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Integrative Medicine: The Confusion Compounded - Part One

A rebuttal addressing the conflation of the integration of two disparate medical curricula with two disparate medical systems in recent debates on Āyurveda and Allopathy.

Rajiv Vasudevan

Culture And Policy

Integrative Medicine: The Confusion Compounded - Part Two

A rebuttal addressing the conflation of the integration of two disparate medical curricula with two disparate medical systems in recent debates on Āyurveda and Allopathy.

Rajiv Vasudevan

Culture And Policy

The Temple Ecosystem: Pillars of a Civilization

An exploration of the temple as a holistic civilizational ecosystem rooted in Puruṣārtha.

Anshika Agrawal

Cultural Commentary

Vasanta Pañcamī – From Tapas to Rasa

Vasanta Pañcamī falls on Māghaśuklapakṣa Pañcamī, marking a crucial pivot in the sacred calendar, from tapas, the discipline of restraint and penance, to rasa, the blossoming of emotion, creativity, and desire.

Tanya Fransz

Dharma Today

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

Indian Knowledge Systems

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

Indian Knowledge Systems

Makara Saṅkrānti: When the Sun Turns North and Life Begins Anew

Makar Saṅkrānti is a significant Hindu festival that marks the Sun’s transition into the zodiac of Capricorn (Makara). It draws attention to the joyous event of the Sun’s gradual northward movement and the lengthening of days, symbolizing renewal, prosperity, and hope.

Tanya Fransz

Dharma Today

Book Review | Awakening the Nation

A Review of Awakening the Nation: Rediscover the Spirit of India with Swami Vivekananda

Sai Priya Chodavarapu

Cinema And Books

Kadusārkarā Yogam – Ancient technique of Vigraha-Making

A scholarly examination of the complex, labor-intensive, and distinctive vigraha-making tradition known as Kadusārkarā Yogam, which uses more than one hundred ingredients.

Rema Raghavan

Dharma Today

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Integrative Medicine: The Confusion Compounded - Part One

Integrative Medicine: The Confusion Compounded - Part Two

The Temple Ecosystem: Pillars of a Civilization

Vasanta Pañcamī – From Tapas to Rasa

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

Makara Saṅkrānti: When the Sun Turns North and Life Begins Anew

Book Review | Awakening the Nation

Kadusārkarā Yogam – Ancient technique of Vigraha-Making