Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.
Why do Indians display cultural and historical amnesia regarding their own past? What historical processes have led to the situation where we must constantly feel stunted by a deeply implanted sense of degradation and inferiority?
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?
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.
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.
Can one (particularly a non-Indian foreigner) convert to Hindu Dharma? How does caste feature in this (if at all)? What are the basic duties of a Hindu convert, who may not have any particular sampradāya affiliation?
A short essay on this Independence Day, that re-examines the meaning of 'Indian civilizational consciousness' from the dhātus.
How to live life best has always been the human pondering. Ancient India had the right answer- Puruṣārtha, or the four aims of life.
The Fractal Maṇḍala is Indian civilizational consciousness: multi-level coherent. Here we draw from Indian macrohistory to evidence this.
Mental schema for synaptic reconnection to the civilizational consciousness. This is part 2 of an ongoing series.