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Towards Understanding the Aghorī Paramparā – Part 1

Towards Understanding the Aghorī Paramparā – Part 1

The first article in this three part series takes a comprehensive and detailed look at the Aghorī-s, drawing from personal experience and insider’s knowledge of this rare and much misunderstood tradition.

Kavita Krishna Meegama, Prabhav Paturi 17 min read

Bodhas

The Problem of Culture Transmission

The Problem of Culture Transmission

Tradition is the bedrock on which civilization stands and culture flourishes. And tradition is that which continues. But how exactly does it continue? How is it transferred to the next generation?

Pankaj Saxena 7 min read

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Kṣetra, Śāstra, Utsava

Kṣetra, Śāstra, Utsava

On this Aṣṭamī, we look at how festivals are to time what temples are to space - they are gradients of divinity.

Pankaj Saxena 13 min read

Dharma Today

Oral Storytelling Traditions

Oral Storytelling Traditions

A rounded coverage of the oral storytelling traditions that prevail among old cultures around the world, and especially in India.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 9 min read

Culture And Policy

India’s Storytelling Tradition and its Influence on World Literature

India’s Storytelling Tradition and its Influence on World Literature

Ancient Indian storytelling disseminated functional genres (religious and scientific) and fictional genres: poetry, drama, and stories.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 10 min read

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