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Whispers of the Earth | Reclaiming the Sacred Grammar of Architecture - Part 1

A celebration of architecture as living memory and ethical ritual, this essay rejects the sterility of modernist design in favor of earth-rooted, place-based wisdoms. It invites us to reimagine buildings not as structures but as stories - woven through ecology, ritual, and community.

Dr. Anurag Shukla, Srushti Joshi 12 min read

Bodhas

Dharma as Deva | Avatāras

In the vast cosmology of the Itihāsa and Purāṇa, Dharma is more than a metaphysical principle and eternal law. He is also physically personified as Dharmadeva, the divine embodiment of cosmic law, moral order, and even worldly prosperity. A short piece revealing the complex deity who governs not only justice but also the fabric of social and familial values.

Tanya Fransz 5 min read

Bodhas

Book Review | Caste-icide by Mahalingam Balaji

A review of the book 'Caste-icide' by Mahalingam Balaji, a must read for every Hindu fighting Hinduphobia.

Kavita Krishna Meegama 23 min read

Cinema And Books

Book Review | Behave - The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky

Our book review of 'Behave' - a broad, multidisciplinary exploration of the biological, psychological, and cultural forces that shape human behavior. Learn how deeply culture penetrates into human perception, cognition, and emotional resonance.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 11 min read

Cinema And Books

In Search of Jñāna Mārga, Part 3

This essay is Part 3 in a series, "In Search of Jñāna Mārga". In this installment, we examine the various rituals of the upanayana saṃskāra and the mantras recited during the process provide significant insights beneficial to education.

Amogh Vaidya 11 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

Pedagogical Principles for Teaching Indian Knowledge Systems

Understand the Bhāratīya vision of why and how people learn, and the core pedagogical principles as practiced by an unbroken paramparā of ṛṣis and ācāryas. Learn why re-awakening a civilizational identity and ‘way of seeing’ is critical in shaping future generations who are capable of forging harmonious national and global futures.

Lakshmi Sivaraman 15 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

Book Review | Genome to Om by Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan and Indu Ramchandani

A review of 'Genome to Om', a book that unravels the potential applications of insights from Indian knowledge systems in the field of science.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 7 min read

Cinema And Books

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Advaita in Art - The Transcendent Nature of Hindu Art

In the Hindu tradition, art is not merely aesthetic but a spiritual pursuit—an Advaitika journey where the artist, artwork, and viewer dissolve into a unified experience of the cosmic Self.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 9 min read

Art Essays

The Debasement of Sacred Dance - Vulgarization of Hindu Art in the Service of State Spectacle

A reflection on the misuse of Hindu classical dance by state machinery, and the need to restore its sacred purpose rooted in devotion, ritual, and spiritual intent.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 10 min read

Dharma Today

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Whispers of the Earth | Reclaiming the Sacred Grammar of Architecture - Part 1

Dharma as Deva | Avatāras

Book Review | Caste-icide by Mahalingam Balaji

Book Review | Behave - The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky

In Search of Jñāna Mārga, Part 3

Pedagogical Principles for Teaching Indian Knowledge Systems

Book Review | Genome to Om by Dr. Bhushan Patwardhan and Indu Ramchandani

Advaita in Art - The Transcendent Nature of Hindu Art

The Debasement of Sacred Dance - Vulgarization of Hindu Art in the Service of State Spectacle