
Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.


Yuga Dharma - Ancient Wisdom on Cosmic Cycles and Human Potential
In an era marked by declining lifespans in developed nations, rising chronic diseases, and widespread spiritual disconnection, the ancient Hindu concept of Yuga Dharma offers a profound lens for understanding these contemporary challenges. Understanding Yuga Dharma offers both historical perspective and practical guidance for navigating our present age.


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.

Dharma as Deva | Avatāras
In the vast cosmology of the Itihāsa and Purāṇa, Dharma is more than a metaphysical principle and eternal law — he is also physically personified as Dharmadeva, the divine embodiment of cosmic law, moral order, and even worldly prosperity. A short piece revealing the complex deity who governs not only justice but also the fabric of social and familial values.

The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 8 | Reality as a Laser Show - Buddhist Abhidharmas and the Vaibhāṣika School
A detailed picture of the intellectual history of early Indian Buddhism - proceeded bya specific understanding the peculiar Buddhist school of philosophy called the Sarvāstivāda Vaibhāṣika school, which subscribes to a notion of permanence to explain the impermanence of the observed reality.


The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 7 | The Sāṅkhya School
Part 7 of the series on Eastern schools of thought explores the dualism of the Sāṅkhya school, an intellectual tour de force that details the poetry of how Prakṛti dances for Puruṣa.

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.