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Sākṣī and the epistemic grounding of knowledge

Fallibilism depends on revision, but only the sākṣī makes error and correction intelligible.

Ajey Pai

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The Woman in the Miniature Paintings: How the Nāyikā Became India’s Archetype of Longing

This essay follows the nāyikā across Saṃskṛta poetics, temple art, bhakti poetry, and modern cinema. It argues that Indian aesthetics did not moralize feminine desire, but turned it into a shared emotional language through the theory of rasa.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

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Worship of Damaged 18-foot Mūrti with No Concrete Restoration Plans

The article traces devotees’ dilemma over time, between continuing to worship a damaged mūrti and waiting indefinitely for its restoration.

Rema Raghavan

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When Destiny Speaks Through the Damned: Kabandha and the Turning Point of the Rāmāyaṇa

When destiny turns, even the fallen become guides - and alliances shape history.

Devamalya De

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The Quiet Intelligence of Wood

A reflection on why slow, tactile practices like woodworking remain among the most serious forms of early education, shaping attention, judgment, and character in an age obsessed with speed, screens, and outcomes.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

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Appreciating Saṃskṛta Poetry: Introduction to Chandas

Understand the rationale behind the poetic meters of Saṃskṛta to appreciate the rhythm of Saṃskṛta poetry and allied languages (like Hindi) explicitly at a deeper level.

Śrī Rama Seshan

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Overcoming the Burden of Labels: Reflections on Psychotherapy

Labels should be descriptors of your state. Allowing them to grasp the identity itself can lead to a tragedy of epic proportions.

Ramachandra Roddam

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Dīpāvali 2025: Remembering Dīkṣitar’s Legacy

Celebrating Muttusvāmi Dīkṣitar this Dīpāvali — a visionary whose music and scholarship embodied the unity of art, philosophy, devotion, and India’s timeless knowledge traditions.

Dr Kanniks Kannikeswaran

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Rebuttal - "Scientific Method and Shastras"

A rebuttal to Moneycontrol’s condescending take on the Setubandha Vidwan Yojana, exposing its misrepresentation of India’s intellectual traditions.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 8 min read

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Sākṣī and the epistemic grounding of knowledge

The Woman in the Miniature Paintings: How the Nāyikā Became India’s Archetype of Longing

Worship of Damaged 18-foot Mūrti with No Concrete Restoration Plans

When Destiny Speaks Through the Damned: Kabandha and the Turning Point of the Rāmāyaṇa

The Quiet Intelligence of Wood

Appreciating Saṃskṛta Poetry: Introduction to Chandas

Overcoming the Burden of Labels: Reflections on Psychotherapy

Dīpāvali 2025: Remembering Dīkṣitar’s Legacy

Rebuttal - "Scientific Method and Shastras"