Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.
Beyond the Wall - Reimagining Art, Knowledge, and the Epistemic Order
An article reflecting on James Stephanoff’s An Assemblage of Works of Art. The piece explores how museum displays and aesthetic arrangements are deeply implicated in the politics of representation, meaning-making, and epistemic control.
Dr. Anurag Shukla
7 min read
Dharma Today
Reclaiming the Forest - Against the Modernist Myth of Environmentalism in India
The piece offers a civilizational critique of Ramachandra Guha’s recent work Speaking with Nature. It attempts to foreground indigenous, Vaidika, and dhārmika perspectives on environmental ethics as lived ontology deeply embedded in our texts, practices, and lifeworlds rather than modern ideology.
Dr. Anurag Shukla
12 min read
Culture And Policy
Can Machines Teach What They Cannot Feel? Rethinking AI and the Human in Indian Education
Part 2 in a series on AI and education, taking a deeper look at what is often overlooked when AI systems are introduced into learning spaces, particularly in India. A reflection on five aspects of education that AI cannot meaningfully replicate - consciousness and emotion, social interaction, adaptation and learning, physical presence, and decision-making.
Dr. Anurag Shukla
14 min read
Culture And Policy
Girl in the White Frock | Nostalgia, Decline, and the Reinvention of Nirma
A reflection that weaves together business history and cultural storytelling, viewing Nirma not just as a brand that once dominated the detergent market but as a metaphor for India’s shifting aspirations and evolving self-image. What happens when a brand becomes iconic but forgets to grow with its audience?
Dr. Anurag Shukla
6 min read
Culture And Policy
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o | The Language Warrior Who Undid Empire with Words
An obituary-cum-tribute on the life and work of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the legendary Kenyan writer, thinker, and decolonial scholar who passed away recently. The piece seeks to go beyond a conventional obituary and instead make a deeper argument about why his work matters, especially to those of us engaged in civilizational thinking, language politics, and cultural resistance.
Dr. Anurag Shukla
7 min read
Culture And Policy
Whispers of the Earth | Reclaiming the Sacred Grammar of Architecture - Part 1
A celebration of architecture as living memory and ethical ritual, this essay rejects the sterility of modernist design in favor of earth-rooted, place-based wisdoms. It invites us to reimagine buildings not as structures but as stories - woven through ecology, ritual, and community.
Dr. Anurag Shukla, Srushti Joshi
12 min read
Bodhas
When Machines Do the Thinking - The Hidden Cost of AI in Education
Are we preparing students not to be wiser, but simply more optimized? Not more reflective, but more “prompt ready”; not more social, but increasingly isolated behind screens and “smart” interfaces?
Dr. Anurag Shukla
7 min read
Dharma Today
The Empire of Threads and Silver - How Colonialism Unraveled India’s Trade Legacy
Revisiting India’s economic heritage, this article explores the colonial misrepresentation of India as solely agrarian, shedding light on its vibrant history of trade, craftsmanship, and innovation through insights from the works of Sri Ravinder Sharma Guruji.
Dr. Anurag Shukla
7 min read
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