The word ‘Hindu’ is derived from the Sanskrit word Sindhu which is the designation for the Indus River. The word Hindu was first appeared in the Old Persian language. Hindu law is the code of laws applied to Hindu, and other communities which are Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists. The rights and obligations of a Hindu…
Different school of thoughts arose due to the emergence of various commentaries on Smriti and Shruti. These commentaries varied from one part to another part of the country. The two school of Hindu law are: Mitakshara School Dayabhaga School Mitakshara School Except West Bengal and Assam Mitakshara school exists throughout the India. It is one…
Law as understood by the Hindus is a branch of Dharma which signifies duty. In broader sense it means the aggregate of duties and obligations moral, religious, legal and social. Persons to whom Hindu Law Applies The Hindu Law applies to the following category of persons- A person who is a Hindu by birth and…
It is real, it is practice which takes spell power. It is indeed the wrong practice but reality it can be done on any person for malicious intents. Tantriks are the practitiones of it . Witches and wizards are also the practitioners of it. It is like an addiction even a person who enters in…
According to Yajnavalkya there are fourteen (14) sources of law which consists of four (4) Vedas (which are Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda), six (6) Vedangas (which are Kalpa, Vyakarana, Chhanda, Shiksha, Jyotish and), Dharma Shastras, Nyaya, Puran and Mimansa. The sources of law can be divided into the following two (2) heads- Ancient Sources…
Gayatri mantra is the most known and powerful mantra in Hinduism. “Om BhurBhuva Swah, TatSaviturVareniyam Bhargo Devasaya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yoh Nah Pracodayat” It is found in our 4 vedas and is known to do wonderful miraculous effects on our human anatomy as well as system.It is known to be a prayer to God. It is…
India is a country that made itself a secular state and ensures every citizen a right to profess any religion through article 25 that says – “all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion subject to public order, morality and health”. But some religious matters…
Kautilya, also known as Chanakya and Vishnugupta, was a king-maker rather than a monarch. His state theory, known as The Arthashastra, goes back to the 4th century BC. It has 16000 slokas divided into 15 segments that seek to convey his vision of the state. He describes a prosperous life as one marked by monetary…
When you die you actually don’t die your body dies you actually comes to life(a real life after death). You should know that you are soul(atma). In Hinduism it is said that we have three body stulh sarir(physical body), karan sarir(karmic record body) and suksham sarir(astral body). When you die you would be having 7…
Hindu law is derived from various sources. It can be divided into two heads; a) Ancient sources (i.e Shruti, smriti, commentaries and digests), b) Modern sources (i.e Precedents, legislations, judicial decisions) Ancient sources: Shruti– These are believed to contain the words of god, they are the divine utterances to be found in the four vedas…
