Next came the turn of the Qutb Shahi kingdom of Golkunda. Early in February, 1687, Aurangzeb himself appeared before Golkunda and the Mugbul troops besieged the local fortress within a few d... Read more
Two Halves of the Reign AURANGZEB’s remarkable reign of fifty years can be “naturally divided into two equal parts”, each having its own well-defined features distinguishin... Read more
Adi Sankaracharya’s Viveka-Chudamani Translated by Swami Madhavananda – Published by Advaita Ashram, Kolkatta 1. I bow to Govinda, whose nature is Bliss Supreme, who is the Sadgu... Read more
76 Bhakthir mahesa pada pushkara mavasanthi, Kadambiniva kuruthe parithosha varsham, Sampooritho bavathi sasya manas thataka, Sthajjanma sasya makhilam saphalam cha nanyam. The devotion to t... Read more
Shivananda Lahari by Adi Sankaracharya [Waves of the Bliss of Shiva] Translated by P. R. Ramachander This is one of the greatest poetic prayer couched in an undercurrent of practical philoso... Read more
The Ramayana By Rishi Valmiki Chapter 2 Ayodhya Kanda Canto 1 The Impending coronation The citizens of Ayodhya loved all the four young princes of the realm, but they took special pride and... Read more
Chapter 1 Bala Kanda Before we go into the story of the Ramayana, let us listen to the story of the sage Valmiki, who was the author. It is said that he was born of Brahmin parents, who aban... Read more
The Ramayana By Rishi ValmikiThe original Ramayana was written in Sanskrit by Rishi Valmiki, though several others have also written it. Ramayana is the story of Lord Ramachandra – the... Read more
Chandra Gupta II Vikramaditya Samudra Gupta was succeeded, according to contemporary epigraphs, by his son Chandra Gupta II surnamed Vikramaditya who ruled from C. AD 380 to 413. Some writer... Read more
