Bhakti and the Spiritual Renaissance After Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Bhakti and the Spiritual Renaissance After Chaitanya Mahaprabhu On the 411th anniversary of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, a journey through the text that resolved the great debate between Mayavada and Bhakti Prologue: A Book That Would Not Be Denied “I am old and troubled by invalidity. I am almost blind and deaf, my hands tremble, and my mind and intelligence are unsteady. I am infected with so many diseases that I can neither properly walk nor properly sit. Indeed, I am always exhausted by five kinds of diseases. I may die at any time of the day or night.” ...

May 15, 2026 · 22 min · Sanjay Upadhyay

The BJP’s Bengal Victory: A Democratic Reassertion, Not Erosion – A Civilizational Hindu Rebuttal

The BJP’s Bengal Victory: A Democratic Reassertion, Not Erosion – A Civilizational Hindu Rebuttal Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay’s opinion piece in Al Jazeera (May 7, 2026) frames the BJP’s landmark victory in West Bengal — securing 207 seats and ending TMC’s long dominance — as evidence of “the erosion of Indian democracy.” He cites the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls and the rise of “Hindutva” as signs of majoritarianism and electoral engineering. ...

May 11, 2026 · 5 min · Sanjay Upadhyay