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SOUL: Introduction to Āyurvedic Texts on Agriculture

A brief overview of our major agricultural texts and their contents, plus a background to the methods adopted by SOUL in their model of TCBT farming.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 10 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

Culture Compatible Public Policy

This essay discusses how public policy could benefit from an infusion of cultural values and mores, and alter the way we think of institutional design.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 12 min read

Culture And Policy

The Chidambara Rahasyam

This article delves into the historical and religious significance of the Naṭarāja temple in Chidambaram. It also examines its legal status in the context of political vendettas against the shrine.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 16 min read

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SOUL: Introduction to the Series on Agriculture

Exploring the deep-rooted connection between agriculture, food, and well-being through the lens of Ayurveda, emphasizing sustainable practices and traditional wisdom.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 8 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

The Navakalēvara Ceremony at Puri: Ritual Embodiment of Jagannātha

This piece describes the fascinating ritual of Navakalēvara that happens periodically — with special attention paid to the involvement and crucial importance of all jātis and tribes in the ritual — which speaks to the syncretism and inter-dependence of castes at the shrine.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 23 min read

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India’s Lesser Known Storytelling Traditions - The Narrative Paintings of Paiṭhāṇ

Paiṭhaṇ paintings come from a flourishing tradition of narrative illustrations and are the work of the village artists from the Mahārāṣṭra-Karṇāṭaka border region belonging to the *Citrakathi* caste, the earliest ones traced to the town of Paithan near Aurangabad.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 11 min read

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The Culture Iceberg - A Discussion and Critique

A review of Edward Hall's model of culture and its limitations, that explains how it doesn't fully capture cultural complexity. Reestablishing cultural context through knowledge systems in education policy can help preserve and revive cultural identity.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 10 min read

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Śiva as Naṭarāja, the Cosmic Dancer - Iconography and Symbolism

It is said that Śiva does not dance in the day but rather, at twilight, the darkness pierced only by his own effulgence and the light emanating from the moon on his head, the licks of the flame in his hand, and the gems on the heads of the cobras that adorn his body.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 9 min read

Culture And Policy

Kalaripayattu

Kalaripayaṭṭu must be elevated, as a traditional psychophysiological discipline, as a ‘scientific’ system of physical culture, and as an arena of experience and self-transformation: the crucible of the individual’s experience where embodied practice helps shape a self.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 12 min read

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Sai Priya Chodavarapu

SOUL: Introduction to Āyurvedic Texts on Agriculture

Culture Compatible Public Policy

The Chidambara Rahasyam

SOUL: Introduction to the Series on Agriculture

The Navakalēvara Ceremony at Puri: Ritual Embodiment of Jagannātha

India’s Lesser Known Storytelling Traditions - The Narrative Paintings of Paiṭhāṇ

The Culture Iceberg - A Discussion and Critique

Śiva as Naṭarāja, the Cosmic Dancer - Iconography and Symbolism

Kalaripayattu