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A Fair and Gracious Dream, 4 - The Parts and the Whole
Anecdotally, every Bhāratīya who has grown up in an urban setting knows people who can only visualize their own lives through the language and events of American TV shows like FRIENDS and The Office. Let's call this American Homogeneity. This is the concluding part of Samyak Dixit's ongoing series reminiscing on the past, present, and future of the Indian psyche.
Samyak Dixit
48 min read
Culture And Policy
The Timeless Elegance of Ancient Indian Hairstyles - a Journey through the Ages
Through the strands of time, the article unravels the secrets of these ancient Indian coiffures, discovering a captivating world where hair was not just an accessory but a medium for artistic expression and cultural significance.
Anurag Shukla
11 min read
Bodhas
A Fair and Gracious Dream, 3 - A New Claim on the Land
Anecdotally, every Bhāratīya who has grown up in an urban setting knows people who can only visualize their own lives through the language and events of American TV shows like FRIENDS and The Office. Let's call this American Homogeneity. Samyak Dixit's article, the third installment in his ongoing series, reminisces on the past, present, and future of the Indian psyche.
Samyak Dixit
30 min read
Culture And Policy
Sanskṛta vs. FATE Languages
The battle between Sanskṛta and FATE languages (Farsi, Arabic, Turkish, English) for the domination of the Śiva tattva of our languages is the battle which will decide the cultural fate of Bhāratavarśa. The victory of Sanskṛta in this battle will be a linguistic equivalent of decolonizing India.
Pankaj Saxena
18 min read
Bodhas
Cultural Transfer as Diffusion of Complexity
Not all societies in this world manage to become a civilization: the ingredients which make a society evolve from barbaric to civilised have been subject to interest of anthropologists and complexity theorists alike. However, what we know empirically is that the cultural complexity varies across civilizations, even regions within civilizations.
Kriteesh Parashar
12 min read
Bodhas
The Navakalēvara Ceremony at Puri: Ritual Embodiment of Jagannātha
This piece describes the fascinating ritual of Navakalēvara that happens periodically — with special attention paid to the involvement and crucial importance of all jātis and tribes in the ritual — which speaks to the syncretism and inter-dependence of castes at the shrine.
Sai Priya Chodavarapu
23 min read
Bodhas
Knowledge, Self, and Liberation: Unveiling Schopenhauer's Pedagogical Paradigm
Nietzsche's captivating exploration of Schopenhauer's educational paradigm unveils a transformative vision that transcends mediocrity, emphasizing personalized learning, moral virtue in teachers, and the transformative power of education to reshape individuals and society.
Anurag Shukla
8 min read
Indian Knowledge Systems
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