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The Lesser-Known Divinity of Bishnupur Temples

Rediscovering the spiritual essence and intricate terracotta narratives etched into Bishnupur's historic temple architecture.

Rima Sarkar

Art Essays

Serpent and the rope and our understanding of India and her traditions

Serpent and the rope (Adhyāsa) as action heuristics for identifying problems in Western descriptions of India and for searching for alternatives.

Prof. M.S. Chaitra

Social Commentary

Gods, Gossips and the City: A Journey Through Kalighat Paintings

Explore the vibrant, changing world of Kalighat paintings, from religious divinities to an evolving modern landscape.

Rima Sarkar

Cultural Commentary

When Musical Instruments Of India Fall Silent

India’s sacred sound traditions are facing a growing crisis: the endangered craft of handmade classical instrument-making, which is foundational to ‘saṅgīta’ is declining rapidly, due to a lack of state support.

Tanya Fransz

Indian Knowledge Systems

Ghosts in the Mangroves

Amitav Ghosh’s Ghost-Eye comes as a meditation on ecology, memory, ritual, and the limits of modern rationality, where rivers, mangroves, and local deity traditions emerge as living archives of civilizational knowledge.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

Cinema And Books

A Systemic Analysis of Social Problems in India - Part 4: The Way Forward

This is the 4th-part in the series of 5 essays offering a systemic reflection on India’s past, present, and future. It argues that true national renewal requires moving beyond political noise toward a dhārmika civilizational framework rooted in knowledge, sacred geography, and institutional reimagination.

Skanda Veera

Social Commentary

A Systemic Analysis of Social Problems in India - Part 3: The Current Situation

This is the third in a 5-part series of articles that examines India’s social questions through a civilizational and systems-oriented lens, arguing for reform rooted in institutional renewal, indigenous categories, and an “in-prism” understanding of society.

Skanda Veera

Social Commentary

A Systemic Analysis of Social Problems in India - Part 2: Post Independence

This essay, the second in a 5-part series, takes the systemic examination further into post-independence India, tracing how colonial institutional inheritances reshaped society, dignity, identity, and civilizational continuity, contributing to many social issues we see today.

Skanda Veera

Social Commentary

Book Review | Renewing Eternity: Traditional Perspectives for the Modern Hindu by Maragatham

A review of Renewing Eternity, reflecting on modernity, memory, and the search for a Dhārmic understanding of our civilization's past and present.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu

Cinema And Books

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The Lesser-Known Divinity of Bishnupur Temples

Serpent and the rope and our understanding of India and her traditions

Gods, Gossips and the City: A Journey Through Kalighat Paintings

When Musical Instruments Of India Fall Silent

Ghosts in the Mangroves

A Systemic Analysis of Social Problems in India - Part 4: The Way Forward

A Systemic Analysis of Social Problems in India - Part 3: The Current Situation

A Systemic Analysis of Social Problems in India - Part 2: Post Independence

Book Review | Renewing Eternity: Traditional Perspectives for the Modern Hindu by Maragatham