Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.
A rebuttal to Moneycontrol’s condescending take on the Setubandha Vidwan Yojana, exposing its misrepresentation of India’s intellectual traditions.
Discover the vibrant traditions of Polā Festival, where farmers honor their bulls with love, rituals, and color. A tale of gratitude, culture, and community.
This article delves into the origins of Khāṇḍava Vana right till its Daha (burning) as mentioned in the Mahābhārata.
PUNARAVARTAN is a campaign to reintroduce circularity to Indian rituals and festivals and make them completely zero-waste. It promotes the reuse and recycling of sacred offerings after immersions so that they are not treated as waste.
How Dīkṣitar’s amalgamation of rāga, bhakti, and kṣetra is emblematic of India’s civilizational geography.
T.S. Krishnan’s The Cholas is a richly detailed account of the Chola empire as visionaries who fused political might, spiritual depth, and cultural brilliance into a lasting legacy.
Compiles the description of this immensely sacred and special day from our Purāṇas.
The piece reflects on the gap between how culture is lived and how it is administered, drawing on insights from anthropology, public policy, and personal fieldwork. It builds on thinkers like Akhil Gupta, James Ferguson, Ashis Nandy, Sudipta Kaviraj, and Partha Chatterjee to argue for a more dynamic, responsive, and culturally intelligent approach to policy making.
A reflective reading of The Great Debate from a civilisational context and understanding how the political right-left binary pales in comparison to the panoramic metaphysics of dharma.