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The Wandering Mind: Rethinking Goals in an Age of Complexity

A reflection on Stanley and Lehman’s argument that novelty, not metrics, fuels creativity. The review considers how institutions might balance stability with serendipity.

Anurag Shukla

Cinema And Books

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The Peacock in Indian Art and Literature

Detailing the peacock’s enduring sanctity in ritual, myth, art, and literature in the Indian imagination.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 10 min read

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The Balanced Pursuit of Life: Wisdom from Kāmandaka's Nītisāra

From virtue flows prosperity, from prosperity comes fulfillment, from fulfillment arises happiness: How Kāmandaka̍s Nītisāra maps the sacred ecology of human aspirations and warns against the self-destruction of imbalance.

Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka

Nītisāra

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Part One: Āryāvarta - Ṛgveda: A Functional History

How did the ṛṣi-kavis of the Ṛgveda see ancient India, which they called Āryāvarta?

Satwik Gade

Art Essays

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Leadership Wisdom from Ancient India: Balanced Excellence in Public and Corporate Leadership

The art of strategic pleasure management: Why bhāratīya texts hold the key to sustainable leadership in boardrooms and government corridors.

Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka

Nītisāra

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

Indian Knowledge Systems

Book Review of Esther Dhanraj's Unbaptized

Dhanraj's memoir reveals the oft-ignored perspective of an Indian Hindu who embraced Christianity but found her way back.

Vivek Rallabandi

Cinema And Books

Ministerial Virtues in Governance: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Leadership

Drawing from the Bālakāṇḍa of the Rāmāyaṇa, this article examines the archetypal model of ministerial virtue and its implications for contemporary leadership in both public and private sectors.

Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka

Culture And Policy

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

Indian Knowledge Systems

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The Wandering Mind: Rethinking Goals in an Age of Complexity

The Peacock in Indian Art and Literature

The Balanced Pursuit of Life: Wisdom from Kāmandaka's Nītisāra

Part One: Āryāvarta - Ṛgveda: A Functional History

Leadership Wisdom from Ancient India: Balanced Excellence in Public and Corporate Leadership

Appreciating Saṃskṛta Poetry: Introduction to Chandas

Book Review of Esther Dhanraj's Unbaptized

Ministerial Virtues in Governance: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Leadership

Overcoming the Burden of Labels: Reflections on Psychotherapy