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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: Part 7
45. Guru: The word Guru is usually equated to Mentor or Spiritual Master whereas it actually means one who leads from the darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge. This is revealed here in this one line “Gu karo andhakarasya Ru karo thnnivarakaha” which actually when translated means “One who leads from the darkness…
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: Part 6
The education system of Bharat was a very unique system. We had 100% literacy and most people knew to read, write and communicate in a minimum of three languages. Bhasha (भाषा) – Language, Vyakarana (व्याकरण)– Complete explanation, analysis, Kavya (काव्य) – Poetry, Sahitya (साहित्य) – Literature, Ganit (गणित) – Complete Mathematics, Jyothisha (ज्योतिष) – Cosmology,…
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: Part 5
31. Parampara (परम्परा): The word Parampara is usually translated as tradition. Tradition has its roots in the French word Tradere which is to transmit or to hand over or to give for safekeeping; further it is also associated with being passed on from one generation to the next in a family or society. Parampara has…
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Zombies of Obedience
Note: This article is divided in two pages and it is worth reading. Please read till the end. I wonder how many of us recall the Civil Disobedience movement of pre-Independent India. Under Mahatma Gandhi’s guidance, India showed the world a practical and ethical political resistance which shook the British colonizer like no other form…
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: Part 4. Rajya Vyavastha
Before the forcing of Democracy upon the people of Bharat, most scholars and historians say that Bharat was a country ruled by small kings with small kingdoms and they were always fighting with each other, but when we look at history without any tainted glasses, we find that this is not the case. It is…
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Fasting to Slow Down
In the region of western Maharashtra where I live, there is no farming work done on ekadashi, the eleventh day of the moon calender. The moon cycle is in two halves, each about 15 days, so there are two ekadashi days each month. All the farmers withdraw from the fields, allowing a regular regeneration of…
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Indian Nationality
About this article:The relation between a human and the land is much more than geographical. Today’s concept of Nation State talks strictly about geo – political borders and defies any other criteria of identity.Read the article by Ananda Coomaraswamy written in 1909 to delve into the idea of National Identity. Coomaraswamy talks about how different…
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: Part 3. Vidhya (& other)
15. Vidhya (विद्या): This word is very close to Knowledge. Knowledge is information, understanding and skill that one has gained through learning and experience. Vidhya is understanding and skill that is attained through going beyond learning and experience. So here one has to go through the process of learning and experience and crossover and go…
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: 2. Dharma (& other)
This is series of Bharathiya words that are non translatable. First part talking about Sathya & Mithya of this series can be found here: https://saarthaksamvaad.in/bharathiya-non-translatable-words-1-intro/ 3. Dharma (धर्म): This word is very wrongly translated as religion or way of life. Dharma is from the “Dhar” root actually meaning “Upholding or Holding Up” and “ma” meaning…
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: 1. Sathya-Mithya
Namasthe.I am starting a series on some Bharathiya words /terminologies that are non-translatables. Most of the “English” translations are either too weak or many have been used and in a wrong context. I have prepared a list of almost 300 such words / terminologies, which will be published here time to time. When you change…
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