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The Saga of the Padmanabhadasas - A Glimpse into the Cultural Practice and Patronage of the present day Travancore Royals, Part 3

Śrī Padmanābhasvāmī Perumāḻ, the lord of Thiruvananthapuram, and the royal traditions associated with the region. It highlights the rich cultural heritage of Kerala, particularly the dance form of Mōhiniāṭṭam, taught by Guru Gopika Varma ji, a member of the Travancore Royal Family.

Kavita Krishna Meegama 19 min read

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Dharma in the Bhāratīya Frontier - Multan, Part 2

Deepak Srinivasan presents an in-depth analysis of the rich history of the ancient Bhāratīya city of Multan (now in Pakistan). In a part 2 of a captivating story of a land long-forgotten, we read of Sikh rebellions, demographic shifts, and post-Partition ruins.

Deepak Srinivasan 22 min read

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Dharma in the Bhāratīya Frontier - Multan, Part 1

Deepak Srinivasan presents an in-depth analysis of the rich history of the ancient Bhāratīya city of Multan (now in Pakistan). In a captivating story of a land long-forgotten, we are taken through the tough battles it fought to retain its identity and centrality to the civilizational heritage of the Hindus until the Partition occurred.

Deepak Srinivasan 26 min read

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The Saga of the Padmanabhadasas - A Glimpse of the History of Travancore Kingdom, 2

A continuation article that details an account of the Nair brigade, a group of personal troops for the Travancore Maharajas, and their role in the Indian army. Additionally, the article delves into the ambitious plans of Marthanda Varma, the king of Travancore, to conquer all of Kerala and re-establish the Chera kingdom.

Akshay Shankar, Kavita Krishna Meegama 20 min read

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The Saga of the Padmanabhadasas - A Glimpse of the History of Travancore Kingdom, 1

A journey through the history of Travancore's royal family, beginning from the Chera eras. And a reminder of the gratitude we owe to the ancient nobles who embodied vīra rasa and sevā bhāva.

Akshay Shankar, Kavita Krishna Meegama 14 min read

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History is Ontic but Itihāsa is Ontologic – a Fractal Maṇḍala Essay

In this essay we engage in emic freethinking, and look at some names from Indian itihāsa in a new light. How many such stories might we find in the Purāṇas, Epics and other texts? And if we did, would we not understand our past better?

Amritanshu Pandey 20 min read

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Decolonization - A Personal Footprint and Some Ramp Ways

In the noise that words with wide circulation receive, their representation is often distorted. 'Decolonization' is one such word. Here we share a personal footprint as the writer looks back at his earliest memories, and outlines some essential ramp ways we all can use.

Amritanshu Pandey 38 min read

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Fractal Maṇḍala 2- the Macrohistoric Case for India's Civilizational Primacy

A continuation and conclusion of part 1, where we established the notion of civilizational trajectory, marked two fundamental problems in it, and appraised the Indian experience on the same to make the case for our civilizational primacy.

Amritanshu Pandey 31 min read

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Fractal Maṇḍala 1- the Macrohistoric Case for India's Civilizational Primacy

The Fractal Maṇḍala is Indian civilizational consciousness: multi-level coherent. Here we draw from Indian macrohistory to evidence this.

Amritanshu Pandey 23 min read

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The Saga of the Padmanabhadasas - A Glimpse into the Cultural Practice and Patronage of the present day Travancore Royals, Part 3

Dharma in the Bhāratīya Frontier - Multan, Part 2

Dharma in the Bhāratīya Frontier - Multan, Part 1

The Saga of the Padmanabhadasas - A Glimpse of the History of Travancore Kingdom, 2

The Saga of the Padmanabhadasas - A Glimpse of the History of Travancore Kingdom, 1

History is Ontic but Itihāsa is Ontologic – a Fractal Maṇḍala Essay

Decolonization - A Personal Footprint and Some Ramp Ways

Fractal Maṇḍala 2- the Macrohistoric Case for India's Civilizational Primacy

Fractal Maṇḍala 1- the Macrohistoric Case for India's Civilizational Primacy