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The Question of Śāstra Adhikāra and Jāti

How adhikāra for śāstrādhyayana is understood, its determinants, and implications on accessibility and collective awareness.

Skanda Veera

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The Unstitched Story of India: How Fabric Wove a Global Empire

India's looms once spoke to the world in threads of cotton, dye, and devotion. This is the story of how fabric became philosophy, and trade became poetry.

Anurag Shukla 12 min read

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Pitṛ Pakṣa - When Departed Ancestors Are To Be Propitiated

Pitṛ worship has been a long-standing tradition for Hindus since time immemorial and is mentioned in the Vedas as well as multiple other scriptures.

Tanya Fransz 15 min read

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Supreme Gaṇeśa - A Retelling in the Light of the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa

Gaṇeśa revealed as Ādi-Tattva - the Supreme who transforms curses into blessings.

Devamalya De 10 min read

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Rāvaṇavadha - Brahmahatyā, Questions of Varṇa and Prāmāṇya

Did Rāvaṇavadha result in brahmahatyā doṣa for Rāmacandra? Does the answer change when we look at it through the lens of formal knowledge, the current socio-political discourse, and religious traditions?

Skanda Veera 9 min read

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The Complete Story of Khāṇḍava Forest - From Sacred Origins to Divine Destruction

This article delves into the origins of Khāṇḍava Vana right till its Daha (burning) as mentioned in the Mahābhārata.

Srinivas Jammalamadaka 9 min read

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Dīkṣitar Consciousness

How Dīkṣitar’s amalgamation of rāga, bhakti, and kṣetra is emblematic of India’s civilizational geography.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 8 min read

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The Glory of Śrāvaṇa Māsa

Śrāvaṇa māsa is a time for growth and creation, both spiritually as well as materially. One gets manifold rewards for all their good deeds done during this period, as compared to other times of the year.

Tanya Fransz 16 min read

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Guru Pūrṇimā

An essay chronicling the significance of Guru Pūrṇimā, including scriptural references, methods of celebration across India, and how to conduct the pūjā at one’s own home.

Tanya Fransz 14 min read

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The Question of Śāstra Adhikāra and Jāti

The Unstitched Story of India: How Fabric Wove a Global Empire

Pitṛ Pakṣa - When Departed Ancestors Are To Be Propitiated

Supreme Gaṇeśa - A Retelling in the Light of the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa

Rāvaṇavadha - Brahmahatyā, Questions of Varṇa and Prāmāṇya

The Complete Story of Khāṇḍava Forest - From Sacred Origins to Divine Destruction

Dīkṣitar Consciousness

The Glory of Śrāvaṇa Māsa

Guru Pūrṇimā