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Turners of Time - How Hindu Festivals Rotate the Year

Exploring the significance of Holi and Hindu festivals as profound cultural markers that rotate the year, intertwining cosmic cycles with human culture.

Pankaj Saxena 7 min read

Dharma Today

How Gurukulam Learning Differs from Regular Education - What I Learnt at AVG Part 4

A personal reflection of the writer's experience studying at the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, and the transformative impact it had on her understanding of the self and her relationship with the world and God. Part 4 of 4.

Kavita Krishna Meegama 40 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

Reimagining Our Engagement with the Advancements in Contemporary Physics on Our Own Terms

Exploring the deep connections between ancient Indian philosophy and modern physics, including quantum mechanics and conformal cyclic cosmology, through the allegory of the universe in the mouth of Sri Krishna.

C.S.K. Chaitanya 28 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

Indic Environmentalism - A Balance between Tradition and Innovation

Sanātana Dharma always works within the universal principles but it provides enough room for creativity and innovation. To move the discourse on environmentalism further, we have to apply the framework which has existed from time immemorial to design our actions and processes, the design of Dharma itself, Ṛta in Design.

8 min read

Culture And Policy

A Fair and Gracious Dream, 2 - The শুদ্ধ Dream, Understanding the Old Elite

A look into the final destination of the intellectual journey of the group of people the author calls the 'Legacy Elite', or the 'Old Elite'. Part 2 of the decipherment of the taste of the broth of Dreams that our Elite has prepared for our consumption.

Samyak Dixit 50 min read

Culture And Policy

How Gurukulam Learning Differs from Regular Education - What I Learnt at AVG Part 3

Kavita Krishna Meegama 22 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

A Fair and Gracious Dream, 1 - Understanding the Bangla Dream (বাঙালির কল্পতরু)

The Bangla Dream, or Kalpataru, was a bolt of lightning that transformed Hindu Bengal. Understanding it can help us understand the future, and the role of elites in Dhārmika politics.

Samyak Dixit 18 min read

Culture And Policy

Śiva as Naṭarāja, the Cosmic Dancer - Iconography and Symbolism

It is said that Śiva does not dance in the day but rather, at twilight, the darkness pierced only by his own effulgence and the light emanating from the moon on his head, the licks of the flame in his hand, and the gems on the heads of the cobras that adorn his body.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 9 min read

Culture And Policy

The Vanvāsīs of India - Past to Present, Realities and Possibilities

Vanavāsis, the essential component of Bharatiya society, have faced displacement & poverty due to colonialism and state actions. To understand and solve their problems, we must acknowledge their traditional regenerative way of life and their place within the Dhārmika fold.

Sushant Gangoli 16 min read

Culture And Policy

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Turners of Time - How Hindu Festivals Rotate the Year

How Gurukulam Learning Differs from Regular Education - What I Learnt at AVG Part 4

Reimagining Our Engagement with the Advancements in Contemporary Physics on Our Own Terms

Indic Environmentalism - A Balance between Tradition and Innovation

A Fair and Gracious Dream, 2 - The শুদ্ধ Dream, Understanding the Old Elite

How Gurukulam Learning Differs from Regular Education - What I Learnt at AVG Part 3

A Fair and Gracious Dream, 1 - Understanding the Bangla Dream (বাঙালির কল্পতরু)

Śiva as Naṭarāja, the Cosmic Dancer - Iconography and Symbolism

The Vanvāsīs of India - Past to Present, Realities and Possibilities