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COMPARATIVE POETRY - A STUDY OF THE PROSODIC SYSTEMS OF FIVE LANGUAGES

In this article, Sh. Rama Seshan C studies the poetic traditions of five languages - English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and Biblical Hebrew as representatives of diverse poetic traditions across world languages.

Śrī Rama Seshan 30 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o | The Language Warrior Who Undid Empire with Words

An obituary-cum-tribute on the life and work of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the legendary Kenyan writer, thinker, and decolonial scholar who passed away recently. The piece seeks to go beyond a conventional obituary and instead make a deeper argument about why his work matters, especially to those of us engaged in civilizational thinking, language politics, and cultural resistance.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 7 min read

Culture And Policy

The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 4 | Bhartṛhari, From Language to Liberation

Part 4 of the series on Eastern schools of thought, in which we explore the philosophy of the Saṃskṛta grammarian Bhartṛhari - a comprehensive ontology and epistemology through the study of language.

Śrī Rama Seshan 32 min read

Bodhas

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

Decolonizing Language

The role of colonialism in hindering the linguistic evolution in North India and the need to re-infuse the spirit of Sanskṛta into Hindī language and to free it from FATE words

Pankaj Saxena 13 min read

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COMPARATIVE POETRY - A STUDY OF THE PROSODIC SYSTEMS OF FIVE LANGUAGES

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o | The Language Warrior Who Undid Empire with Words

The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 4 | Bhartṛhari, From Language to Liberation

Sanskṛta vs. FATE Languages

Decolonizing Language