Once, Navratri Kanjak was more than a ritual—it was a living expression of trust, where every home in the neighborhood welcomed children like family. Today, rising walls and shrinking connections have turned a shared celebration into a hollow formality. This article reflects on how rituals once built community and belonging, and how their spirit fades when relationships disappear. It is both a memory of what was and a call to rebuild neighborhood bonds with intention.
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Category Errors in the Study of Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā
Modern scholarship often misreads Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā by forcing it into text-centric, innovation-driven frameworks that do not match its transmission-based nature. This article argues that the confusion arises from deep category errors about what knowledge is and where it resides. Rather than a collection of texts, the tradition functions as an integrated epistemic architecture sustained through guru–śiṣya paramparā. Recognising this distinction reframes continuity not as stagnation, but as disciplined preservation of valid knowing.

Accident : A Philosophical Essay
A reflective essay that begins with everyday “accidents” to probe a deeper philosophical question: what is an accident? Moving from legal definitions to Aristotle and Hume, it argues accidents arise from human ignorance of causes. Drawing on Hindu acharyas like Shankaracharya and Ramanujacharya and scriptures like the Isha Upanishad, Bhagavad Gita, and Srimad Bhagavatam, it advances a final insight: what appears accidental is ultimately governed by divine grace.

The Story of the Musunuri Nayakas – The Rise and Fall of a Telugu Resistance
After the fall of the Kakatiyas, Telugu land was plunged into devastation under the Delhi Sultanate, with temples desecrated and society disrupted. From this chaos emerged the Musunuri Nayakas, who united scattered warriors and waged a fierce resistance to reclaim their homeland. Led by Prolayanayaka and later Kapayanayaka, they drove out invaders and restored cultural life, inspiring wider southern revolts and the rise of Vijayanagara. Yet internal rivalries and betrayal weakened this hard-won unity, leading to a tragic fall. Their legacy endures as a powerful chapter of resilience, resistance, and civilizational revival.

The two streams of the Bengali language: Claims, Counterclaims and Facts
Published in the ISPAD Partition Center Journal (Oct 2025), this paper challenges claims that vernacular languages in India emerged only under Islamic rule due to a supposed Sanskritic monopoly. It shows that regional literary traditions flourished under Hindu patronage well before this period. The paper also disputes the idea that modern Bengali was artificially Sanskritized by colonial institutions, demonstrating that both Hindu and Muslim writers historically used a shared Sanskrit-based linguistic framework. It further highlights that later attempts to Islamize Bengali had limited success.
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Why we need a Heritage Tribunal
The attitude of most heritage conservationists with regard to temples leaves a lot to be desired as these marvels struggle to survive.
Is the Hindutva movement casteist? – Part 2
The need to forecefit Hindutva into an ideological box has made criticism of it weak
Nababarsha (The New Year)
Bharatavarsha did not pass by the man and make work larger than humanity. By giving importance to action emptied of desire for reward, she has in fact reined in work with restraint. When the desire for reward is abandoned, the work loses its
Mythological Reality
The mythological and historical perspectives define the impact that a particular culture has, often crafted as a means to exert dominance.
Lachit Borphukan – The Hero of Assam
A quick look at the life and times of Lachit Borphukan and his glorious contribution to the Ahom Kingdom of Assam
The shadow of colonialism
The grounds (meta-narratives) that inform the modern notion of caste all stand debunked. Yet caste-based politics seems to be perpetually on the rise.
On Secularism, Modernization and Hinduism: Part 2
While a lot of energy is spent on understanding the threats posed by Islam, Christianity, or leftist liberals to the Hindu way of life, we don’t spend as much energy on understanding the threats posed by secularisation and the costs thereof to Hindu religion.
Sacralising the Cosmos, Nature and Life
Many cultures around the world hold nature and life sacred but India went further and integrated the concept into her art and rituals.
The Fall and fall of the Shudras
There is an abundance of inscriptional and literary evidence pointing towards the high status of Shudra communities in pre-colonial India. Yet, academicians have never acknowledged, much less revised their erroneous theories to accommodate for the same.
Philosophy of Hindu Marriage
The concept of marriage has been elaborately laid-out in Hinduism but does it still have its place in modern society?
Clearing the air: Rajiv Malhotra responds to R. Ganesh (full interview)
This point by point response to R. Ganesh involves a detailed discussion on the critique made by Ganesh of Rajiv Malhotra's latest book (The Battle for Sanskrit), which deals with the scholarship of American Indologist, Sheldon Pollock.
On the most iconic picture in Hinduism (Part II)
Lord Krishna's words help Arjuna face his fears and fight to protect Dharma.
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Sanatana Dharma – The Mother
Even though they are now classified as separate religions, Buddhism and Jainism are very much offshoots of Sanatana Dharma.
Circle of Yoginis
A Yogini is one who is possessed of magical powers and takes on different divine energies to maintain harmony in the Universe.
Did Sri Aurobindo Take the Easy Way Out?
A casual glance at Sri Aurobindo's life would make you believe that in order to avoid the vagaries of life he chose the spiritual path, in reality, it was anything but.
Śaṅkara Charitam – a re-telling – Chapter-10 – Śaṃbhu-Śaṅkara
In the 10th Chapter of Śaṅkara Charitam, Śaṅkara starts his life as a saṃnyāsi and takes his first steps toward his Guru, his destiny. Shri Ramesh Venkatraman also delves into evidence regarding Śaṅkara being an avatāra-puruṣa, the active and vocal aspect of Śiva.
An epic in stone – Hazara Rama Temple
A great walk through the epic of Ramayana etched in stone in the temple of Hazara Rama.
Defence against “Hinduphobia”
Rajiv Malhotra's new book, 'Academic Hinduphobia', is a serious commentary on the ineptness of the so-called experts of Hinduism, holding positions of power and prestige at American universities and is a pleasant read, rich with anecdotes from the author's personal journey.
Hindu – The Archetypal Liberal
The natural liberal outlook of the Hindus has long been obscured by the left-right conflict of the western world.
Communal Echoes in ‘Secular’ Discourse : Tropes and Themes in Naseeruddin Shah’s ‘Secular’ Rants
In the next essay of the series of articles on minority-progressive celebrities, Sriram Chellapilla dissects Naseeruddin Shah’s polemics to expose a familiar pattern in India’s “secular” discourse: the distortion of arguments, selective outrage, and the reflexive defense of Mughal icons like Aurangzeb. Through close textual analysis and historical context, the essay shows how misrepresentation, straw-manning, and moral asymmetry function as tools of what the author terms the Minority-Progressive Celebrity (MPC) narrative. At its core, the piece interrogates how Hinduphobia is normalized under the guise of liberalism while minority fundamentalism is minimized or denied.
Questioning the Statue of Equality
Contrary to what Ramanuja’s statue’s name might suggest, his goal was not equality but Liberation.
An Indic Reading of Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Part I
The influence of the Vedanta in this work of Friedrich Nietzsche is clearly visible.
