Hindu Dialogues- Challenging popular concept of Varna System |

Hindu Dialogues - Challenging popular concept of Varna System ​Anand Prasad, Pankaj Saxena and Rahul Dewan

A very interesting conversation between Rahul Dewan, Anand Prasad and Pankaj Saxena that gives a deep insight into the Varna system. The two aspects, the actual meaning and purpose of Varna system that guided the ancient society and the modern popular understanding of it, are discussed to come to a better understanding of Varna system.

About the Speakers:
1. Anand Prasad is a corporate lawyer, based in Delhi, with more than 27 years of experience representing both domestic and international clients on a variety of legal and commercial issues within and outside India. Anand has a keen interest and spends considerable time studying ancient Indian history, including in a religo/spiritual context.

2. Pankaj Saxena is a Teacher, an Author, writes on History, Culture, Hindu Architecture, Arts and Literature. He is Chief Editor, Indic Varta, Centre for Indic Studies. He has traveled widely and documented more than 400 ancient Hindu temples.

Subtopics:
0:00 Power Statement
0:28 Introduction
1:37 Defensive about Caste or Varna
5:56 Varna system in Ancient India
9:23 Differentiating between Rishi and Sanyasi
13:50 Hindu sages deflected from chronology/providence
17:20 Hindu scriptures quote rules & ways of transcending them
21:24 Varna not classification: recognition of traits
25:30 Karma re-birth theory
30:15 Varna Hierarchy
37:08 Natyashastra: Vedic knowledge to common people
40:50 Rights and Duties in Social structure
44:30 Various kinds of marriage
47:00 Nature and Culture
50:00 Shudra’s responsibility towards environment
54:52 Rigidity of Varna System
56:04 The purpose of Varnas
58:48 Vedas: recitation
1:03:10 Knowledge with rightful owner
1:07:10 Forces of Nature
1:09:45 Accommodating nature of Hinduism
1:12:20 Non-Vedic Traditions

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