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Gaṇeśa Caturthī - A Festival that celebrates Circularity

PUNARAVARTAN is a campaign to reintroduce circularity to Indian rituals and festivals and make them completely zero-waste. It promotes the reuse and recycling of sacred offerings after immersions so that they are not treated as waste.

Manisha Sheth 10 min read

Dharma Today

Dīkṣitar Consciousness

How Dīkṣitar’s amalgamation of rāga, bhakti, and kṣetra is emblematic of India’s civilizational geography.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 8 min read

Bodhas

Book Review | The Cholas by S Krishnan

T.S. Krishnan’s The Cholas is a richly detailed account of the Chola empire as visionaries who fused political might, spiritual depth, and cultural brilliance into a lasting legacy.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 8 min read

Cinema And Books

Janmāṣṭamī - Śrīkṛṣṇa appears amidst the darkness of Adharma to re-establish Dharma

Compiles the description of this immensely sacred and special day from our Purāṇas.

Tanya Fransz 13 min read

Dharma Today

The Curator and the Clerk - Why Indian Public Policy Needs to Rethink Culture

The piece reflects on the gap between how culture is lived and how it is administered, drawing on insights from anthropology, public policy, and personal fieldwork. It builds on thinkers like Akhil Gupta, James Ferguson, Ashis Nandy, Sudipta Kaviraj, and Partha Chatterjee to argue for a more dynamic, responsive, and culturally intelligent approach to policy making.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 7 min read

Culture And Policy

Book Review | The Great Debate

A reflective reading of The Great Debate from a civilisational context and understanding how the political right-left binary pales in comparison to the panoramic metaphysics of dharma.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 13 min read

Cinema And Books

Scenes from a Village That Never Was

From the binaries of post-Independence cinema to the nihilism of contemporary crime dramas, and from the everyday realism of Phulera to its recent slippage into self-conscious performance, the article considers how and why the village continues to be reimagined in TV shows/movies.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 11 min read

Culture And Policy

Rakṣābandhana - Sacred Thread of Love and Protection

The 'rākhī' is no ordinary thread; it is a powerful and sacred amulet infused lovingly with prayers for steadfast protection - to both the one wearing it as well as the one tying it.

Tanya Fransz 20 min read

Dharma Today

As Seen on TV | Film Review: Mahavatar Narasimha (2025)

A review of the film Mahavatar Narasimha, a heartfelt attempt to bring Hindu mythology to life through animation.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 7 min read

Cinema And Books

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Gaṇeśa Caturthī - A Festival that celebrates Circularity

Dīkṣitar Consciousness

Book Review | The Cholas by S Krishnan

Janmāṣṭamī - Śrīkṛṣṇa appears amidst the darkness of Adharma to re-establish Dharma

The Curator and the Clerk - Why Indian Public Policy Needs to Rethink Culture

Book Review | The Great Debate

Scenes from a Village That Never Was

Rakṣābandhana - Sacred Thread of Love and Protection

As Seen on TV | Film Review: Mahavatar Narasimha (2025)