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A Fair and Gracious Dream, 3 - A New Claim on the Land

Anecdotally, every Bhāratīya who has grown up in an urban setting knows people who can only visualize their own lives through the language and events of American TV shows like FRIENDS and The Office. Let's call this American Homogeneity. Samyak Dixit's article, the third installment in his ongoing series, reminisces on the past, present, and future of the Indian psyche.

Samyak Dixit 30 min read

Culture And Policy

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

Cultural Transfer as Diffusion of Complexity

Not all societies in this world manage to become a civilization: the ingredients which make a society evolve from barbaric to civilised have been subject to interest of anthropologists and complexity theorists alike. However, what we know empirically is that the cultural complexity varies across civilizations, even regions within civilizations.

Kriteesh Parashar 12 min read

Bodhas

The Navakalēvara Ceremony at Puri: Ritual Embodiment of Jagannātha

This piece describes the fascinating ritual of Navakalēvara that happens periodically — with special attention paid to the involvement and crucial importance of all jātis and tribes in the ritual — which speaks to the syncretism and inter-dependence of castes at the shrine.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 23 min read

Bodhas

Knowledge, Self, and Liberation: Unveiling Schopenhauer's Pedagogical Paradigm

Nietzsche's captivating exploration of Schopenhauer's educational paradigm unveils a transformative vision that transcends mediocrity, emphasizing personalized learning, moral virtue in teachers, and the transformative power of education to reshape individuals and society.

Anurag Shukla 8 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

Artificial Intelligence is Here - Part 1, from Before to Now

The emergence of artificial intelligence and its impact on human existence, raising questions about cultural representation and moral responsibility in the age of AI.

Amritanshu Pandey 12 min read

Dharma Today

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

Bodhas

The Abuse of Art - Propaganda in Shyam Singha Roy

The Hindu conception of art is diametrically opposite to the movies being made today. This piece analyses the the abuse of art in the 2021 movie Shyam Singha Roy.

Anshuman Panda 12 min read

Cinema And Books