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April 10 - April 13, 2025
philosophy teaching by examples.
One, to understand this history as our own people narrated it. Two, to dispel the myths created by Western scholars of Indian history, broadly speaking.
Topping the list is R. Narasimhacharya’s classic, Śāsanapadyaman̄jari (Poetical Extracts from Inscriptions), a fragrant boutique of 1465 verses from Kannada inscriptions spanning 765 years.
RASHTRAKUTA EMPIRE
Its legacy survives till date in the popular surname Rathore (or Rathod).
Oh! And the Krishnarayapura that Sri Krishnadevaraya granted to Govindaraja is today known as Mandya.
The real purpose of imposing Jizya on the Kâfirs is their humiliation. And the humiliation goes to the extent that for fear of Jizya they may not put on good dress and live with dignity and in prosperity and they may always live in trembling
fear.
the fact that majority of Hindus cutting across Varnas and languages, cutting across several centuries bore these heinous insults but did not abandon their ancient Dharma is what makes India still a Hindu nation and the only surviving non-Abrahamic civilisation.
the tax levied by the Turukas [or Turushkas or Muslims]. The pilgrims covered under the grant hailed from the entire country of Karnata [Karnataka], Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Malayala [Kerala], Tirhut [Tirabhukti or the general Mithila region], and Gauda [Bengal region].
the 645 Varahas earmarked for Varanasi was further split as follows: 402 to be remitted to the Turuka Jizya-collector and the rest for the maintenance, upkeep of and for various Sevas at the Sri Visveshwara Temple.
It was Balban who solidified the Delhi Sultanate in a manner his predecessors hadn’t. The process involved leading an extensive trail of Hindu genocide, plunder, and despoliation across vast swathes of north, east, and middle India, to put it mildly.
vicious Jizya and Kharaj (land tax on infidels)
Such Islam-inspired indignities upon Hindus are sexed up as “administrative reforms...
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Telugarige, Maleyalaru, Ariyaru, etc., what does it reveal about naked lies such as “conflicting regional languages,” “castes,” and regions, manufactured on an industrial scale for the last hundred and fifty years?
twenty-seven kilometres westwards from Shivamogga along a crooked line, we arrive at an enchanting forest-pocket named Choradi.
Pūrvadamaryāde, or the continuance of ancient traditions and customs. It was a solemn, royal promise that all monarchs starting from Harihara and Bukkaraya gave to the Sanatana society
emergence of this new, muscular empire did not disturb or come at the cost of the established social stability of the eons.
When men speak of ‘good varna’ and ‘bad varna,’ it is a mere figure of speech, and has no real meaning. Not even by possessions, made by ancient glories, but by self-denial, learning, and energy is varna truly determined.
This is the real underlying strength of Sanatana Dharma. Transformation, inclusivity, absorption, and not destruction, the most extreme example of which we see in Muhammed’s heartless annihilation of all the pre-Islamic deities in Arabia except Allah.
Bhaṭṭāraka
title of respect or a formal address that had a range of meanings including “preceptor,” ”saint,” ”sage,” “king,” “a noble lord,”
DIMINUTIVE FORM OF Bhaṭṭāraka
Bhat, Bhatt, Bhatta, Bhattacharya, or Bhattar.
Bhaṭṭaputra
contemporary surname, Barot.
The most renowned Bhattaraju luminary who made waves throughout the world in recent memory was Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
…no good can be effected for [the Hindu] people, but only much harm, by introducing European methods of Government, foreign to their characters and conditions.
enable these myriad little worlds to live in peace, instead of being perpetually liable to be harried and destroyed by every robber or petty tyrant who could pay a handful of scoundrels to follow him.
Kautilya wisely says that disputes should be settled by Sāmanta-grāma-vrddhāh, meaning elders and leaders of the village.
Purvada maryade, meaning customs, usages, mores and manners inherited from an un-dateable past.
(1) justice had to be administered in proportion to the seriousness of the offence and in a timely fashion (2) the culprit was always entitled to appeal even after having received his sentence for grave crimes (3) in every case, justice had to strictly conform with ancient custom and usage, and (4) only people living for generations in a particular geography (i.e., village) were the best judges of these customs and nuances.
popular surname “Dahiya,” found even today in and around Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat is a corruption of “Dadicha.”
Joginipura [or Yoginipura or Delhi],
Candrātrēya (Chandela)
lion-like Swami Vivekananda’s sucker-punch to such deracinated minds still remains the most effective:
Koolamandal
Gangaikondacholeesvarar Temple
