Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.
Book Review - Part 2 | The Majoritarian Myth by Kausik Gangopadhyay
Part 2 of our review of Dr. Kausik Gangopadhyay's book titled 'The Majoritarian Myth - How Unscientific Social Theories Create Disharmony.' This 2-part article series examines how we live in a world where the official public discourse views any event as an expression of the majority oppressing the minority, whether or not this may actually be the case.
Book Review | Chatuh Shloki Manusmriti - An English Commentary by Nithin Sridhar
A review of Nithin Sridhar’s Chatuh Ślokī Manusmṛti - An English Commentary, which is a bold and meticulous book that confronts popular misreadings and dispels inherited prejudices. A reclamation of the Dharmaśāstra tradition through a lucid and unapologetically śāstrika lens.
Book Review | Grammar of Greed - Reflections on a Fatal Ecology by Aseem Shrivastava
A book review of Aseem Shrivastava's Grammar of Greed - Reflections on a Fatal Ecology. A piercing meditation on modernity’s illusions, ecological estrangement, and the urgent need for introspection and spiritual renewal.
Book Review | GeoTechnoGraphy - Mapping Power and Identity in the Digital Age by Samir Saran and Anirban Sarma
The book 'GeoTechnoGraphy' by Samir Saran and Anirban Sarma serves as a sharp reminder that our tech policy is falling behind. This essay is a review of the same which reflects on how IKS and dhārmika policy can shape a more ethical, grounded digital future.
Book Review | The ‘Joy Bangla’ Deception by Kausik Gangopadhyay and Devavrata
This essay is a review of 'The ‘Joy Bangla’ Deception', a provocative book and deeply unsettling inquiry into the foundational myths of Bangladesh, and their long-term impact on the Hindu-minority population. Harshly critiquing mainstream liberal narratives, the book presents a forceful counter-history - one that interrogates the politics of identity, exposes state-sanctioned discrimination, and laments the ongoing erasure of Hindu and Buddhist cultural presence in a land propped up internationally as a symbol of secular nationalism.
Book Review | Behave - The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
Our book review of 'Behave' - a broad, multidisciplinary exploration of the biological, psychological, and cultural forces that shape human behavior. Learn how deeply culture penetrates into human perception, cognition, and emotional resonance.