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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicBhagavad Gita

Topic: Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita is moral science, not a religious text, rules Madras High Court in FCRA case

Dispute stems from Centre rejecting a trust's plea to allow it to receive foreign funds, citing the 'religious' nature of the trust’s activities, since it was involved in teaching the Bhagavad Gita. 

From Tilak to Gandhi, to Modi—the long political life of the Bhagavad Gita

What explains the Gita's resurgence in political sphere? Concerted attempt to push it for political mobilisation, or is it organic? A look at its political career in modern Indian history.

SubscriberWrites: Karma Yoga in action

Lessons from the Gita in a life of environmental activism. An atheist’s journey through dharma, service, and purpose.

A New York publisher is making an AI Bhagavad Gita—with Gurcharan Das as storyteller

The Gita is no longer a static book; it’s being rendered alive. The next move for the publishing company is going to be 'an interactive Bible'.

Bhagavad Gita is the lifeblood of Viksit Bharat. UNESCO recognition a proud moment

This year, Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu American Congresswoman, and Suhas Subramanyam were sworn in on the Gita, along with Kash Patel, who took oath as FBI director.

Why the Bhagavad Gita is set on a battlefield—it has nothing to do with violence

In ‘Gita for the CEO’, Chaitanya Charan conveys lessons of leadership from the Hindu scripture. He presents it in the form of a conversation.

DU proposes new courses on Bhagavad Gita, ‘Viksit Bharat’ for UG students amid objections by faculty

Proposal will be discussed at an Academic Council meeting Friday. Faculty members say the courses may limit students' cultural exposure & lack relevance in terms of career prospects.

Oral traditions are fading—Nirmala Sitharaman gives an important reminder at book launch

The authors of ‘Life, Death and Ashtavakra Gita', Bibek Debroy and Hindol Sengupta, shared their struggles, loss, and the quest to understand death through the Ashtavakra Gita.

Haryana bill proposes statutory authority to celebrate International Gita Mahotsav

Haryana govt & Kurukshetra Development Board jointly organising festival since 2016. CM to be authority chairperson, while minister in charge of urban local bodies to be deputy.

‘Manuvadi’, ‘regressive’, ‘RSS mentality’ — Oppn slams Assam CM Himanta Sarma for Varna post

Sarma had tweeted Gita verse that deals with duties of those who possess qualities of Vaishyas & Shudras. Congress, RJD & CPI(M) criticise post.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.