Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.
Mahabharata Unravelled II explores the essence of dharmaśāstras through insightful narratives and conversations within the Mahābhārata, offering readers a profound understanding of timeless wisdom and ethical complexities.
Exploring the controversy of the film Annapoorani's retraction, this piece delves into discussions on freedom of expression, vegetarianism, brahminism, and "love jihad," highlighting the slippery slope of censorship.
Exploring the transformation of Hindu Dharma into Hinduism, this piece provides a perspective from the civilizational lens on the book 'Soul and Sword', highlighting the narrative of political Hinduism and its quest for identity and power.
We owe a lot to our mothers and grandmothers, who carry forth traditions year after year diligently. In the case of Chath, it involves fasting for more than thirty six hours and standing in cold water, all for the wellbeing of their family. Even amidst apathy towards culture by many, Chaṭh gives me hope.
In her memoir “A Hindu in Oxford”, Rashmi Samant shares her first-hand experience with the mob-mindset of Hinduphobia. She also provides the larger historical framework in which to comprehend the inherent Hindu purging happening in today’s mainstream society.
A review of Dr. Anand Ranganathan's book titled Hindus in Hindu Rashtra, which refutes the the guilt-tripping, self-loathing fake narrative that Hindus have been duped with since Independence. There is no pretence, no political correctness, only unvarnished truth – that the Hindus are living under State-sanctioned Apartheid.