ramanuja vedanta

An intense desire for spiritual learning compelled Japanese national Toshiko Idaka to pursue higher education in a `foreign language' like Sanskrit. Today, her passion for the language earned her five gold medals in MA in ramanuja vedanta at the 34th convocation of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University (SSU).

Since colonial times, Indian nationalists have carried the burden of uniting India. No such burden existed in ancient times, where India was a collection of raja-mandalas

Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanti is being observed today, on April 25, 2023. This day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Ramanuja who was known as philosopher and thinker. He was follower of Vaishnavism and became priest at Vardharaja Perumal Temple which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. He always taught people to follow the path of Bhakti and attain salvation by worshiping God.

Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanti, celebrating the birth of the South Indian philosopher, Ramanuja Acharya, is of utmost importance to the South Indian community. His teachings on Vaishnavism and Bhakti movement continue to inspire and guide followers. Prior to becoming recognised as Ramanuja, he was known as Lakshamana. He was a South Indian Brahmin and one of Hinduism's greatest spiritual thinkers.

“Sadhana describes the process by which ultimate emancipation can be achieved. Different forms of meditation should be combined and merged into one and practised because there is no difference in their basic import, that of self and mind.

Many great minds have enriched the philosophy of this country, of which Vedavyasa’s name would surface topmost, one variously known as Badarayana, Krishnadvaipayana, and Vedavyasa. On July 3, we celebrated Gurupurnima, which was commemorated as Vyasa Jayanti, the birthday of Vedavyasa. But who was Vedavyasa, considered as the supreme guru (parama guru) and what was his role in moulding Indian culture?

Superstar Rajinikanth, tennis icon Sania Mirza, former US Ambassador Robert D Blackwill and actor Priyanka Chopra were among the 56 eminent persons who were honoured with Padma awards today.

PUNE: If the pilgrim cannot make it to the temple, why not bring the temple to the pilgrim? That's exactly what the city-based Samrat Foundation is planning to do.

Renowned Carnatic artists Ranjani and Gayathri, along with Harikatha exponent Dushyanth Sridhar, have decided to boycott the Music Academy's upcoming festival in Chennai. This move comes in response to the recent awarding of Sangita Kalanidhi to T M Krishna by the academy. Ranjani and Gayathri have opted out of their scheduled performance on Dec 25 and will not take part in the conference from Dec 15 to Jan 1.

People love bards who tell them good things about the past. But historians tell you what actually happened in the past, as evidence reveals, and it may not be pleasant

The Bhagavad Gita is like white noise in our society. By this I mean that it is part of the background din of our lives, quoted platitudinously, and masking rather than provoking thought. Technically, white noise like white light contains all the frequencies and is used to hide other sounds — the way one uses a fan sometimes to shut out the noise of traffic in order to sleep.

The idea of a man-lion emerging from a royal pillar to destroy a tyrant and replace him with a devotee appealed to many chieftains

The story of Krishna playing the flute comes to us from the Bhagavata Purana. It was written in the 10th century, a thousand years after the Mahabharata.

The installation of the Sengol in the new Parliament building has put the spotlight on Adheenams. Here’s how this alpha monastic order of Shiva worshippers became powerful

Even today, there are many arguments between Kannada and Telugu scholars about who should get credit for the Vijayanagar empire. Sanskrit was spoken in this region only by the Brahmin elite and was more a formal language of gods, kings and scholars, not the language of governance

A government order directing regional satellite channels to run a daily Sanskrit bulletin for 15 minutes has ruffled some feathers in Tamil Nadu

Unlike what Hindutva 'historians' say — that Krishna lived 5,000 years ago — the idea of the romantic cowherd Krishna we know today emerged much later, perhaps as late as the 15th century — a time when the Muslim sultanates had already reached Bengal