On 5th April 1663, Shivaji delivered a masterly blow to the Mughals – a blow whose cleverness of design, neatness of execution and completeness of success created in the Mughal Court and camp as much terror as the battle of Pratpgad had done among the Bijapuris. He attacked Shaista Khan, the Mughal viceroy of the […]
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The battle of Pratapgad took place on 10 November 1659 at Pratapgad Fort in Satara between Shivaji and Afzal Khan of Bijapur. The slaying of Afzal Khan and defeat of the Bijapuri army set the dawn of Maratha’s national independence. This was the first ever victory of Maratha army over regular forces. They had so
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The first part covered understanding the meaning of the first line of the verse Om Purnamadah Purnamidam. It showed how completeness (purnam) indicated by aham (I) and idah (this) cannot have form despite our formful experience. We also covered how the above conclusion is logical and not a matter of belief. In this part, we
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The introductory verse of Ishavasya Upanishad read as: The meaning of the above verse is so profound that someone once said: “Let all the Upanishads disappear from the face of the earth – I don’t mind so long as this one verse remains.” In this article we will dive deep into this verse and understand
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The first part of Goa Inquisition covered the background of the Goa Inquisition and anti-hindu laws targeting marriage customs, childbirth customs and death customs during the Goa Inquisition. In the second part, we will focus on humiliation and banishment of Hindus, laws depriving Hindus of their means of livelihood, snatching of Hindu orphans and privileges
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The Goa inquisition by the Portuguese is considered to be one of the most violent inquisitions by historians. Following Spain and Portugal, the ruthless machinery of systematic persecution of heretics was put into action in Goa during the Goa Inquisition. The Goa inquisition started in 1560 during the Portuguese rule with an objective to enforce
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The Portugal Inquisition had clear influences on the Goa Inquisition in its establishment, practices, and policies. Despite this, the Goa Inquisition surpassed both the Portugal Inquisition and Spanish Inquisitions in terms of severity. The Portugal inquisition was established in 1536 during the reign of D. Manuel and was abolished in 1820. During Spanish Inquisition, the Jews from Spain
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The Spanish Inquisition Inquisition had some influence on Goa Inquisition in terms of legal procedures and religious conversion efforts. However, it is important to note that the Goa Inquisition with its other characteristics had surpassed both the Spanish Inquisition and Portugal Inquisition in terms of severity. The Spanish inquisition was established in 1478 during the reign
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In the first part, we saw how Hinduism is not the same as Abrahamic religion in terms of the concept of God as well as communication between men and God. In this second and conclusive part, we will see how Hinduism is not the same as Abrahamic religions in terms of spirituality and idol worship.
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There are many Hindus who believe that all religions are the same. This belief has spread like a disease in Hindu society and has made Hindu society completely ignorant of ‘shatrubodh’ (sense of the enemy) under many situations. Many Hindus fail to understand that all religions are not the same because they never bother to
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