Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.
Exploring the depths of history and civilization, this article delves into the interplay of time, human knowledge, and the trajectories that shape our collective consciousness.
This article contextualizes our Olympic aspirations, supported by an analysis of our performances in the Olympics from 1988 to 2024.
A survey of the intellectual journey of all the Eastern cultures, from India onward to China & the rest of East Asia.
This article details the motivations behind codification & secularization of Hindu Law, it's “secular” and “religious” original distinction and influence of Christian theology on “Hindu law” formulation.
Reflections from a young Hindu on the identity crisis faced by NRIs. This article delves into her experience of cultural shifts and the struggle of balancing Indian roots with upbringing in the West.
The article explores the Precolonial History of the Dharmasāśtra tradition in an effort to highlight the appalling state of dormancy despite their contemporary relevance.
The final installment on Mesopotamian culture, as part of our World Civilizations series. It tells us more about Mesopotamian convenant and law, and concludes with learnings we can take from their society, to fight for dharma in the Abrahamic world we live in today.
This article explores Mesopotamian philosophical literature, particularly the Babylonian Theodicy, and its parallels with the Biblical Book of Job, highlighting how both address the enduring question of why good people suffer while the wicked prosper..
Summary and review of The Colonial Constitution, where Arghya Sengupta traces the history of the document to unveil its colonial moorings.