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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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COMPARATIVE POETRY - A STUDY OF THE PROSODIC SYSTEMS OF FIVE LANGUAGES

In this article, Sh. Rama Seshan C studies the poetic traditions of five languages - English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and Biblical Hebrew as representatives of diverse poetic traditions across world languages.

Śrī Rama Seshan 30 min read

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IKS and Identity in a Globalizing World

Amidst the fluidity of globalized identities, an Indian Knowledge System (IKS)-rooted identity offers a resilient anchor, enabling India to preserve its unique cultural heritage and forge a decolonized future by reimagining modernity on its own terms.

Rukmani Pareek 3 min read

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In Search of Jñāna Mārga, Part 3

This essay is Part 3 in a series, "In Search of Jñāna Mārga". In this installment, we examine the various rituals of the upanayana saṃskāra and the mantras recited during the process provide significant insights beneficial to education.

Amogh Vaidya 11 min read

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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"

COMPARATIVE POETRY - A STUDY OF THE PROSODIC SYSTEMS OF FIVE LANGUAGES

IKS and Identity in a Globalizing World

In Search of Jñāna Mārga, Part 3