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The Most Misunderstood Karma Conundrum

Karma is often misunderstood as a shackle placed around fallible humans by an exacting God, but it is, instead, a tool offered to Man by a compassionate Bhagavān to script his own destiny.

Bharathi V

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Choosing Dharma: The Moral Line Between Justice and Vengeance

Injustice tests character; Dharma is revealed through response, not suffering.

Samridhi Seth

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Environmentalism in North East India: A Study on the Traditions of Sacred Groves in the Tribal Cultures of Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh

Mawphlang Sacred Forest: A living tradition of nature preservation among the Khasi community of Meghalaya.

Dr Srijani Bhattacharjee

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In the Footsteps of Gods

The Terrain of a Sacred Geography

Ajay Nityananda

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Some Kind of Miracle

The building of a temple and the contours of home

Ajay Nityananda

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On The Relationship Between Priest And Devotee

This article analyzes the gulf that sometimes persists between arcakas and bhaktas at Hindu temples in India and abroad and reframes the discourse surrounding this critical issue in an attempt to offer a meaningful solution.

Vivek Rallabandi

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