Assistant Manager - Content
Tanya has an educational background in Public Administration and combines over a decade of experience working in the corporate sector, teaching at Universities, Public Policy research with think tanks, running a successful policy blog and editing IKS related digital content. She has been a lifelong admirer of Indian Knowledge Systems and traditions.
Gaṇeśa Caturthī is a time of deep spiritual cleansing as well as beginning anew by harnessing the auspicious energies around us.
In the vast cosmology of the Itihāsa and Purāṇa, Dharma is more than a metaphysical principle and eternal law. He is also physically personified as Dharmadeva, the divine embodiment of cosmic law, moral order, and even worldly prosperity. A short piece revealing the complex deity who governs not only justice but also the fabric of social and familial values.
Hindu festivals are not mere customs, but, acts of alignment with Ṛta, cosmic order, where time, ancestors, and nature converge. Bhāratīya New Years are an eternal return to gratitude, to Pitṛtva.
Śrāvaṇa māsa is a time for growth and creation, both spiritually as well as materially. One gets manifold rewards for all their good deeds done during this period, as compared to other times of the year.
An essay chronicling the significance of Guru Pūrṇimā, including scriptural references, methods of celebration across India, and how to conduct the pūjā at one’s own home.
Part 1 in a series that provides insight on the Jagannātha Ratha Yātrā which takes place annually in Puri, Odisha. Learn about its origins in the Skanda Purāṇa, and the reason for Odisha as the primary celebration kṣetra.