The Indian Messenger Online

The world has been going through unusual times since November 2019, when it is believed that the first case of SARS-Corona -2 now infamously known as the dreaded COVID, has been detected in the Wuhan Province of the People’s Republic of China. The virus has quickly spread, invading the unsuspecting world, wrecking havoc in its wake and turning life upside down. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it a pandemic as one country after another has fallen prey to Read More …

We are happy to bring out a combined issue of the Indian Messenger, an organ of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj since 1883 for discussing social, religious, moral and ethical issues, after a long spell of hibernation. Last year in December 2019 another year was about to complete its journey and we were to step into a new one with hope and expectation. We were preparing to celebrate Maghotsava in January 2020 with the usual enthusiasm. It was also an appropriate Read More …

Whenever we talk of the month of November – we invariably think of the nineteenth day of the month which is the birthdate of the greatest and most powerful social reformer of the nineteenth century. John Stevens in his latest book writes “his visit to England made him a celebrity. Many Britons regarded him as a prophet of world-historical significance.” It is Kehsub Chandra Sen – a deeply devout person, a brilliant orator, a saint and a social reformer. Keshub Read More …

Earlier in the month we had the Vice Chancellor of Viswa Bharati claimed that the change in the date of the weekly Upasana from Saturday to Wednesday was at the request of Brahmananda Keshub Chandra Sen. The VC went on to allege that Keshub was engaged in Trantrism along with visit to clubs on the weekend. It is a matter of great regret that eminent institutions have certain persons thrust as their leaders who have very little knowledge of the Read More …

We are deep into the festival season.  In the cities and towns, the people in this part of the world are deep into the celebration of the Durga Puja and the other festivals. Nowadays it is the pomp and grandeur that have taken place over tradition and there is a mad race to woo and awe the visitors to these festivals. The Durga puja in Bengal was started by the landed gentry in Bengal was to show their obeisance to Read More …

The month of August is important in the history of our country. The passion of Freedom in British India was kindled in the Quit India movement in 1942. On 8th of August Mahtama Gandhi delivered his address at the Bombay session of Congress and called for “do or die” for the country. This request was followed by a massive proportion of the population. On 12th August, Congress led the Quit India Movement to demand the British to leave India and Read More …

They say man is mortal. But this observation is valid only in the narrow confines of our existence on the earth which is just one of the satellites of the sun which is the only source of energy to keep the life, as we know it, going. This is not a great idea. This is a mere truism. Not only this. In spite of all our vanity that there has been a vast advancement of knowledge since the time of Read More …

We are almost in the middle of the year. But a question arises in the mind. Does it really Matter? Upanishad says: নাভিনন্দেত মরণং নাভিনন্দেত জীবিতম্। কালমেব প্রতীক্ষেত নির্দেশং ভূতকে যথা ॥ Do not welcome death, nor welcome life. Wait for the appointed time as the servant waits for the masters bidding. But it does not mean that ascetic renunciation will be our aim in life. Our father has sent us to this wonderful world to fulfil certain goals as ordained by Him Read More …

A poet has said ‘Society, friendship and love are divinely bestowed upon a man. It touches the gentle chords of our heart. But it presupposes faith in divinity and God. Therein lies the first hurdle in our journey to spiritual realisation. Doubts have assailed throughout ages not only in the minds of ordinary men fractured by diverse earthly desires and pursuits. Not only that, the argumentative mind often disputes even the very existence of God and the concept of divinity. Read More …

The month of April is here bringing in the Bengali New year, 1426 on 1st of Baisakh, We will come to it later. 2. Our scriptures say “অয়ো নিজ পরোবেতি গণনা লঘু চেত্সাম, উদারা চরিতানান্তু বসুধেব কুটম্বকম্৷” We can translate it into English when this will look like as follows: “Only those who are mean discriminate between one’s own interests and those of others. But those who are generous feel that the entire humanity is close to their hearts”. Let Read More …