Tag Archives: Hinduism

Vishwakarma Puja

Posted on September 17, 2005 | Comments Off

Vishwakarma Puja is a big occasion of celebration in the industrial belt. This comes every year on Sept 17th. The festival celebrating the God of Industrial Craft ie. Vishwakarma is an important but less known dimension of Bengal. This time … Continue reading →

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Indus River

Posted on May 1, 2005 | Comments Off

A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Indus River (Sindhu) © Anup Mukherjee The Indus River rises in southwestern Tibet, and circling around different mountains, and … Continue reading →

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Modern Hinduism

Posted on January 1, 2005 | Comments Off

Modern Hinduism © Anup Mukherjee [A version of this (somewhat extended) exposition was published in the Encyclopedia of Religion and War (Routledge)] Hinduism in modern times has undergone tremendous reformist changes and has tended to focus on peace rather than … Continue reading →

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Religion, Food and Bengal

Posted on September 29, 2004 | Comments Off

I find it strange of how people react to food vis-a-vis their religion. Most of this strange thing is related to methods and reasons for taking/not-taking non-veg food – though not restricted to that alone. In India, for non-veg, Hindus … Continue reading →

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Hinduism in Modern Times

Posted on November 1, 2003 | Comments Off

Hinduism in Modern Times © Anup Mukherjee (Nov 2003) Hinduism in modern times is reflection of continuity and of progressive changes that occurred in its various traditions and institutions during the 19th and 20th centuries. By eighteenth century many ills … Continue reading →

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