The Primitive Indian

Bharat is a land of fairs and festivals. Along with the diversified people one also find diversity in festivals. Maha bisuba Sankranti is regarded as the beginning of the festival. Mahabisuba Sankranti also known as pana Sankranti is the traditional new year day festival of Hindus. During this time period perhaps every parts of India celebrate their new year like Gudi padwa,vaishaki,bihu,ugadi,pana Sankranti etc. The Odias particularly celebrated pana Sankranti as their new year. But unfortunately we celebrate new year according to the Gregorian calender due to the long colonial legacy which impacted our society still today. If we celebrate new year once then why we celebrate it again in the same year. Today we called ourselves as civilised without any knowledge of our civilization. The reason behind why we celebrate mahabisuba Sankranti as the beginning of a new year is fully scientific and logically correct.  Let's go deeper to understand it properly. According to the Vedic Astro...

The inquiry into the self holds a potential charismatic attraction which often attracts intellectuals from various fields. Perhaps most of the religions made their respective contribution towards this topic. In this article we are discussing this topic in the light of Hinduism and the contribution of two eminent sociologist CH Chooley,GH Mead. The entire Hindu philosophy revolves around the self . When we use the word self with respect to Hinduism we mean the soul not the physical body . One can often experience the self while in the deep sleep state which is called the Susupti avasta. In jagruti avasta one experience the physical body and the physical body  undergoes different conditions with respect to human ages . One needs to put minute attention to indentify the self . In reality the self is always resides inside the body which has no physical attribute but it has the power to control the physical body . The physical body is always follows the self. Take an example of anger wh...

The concept of the self has intrigued philosophers, psychologists, and thinkers throughout the ages. An inquiry into the self delves into the intricate web of identity, consciousness, and the fundamental question of who we truly are. This exploration involves a multidimensional journey, intertwining philosophical introspection, psychological analysis, and the ever-evolving understanding of the self in contemporary society. When we talk about self it is nothing related to the physical body . The self is something related to the mind and ultimately it connects with the soul. Mind has no physical attribute like a physical body but still it controls the body. Mind is all powerful. The physical body just provides protection to the mind . When the physical body becomes dead the soul leaves the body which makes an end to the self . Inquiry into the self is not a new thing but since time immemorial in the holy land of Bharat our Rishi delved into this . They spent their whole life trying to un...