Bhavani Ashtakam, Bhavani Astakam, or Bhavanyastakam is a great Sanskrit stotra written by Adi Shankaracharya. Bhavanyastakam or Bhavani Ashtakam is addressed to Goddess Bhavani, the ferocious aspect of Hindu Goddess Parvati D…

Making an objective assessment of Swami Vivekananda’s contributions to world culture, the eminent British historian A L Basham stated that “in centuries to come, he will be remembered as one of the main moulders of the modern wor…

1 . "I could not believe my own ears when I heard Western people talking so much of consciousness! Consciousness? What does consciousness matter! Why, it is nothing compared with the unfathomable depths of the subconscious …

In the year of 1897, Swami Vivekananda stayed at the house of late Gopal Lal Seal at Cossipore. One day many pundits came to meet Swami Vivekananda in the hope of having an philosophical discussion with SwamiJi.All the pundits w…

"I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honour of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between per…