishkapi is fighting against certain death, which has...

Audible presents Ramayana: Anek Kathayein Aur Sandarbh, an Audible Original. Written by best-selling writer Anand Neelkanthan. The show is in Hindi.

Prithvi, a twenty-one-year-old seeker, is drawn into a mystery when he learns that Om Shastri, a reclusive middle-aged Aghori, has eluded time for centuries. Captured and imprisoned on a remote, high-tech island lab, Om is interrogated under heavy sedation. To everyone's astonishment, the Aghori prophetically claims that he has lived through all four cosmic ages (yugas) of Hindu cosmology and even witnessed the great epics themselves.

Hindu mythology abounds with fascinating gods, goddesses and characters whose visual representations—through calendar art—are equally colourful. Hindu calendar art may seem fantastic and kitsch, but it is in fact the most democratic expression of a mythic imagery that was once restricted to temple walls and palm leaf manuscripts. These portraits of the Hindu pantheon of gods and the stories that surround them can be found on the walls and puja rooms of almost every Hindu household in India. Rich in symbols, each image is a piece of an ancient metaphysical jigsaw puzzle.

The war for immortality has only just begun. In the aftermath of Book 1, the protagonists suffer a setback: the sacred manuscript of Mrit Sanjeevani has been stolen and fallen into enemy hands. Nagendra, the charismatic and ruthless antagonist, emerges as a figure not content with mere eternal life. His true goal is far larger: to assemble a hidden verse of immense cosmic power.

Prithvi, a twenty-one-year-old seeker, is drawn into a mystery when he learns that Om Shastri, a reclusive middle-aged Aghori, has eluded time for centuries. Captured and imprisoned on a remote, high-tech island lab, Om is interrogated under heavy sedation. To everyone's astonishment, the Aghori prophetically claims that he has lived through all four cosmic ages (yugas) of Hindu cosmology and even witnessed the great epics themselves.

The final battle looms as ultimate secrets are unveiled. A single question haunts both sides: Who is the true "Devdhwaja" –Nagendra or Om? Tensions among allies reach a breaking point. Nagendra shocks everyone by returning from apparent death, unharmed and more powerful than ever before, suggesting he has unlocked some forbidden science or magic.

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The most authoritative and highly regarded single-volume history of India – from ancient time to the modern day. Five millennia of the sub-continent’s social, economic, political and cultural history are interpreted by one of our finest writers on India and the Far East. India’s history...

Hinduism is practiced by nearly 80 percent of India's population, and by some 70 million people outside India. In this Very Short Introduction, Kim Knott offers a succinct and authoritative overview of this major religion, and analyzes the challenges facing it in the 21st century. She discusses key preoccupations of Hinduism such as the centrality of the Veda as religious texts, the role of Brahmins, gurus, and storytellers in the transmission of divine truths, and the cultural and moral importance of epics such as the Ramayana.

The Hindu Book of Astrology is a book by Indian writer and astrologist Bhakti Seva. The best-seller book was published in The New York Magazine of Mysteries. In this book, the author introduces the listener to the world of astrology, what the signs mean, and how one can tap into this knowledge to find out more about oneself and how to better succeed in life.