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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

Indian Knowledge Systems

The Pinker vs Mearsheimer Debate on the Enlightenment Ideals

A debate between Steven Pinker and John Mearsheimer unpacks the promises and limitations of Enlightenment ideals in a world governed by power, conflict, and competing truths.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 10 min read

Dharma Today

Before the River, After the Flood - Rethinking India’s Water Imaginaries

A reflective piece that traces how our developmental gaze in India has long imagined the river as a fixed line to be mapped, managed, and monumentalized while ignoring the more intimate, seasonal logic of wetness that has traditionally shaped our relationship with water.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 16 min read

Culture And Policy

Book Review | Fractal Organization

This book review is an overview of Hoverstadt's guide to designing resilient, adaptive organizations using the Viable System Model.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 9 min read

Cinema And Books

Book Review | Svayambodha and Shatrubodha

Svayambodha and Shatrubodha by Pankaj Saxena offers a vital framework for Hindus to understand their true identity and civilizational threats, a crucial guide in our current civilizational moment.

Amritanshu Pandey 10 min read

Cinema And Books

The Glory of Śrāvaṇa Māsa

Śrāvaṇa māsa is a time for growth and creation, both spiritually as well as materially. One gets manifold rewards for all their good deeds done during this period, as compared to other times of the year.

Tanya Fransz 16 min read

Bodhas

The Parenting Pause

In Sikkim, a French friend’s confusion about Indian parenting set off a larger meditation on parenting, childhood, and the quiet wisdom we’ve forgotten.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 8 min read

Dharma Today

Guru Pūrṇimā

An essay chronicling the significance of Guru Pūrṇimā, including scriptural references, methods of celebration across India, and how to conduct the pūjā at one’s own home.

Tanya Fransz 14 min read

Bodhas

Waari | The Journey Within

A personal journey of a Marathi girl from Pune who experiences the transformative pilgrimage of waari - where thousands of devotees walk hundreds of kilometers to Pandharpur to worship Lord Viṭṭhala.

Mrunmayee Chitale 6 min read

Dharma Today

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IKS and Identity in a Globalizing World

The Pinker vs Mearsheimer Debate on the Enlightenment Ideals

Before the River, After the Flood - Rethinking India’s Water Imaginaries

Book Review | Fractal Organization

Book Review | Svayambodha and Shatrubodha

The Glory of Śrāvaṇa Māsa

The Parenting Pause

Guru Pūrṇimā

Waari | The Journey Within