Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.
This article explores Mesopotamian philosophical literature, particularly the Babylonian Theodicy, and its parallels with the Biblical Book of Job, highlighting how both address the enduring question of why good people suffer while the wicked prosper..
In Part 2 of our Carnatic Chronicles short stories series, follow Shodashi to enjoy a nothing day in Mysuru. Where does she go to do nothing? And why does she do nothing? Ponder with her on life’s precious moments that pass us by when we are busy doing something else.
In this post, we shall begin exploring the gods & temples of the Mesopotamian civilization. We explore how ancient civilizations shared some fundamental aspects like the notion of temples as abodes of deities, divinity in nature, sacred geography, pilgrimages and a supreme mother goddess and contrast them with the Judeo-Christian worldviews that the West has inherited.
This series explores Pāṇinian grammar in the Saṃskṛta language, revealing how Pāṇini employs techniques akin to modern computing to generate words using concise rules, paralleling concepts in formal languages and compiler design.
