In a blood chilling incident in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a gunman coerced himself into performing this gruesome act of attacking school children and shooting two of them dead. Authorities had found no traces of alcohol or drugs in his system which leads to question the hidden purpose behind this act. There were proper indications that […]
The swastika is often seen as a symbol of art with cumulative meaning that can be used as a medium of expression. A clamp down on self-expression is a clamp down on freedom. Any government that attempts to do that, especially in a democratic setting, is bound to fail. The rise of the use of […]
The post-WWI era has seen a desperate attempt to prohibit the public use of the swastika and all other emblems and signs used by the Nazis. The numerous attempts go a long way to show the negativism now surrounding the swastika symbol which was once used for good luck and fortune. When Adolf Hitler hijacked the […]
The German archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann, traveled to Ithaca, Greece in 1868 to discover the ancient city of Troy. For several years he roamed the Mediterranean. It was in 1871 that his dream materialized and shot him to fame. Schliemann discovered the city he had been searching for and the swastika on the Aegean coast of […]
For many years, the swastika has been used as a symbol of good luck. The word itself is a Sanskrit word with a deeper meaning. When P.R. Sarkar, a Sanskrit scholar visited Germany in 1979, he broke down the word swastika into its different components in a bid to provide a deeper representation of the […]
The swastika means different things to different cultures and religion. To the Jews, it is a symbol of hate and annihilation, while to the Buddhists it is a symbol of good fortune. What many people currently know about the swastika is myopic. The ancient symbol has lots of interesting facts surrounding it. Here are eight of […]
The importance of history is the reason why it was introduced into the school curriculum. In the past, the major means of passing down information was through oral tradition. The problem with that medium is that as information moves from one person to another, it tends to get distorted. The recent negative emotions that come […]
Swastika: Origin, Historical Usage And Current Usage In Selected Cultures The origin of the swastika can be traced back to India. The swastika is a primitive symbol that resembles the cross, except that the tips are bent at right angles to the right. The swastika symbol has different names in different languages but its Sanskrit […]
Swastika Symbol: How It Transformed From Good To Evil When you see the swastika, how does it make you feel? Anger? Sadness? What if everything you thought you knew about the swastika was wrong? Join us as we explore the history of this hated symbol and its origins as a spiritual icon of peace and […]
‘The Nazis have swastika. A cross crying on the sides’ People know about the swastik symbol, but they never try to find out the history behind it. We have seen it in the temples, outside Indian homes and even in their major festivals. However, many people across the globe see it as a symbol of […]