Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.
K. Vishwanath influenced a whole generation, shaped popular culture, and even public morality. A man of culture, class, and dignity, he embodied our civilizational values. He leaves an unfillable void in cinema.
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.
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.
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.
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.
