Week 188: Indo-Greek Hindu Converts, Bhaskara Sethupati, Aesthetic
07/23/2023 - Modern Hindu Content
Welcome to Eternal Path! This week we highlight: Indo-Greek Converts to Hinduism, Bhaskara Sethupati, and an Aesthetic!
Art Highlight: Indo-Greek Converts to Hinduism
We’ve covered the interactions between Hindus and Greeks, including Indo-Greek Kingdoms in a few previous issues: Week 2 (Heliodorus), Week 20 (Indo-Greek Kingdoms), Week 42 (Indo-Greek Kingdoms in Yemen), Week 51 (Hindu-Greek exchanges), and Week 71 (Nahapana). Below is a painting of what Greco-Hindu devotees may have looked like!
History Snippet Highlight: Bhaskara Sethupati
Many of our readers will be familiar with Swami Vivekananda’s legendary speech at the 1893 World Parliament of Religions. Initially, Bhaskara Sethupati was supposed to attend the conference, but after meeting Swami Vivekananda he instead sponsored the latters trip to the event. Sethupati was from the royal family around Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu where his family served as traditional protectors of the Ram Setu (the bridge Lord Ram took to Lanka during the Ramayana)
Aesthetic: Karnataka Temple
