In 1962, the Marxist historian D D Kosambi published a work titled Myth and Reality: Studies in the Formation of Indian Culture (hereafter referred to as 'M&...
An exploration into three fundamental but interrelated concepts in Indian philosophy: dharma (principle of sustenance), brahma (or brahman; Supreme spirit that...
Since how long has the spirit of strength and courage been in the world? Indeed for thousands of years. In the Upanishads – the preeminent portion of the Vedas...
शुष्को वृक्षस्तिष्ठत्यग्रे तदुपरि कश्चित्सर्पोऽप्यस्ति । नीरसतरुरिह विलसति निकटे तदुपरि मणिमयकुटिलभुजङ्गः ॥ shushko vrkshastishthatyagre tadupari kashc...
An unfortunate outcome of the “modern” way of thinking–shaped by the all-are-equal assumption–is the fact that over the years, it has contributed to the reducti...
It seems to me that we Indians are quite talented at criticism. Rapier-sharp logic and critical reasoning has been a part of our heritage for millennia. Such cr...
Dharma is broadly classified into two groups – general or universal (samanyadharma) and special or particular (visheshadharma). In the category o...
The Sanskrit Podcast hosted by Shoba Narayan and featuring Naresh Keerthi
Indore From Omkareshwar, we reached Indore by around 4 in the evening and had our lunch at a dhaba there. The order was the usual – one dal without onion or gar...
Dr. M. D. Srinivas traces the history of Indian mathematics for the past two millennia. He shows how mathematics in India evolved independently of European math...
यां चिन्तयामि सततं मयि सा विरक्ता साप्यन्यमिच्छति जनोऽप्ययमन्यसक्तः । अस्मत्कृते च परितुष्यति काचिदन्या धिक्तां च तं च मदनं च इमां च मां च ॥ yam&...
Ananda Coomaraswamy remains one of the most staunch defenders of the Indian tradition in the mold of what David Frawley calls an intellectual kshatriya. Coomara...