Dhīti is a blog for long form essays, expressions of civilizational voice, cinema and literature review, and more.
A debate between Steven Pinker and John Mearsheimer unpacks the promises and limitations of Enlightenment ideals in a world governed by power, conflict, and competing truths.
A reflective piece that traces how our developmental gaze in India has long imagined the river as a fixed line to be mapped, managed, and monumentalized while ignoring the more intimate, seasonal logic of wetness that has traditionally shaped our relationship with water.
This book review is an overview of Hoverstadt's guide to designing resilient, adaptive organizations using the Viable System Model.
Svayambodha and Shatrubodha by Pankaj Saxena offers a vital framework for Hindus to understand their true identity and civilizational threats, a crucial guide in our current civilizational moment.
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.
In Sikkim, a French friend’s confusion about Indian parenting set off a larger meditation on parenting, childhood, and the quiet wisdom we’ve forgotten.
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.
A personal journey of a Marathi girl from Pune who experiences the transformative pilgrimage of waari - where thousands of devotees walk hundreds of kilometers to Pandharpur to worship Lord Viṭṭhala.
An article reflecting on James Stephanoff’s An Assemblage of Works of Art. The piece explores how museum displays and aesthetic arrangements are deeply implicated in the politics of representation, meaning-making, and epistemic control.