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By Editor On Monday, July 4th, 2016
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The First Tamil Layman Arumuga Navalar: Protector Of Hinduism in British Ceylon

Arumuga Navalar (1822-1879) is considered the first Tamil layman to undertake as his life’s career the intellectual and institutional response of Saivism to Christianity in Sri Lanka and India The title ‘Navalar’ More...

By Editor On Sunday, June 26th, 2016
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Pilgrim Nation: The Lion on the hill – Bangalore Mirror

​Simhachalam is special for the worship of a composite image of ‘masculine’ avatars of Vishnu, Varaha and Narasimha ​The British emphasised the feminine nature of Hinduism, upsetting Hindu radicals More...