Vibhu Academy
Course Announcement: Sanatana Dharma, a Comprehensive Study by Vibhu Academy
Announcement of a new course conducted by Vibhu Academy on a comprehensive study of Sanatana Dharma
British Colonialism of India
The 1891 India Diary of Dr. Francis and What It Teaches Us: Conclusion
The 1891 diary of the British surgeon Dr. Francis offers us valuable raw material for doing a fuller historical analysis of British colonialism. While it is largely sympathetic to India, it does not rise above the innate tone of colonial superiority.
British Colonialism of India
European and Indian Barbers and the Refined Culture of Indian Letter-Writing
In the fourth part of this series, we see Dr. Francis' minute observations on mundane things like waking up, the Hindu attitude to farming, efficiency of Hindu barbers, and the cultured art of letter-writing in India.
Learning
An Exciting New Course in Vedic Mathematics by Vibhu Academy
Announcement of an online course introducing Vedic Mathematics conducted by Vibhu Academy
British Colonialism of India
Dr. Francis' User Manual of Behaving with the Natives: Abuse, Ablution and Oath-taking
In the third part of this series, Dr. Francis offers a user manual of sorts on how Englishmen who wish to come to India must behave with the "natives" here. His observations on the abuses in Indian languages and the sacred bathing habits of Hindus make for highly interesting reading.
Chhatrapati Shivaji
A Gujarati Poet Pens a Profoundly Heartfelt Tribute to Shivaji, the Saviour of Hinduism
The pre-Independence Gujarati Poet Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi wrote a highly inspirational and moving tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji on the occasion of his tricentennial celebrations.
British Colonialism of India
When Our Mahajans and Shroffs Financed the Pleasures of the Officers of the British Raj
In the second part of this series, Dr. Francis provides an eye-opening picture of the manner in which the officers of the British Raj took enormous loans from our Mahajans and Shroffs (moneylenders) for their sensual and other enjoyments.
British Colonialism of India
A Colonial British Surgeon’s India Diary: Circa 1891
The first part of a series carrying excerpts from Dr. Francis, a British surgeon who stayed in India at the turn of the twentieth century and recorded his observations of our society, culture, beliefs, customs, and physical conditions.
Feminism
The English Purdahnishins: Or the Zenana of the English House of Commons Circa 1902
We dug into our archives and found a rather delightful and highly revealing picture of the status of women in the British Parliament at the turn of the 20th century.
Macualay
Consequences of Ignoring the 120-Year-Old Whitepaper on Sanatana Education: Conclusion
In just half a century, the British education system not only destroyed this system of education but created several generations of Hindus who were aliens to their own culture.
Indian Education System
Abhyasa and Vairagya as the Foundations of Sanatana Education: Dogmatism and Bigotry as the Outcomes of Biblical Lessons
A Sanatana education in its truest sense is primarily a course of training and discipline, and only secondarily a course of teaching. Western religious instruction has only tended to produce fanaticism, bigotry, contempt for other creeds.
English Education
A Forgotten 120-Year-Old Whitepaper on Introducing Sanatana Education in Indian Schools
At the height of British colonial rule in 1902, a fine Hindu thinker, Sri Sundararaman authored a brilliant essay advocating the introduction of Sanatana education in our schools to combat the Bible education that was fast spreading.