How Can We Matter

Preamble MT Vasudevan Nair's literary masterpiece ' Randamoozham ' (Second Turn), a Malayalam-language novel, retells the Mahabharata epic through the eyes of Bhima. This innovative approach has garnered critical acclaim and widespread readership, solidifying MT's status as a literary giant in Malayalam literature. In this blog, I have attempted to re-envision a single episode from the Mahabharata, drawing parallels between the epic's characters and events with the current political landscape of India. This retelling of the Indraprastha episode in the Mahabharata epic chronicles the transformation of our nation since 2014, evolving from its comparatively barren state under the Congress party's rule for more than 54 years since Independence, into a modern state and an economic superpower. Indraprastha Image copyright © 2025 wisdomlib In the Indraprastha episode, a pivotal moment showcasing the contrasting values and personalities of the Pandavas and Kauravas, th...

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has laid out a new grand vision to usher in dramatic changes in the education system of the nation by introducing teaching of Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata in his country's school curriculum. https://youtu.be/-VWH-ocvHAc As part of the Vision 2030 of the Saudi Crown Prince, other significant elements of Indian culture like Yoga and Ayurveda will also form part of the daily life of its citizens, according to media reports. Other major reforms that the Prince has already introduced include: officially allowing women to drive cars officially approving the teaching of Yoga as a sports activity practicing naturopathy as a holistic approach to health and well-being stopping of funding mosques in foreign countries restricting volume of loudspeakers at mosques and using it only for call to prayer and not for broadcasting sermons More than six years back, Khalaf Al-Harbi, a liberal columnist and a thinker from Saudi Arabia, has descr...

On this ' Eid Mubarak ' day, it is gratifying to listen to a speech on Bharathiyata (being an Indian), Sanatana Dharma (a way of living), and Arsha Bharata (Vedic way of life) by Dr MM Basheer , a retired medical doctor, scholar, and also a popular religious activist and speaker.