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Rivers in Bhāratīya Civilization: The Sacred Flow of Life - Part Two

Exploring the sophisticated Vaidika and Āyurvedic understanding of rivers as dynamic systems integrating hydrology, medicine, philosophy, and environmental ethics

Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka

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Rivers in Bhāratīya Civilization: The Sacred Flow of Life - Part One

Ancient Bhāratīya wisdom on rivers as living manifestations of the life force—integrating Upaniṣadic philosophy, precise śāstrika terminology, and empirical observation

Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka

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The Hill That Breathes Fire: Encountering Wonder at Arunachaleshwarar Temple

How ritual life at Arunachaleshwarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai turns everyday acts of waiting and walking into embodied experiences of the sacred, revealing devotion as a phenomenological way of knowing rooted in wonder.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

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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.

Dr. 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.

Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka 9 min read

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Rivers in Bhāratīya Civilization: The Sacred Flow of Life - Part Two

Rivers in Bhāratīya Civilization: The Sacred Flow of Life - Part One

The Hill That Breathes Fire: Encountering Wonder at Arunachaleshwarar Temple

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