We do not get good results if we do not go through some hardship to attain the goal. We usually do not find the process of attaining the goal appealing, but we persist, because we want something. Only ...

Tracing the roots back to the ancient scriptures of Vedic literature, if not older, bhakti, a religio-psychological phenomenon, has always been an important core of the social and spiritual life of ...

Alavandar, in his Gitartha Sangraha, shows us the structure of the Bhagavad Gita, throwing light on the various topics dealt with in the Gita, said V.S.Karunakarachariar in a discourse. Chapter 10 of ...

Bhakti is high-voltage stuff, an urgent, unguarded longing, a passionate human cry for authenticity and belonging. Illustration by Jayachandran/Mint Bhakti. For a long time, I thought the word was ...

A painting depicting Bhakti poet Ravidas at work as a shoemaker. | Collection Danielle Porret, Museum Rietberg. In the book Speaking of Shiva, AK Ramanujan writes about the Virashaiva poets – 11th and ...

When six renowned classical artistes perform at the Mudra Dance Festival this week, there won't be just dancers on stage. From Kabir and Adi Shankara to Jayadeva and Annam-acharya, the dancers will ...