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Maria Wirth is a German and came to India on a stop over (that’s at least what she thought) on her way to Australia after finishing her psychology studies at Hamburg University. She visited the Ardha Kumbha Mela in Haridwar in April 1980 where she met Sri Anandamayi Ma and Devaraha Baba, two renowned saints. With their blessing she continued to live in India and never went to Australia…
She dived into India’s spiritual tradition, sharing her insights with German readers through articles and books. For long, she was convinced that every Indian knows and treasures their great heritage. However, when in recent years, she noticed that there seemed to be a concerted effort to prevent even Indians (and the world) from knowing how valuable this ancient Indian heritage is, she started to point out the unique value of Indian tradition also in English language.
Bharat’s influence on German scientists
In the first part, I showed that German philosophers were very interested in ancient Bharatiya manuscripts which were often looted by missionaries.
What about German...
Bharatiya influence on German philosophers
Germans became interested in Bharat rather late, but when they finally came in touch with ancient Bharatiya manuscripts and their translations, Germans became very...
Ramleela in Varanasi
In December 1985, I was sitting at the back of a small temple at the outskirts of Chamba near Tehri when some boys discovered...
Impressions from the Kanwar Mela
All over Bharat, an interesting phenomenon can be observed. On one hand, materialism is on the rise, and on the other hand, the popularity...
How murti puja is labelled as ‘idol worship’ to dehumanize Hindus
Recently on twitter, Hath Yogi (@hathyogi31) wrote a thread on major myths about Hindu Dharma that needed to be debunked. The first point was...
A little miracle on Mahashivaratri
Last year, Mahashivaratri was on 11 March. I was at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar and an amazing incident happened on that day. I...
What should be “above all”?
A Pakistani woman, Zainab A. Khan, keeps warning Hindus on Twitter (@ZainabAKhan2) that they have no chance against Muslims if they don’t realise the...
What is unique about Hindu Dharma? How is it different from Christianity and Islam?
Someone asked me this question in the course of an interview.
Here is what I replied:
Oh, there is so much uniqueness that it is hard...
My contribution to a conference on Nath Panth at Gorakhpur University
Things are finally changing for the better for Hindu Dharma. For too long, many educated Bharatiyas, including the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, had...
Divisive forces and hateful voices in Bharat
An article in the Indian Express from 8th January, 2022 caught my attention. It was titled “Your silence emboldens hate voices: Faculty, students of IIMs...