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The Pedagogy of Wonder

In rural Madhya Pradesh, a generation of teachers and children once turned science into a shared act of discovery. Their experiment endures as a quiet lesson on what education can still mean.

Anurag Shukla

Culture And Policy

The Mixing of Āyurveda and Allopathy: Holistic or Dangerous? – Part One

The mixing of allopathy and Ayurveda (MBBS-BAMS) into a single curriculum spells disaster for both.

Dr. Pingali Gopal

Culture And Policy

Book Review | At the Threshold: Journeys through Shakti, Sacrifice and the Sacred Feminine by Prema Ravikumar

When the goddess calls, we surrender and offer ourselves to her… at the threshold.

Srivalli Rekha

Cinema And Books

Re-Visiting the Psychological and Structural Frameworks of a Dhārmika State: Part One: Past Tense

Restoring the modern Hindu’s relationship with the past.

Maragatham

Cultural Commentary

Book Review | The British Makeover of India: Indigenous Education and Languages Downgraded by Meenakshi Jain

A detailed review of Meenakshi Jain’s The British Makeover of India: Indigenous Education and Languages Downgraded

Sai Priya Chodavarapu

Cinema And Books

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Part One: The Sacred Kṣetra of Gopāla - 84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj

This first article in a seven-part series explores the sacred land of Braj, its etymology, origins, historical extent, and scriptural references. It is based on the groundbreaking excavations at Bahaj led by Dr. Vinay Kumar Gupta of the ASI. It sets the stage for understanding the civilizational and its spiritual depth revealed through these discoveries.

Dr. Vinay Kumar Gupta

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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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The Pedagogy of Wonder

The Mixing of Āyurveda and Allopathy: Holistic or Dangerous? – Part One

Book Review | At the Threshold: Journeys through Shakti, Sacrifice and the Sacred Feminine by Prema Ravikumar

Re-Visiting the Psychological and Structural Frameworks of a Dhārmika State: Part One: Past Tense

Book Review | The British Makeover of India: Indigenous Education and Languages Downgraded by Meenakshi Jain

Part One: The Sacred Kṣetra of Gopāla - 84 kos of Braj and the Excavations at Bahaj

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