Gandhi: "It was an anti-imperialist cry. As a lad, when I knew nothing of Anandamath or even Bankim, its immortal author, Vande Mataram had gripped me, and when I first heard it sung it had enthralled me. I associated the purest national spirit with it. It never occurred to me that it was a Hindu song or meant only for Hindus… It stirs to its depth the patriotism of millions"

In his time he was the spiritual guide for the Sikh community and a father figure rolled into one, someone who was approached by people from not just the Sikh community but also from other Indic communities for counsel and help

The Shri Ramayan Yatra rail circuit has been launched under the “Dekho Apna Desh” initiative by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to encourage and facilitate religious tourism

Vedic philosophy survived for more than 40,000 years weathering all the cataclysms of the social world, and it provided the foundations for mathematics, calculus, and other sciences and arts of our times

The traditions of the residents make it an open air museum for the outsiders but a home for the residents. These practices are also the very essence of sustainability, a trend catching up throughout the world, as seen from the raw materials used in the painting process, in the colours, canvases, etc

“Just as Adi Shankara did in his time, we must fully understand the kshetra or space with which we are engaging—the academic kshetra of Hinduism studies in this case

लोक में स्वतंत्र स्त्रियाँ थीं, उन्हें गुलाम बनाकर एकेडमिक्स ने भारत का रोना बेचा। भारत की स्त्रियों का आत्मसम्मान और उनका आत्मबोध एकेडमिक्स ने छीनने का पुरजोर प्रयास किया

In 1840, there was a directive from the East India Company to return the temples to their trustees, because Christian missionaries, in India and abroad, did not like the idea of Christians managing Hindu temples

Parashurama was a great teacher who trained the likes of Bhishma Pitamaha and Dronacharya. He is said to be meditating in a cave atop Mahendra parvat and gives darshan on Chaturdashi tithi

Vibhishana's character is quite similar to that of Yuyutsu in the Mahabharata. Yuyutsu was the son of Dhritarashtra. He was the half-brother of the Kauravas. Yet, he chose to fight against them during the Great War of Kurukshetra