This poem by Pornima Rajkarne traces the relationship shared by the author with Bhakti, one of the important paths of Adhyatma. She weaves together her personal experiences, fieldwork insights, and the academic discourse of Bhakti in this piece.
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Why Are We This Way? A Guide to Rediscovering Hindu Shastras
Why do Hindus think differently about knowledge, duty, worship, time and existence? Why Are We This Way: A Guide to Hindu Shastras approaches these questions through the vast knowledge traditions of Sanatana Dharma. Rather than treating Hinduism as a collection of rituals or beliefs, the book introduces readers to the interconnected Shastric ecosystem underlying them. Its accessible treatment of complex traditions makes it particularly relevant to a generation increasingly disconnected from its scriptural inheritance. This review examines the book as a roadmap towards recovering that intellectual and civilizational memory.

Decolonizing IKS (“Indian Knowledge Systems”)
Delivered by Prof. Prakash Shah on behalf of Prof. Vamsee Juluri at the panel "Decolonisation, Public Discourse and IKS" during the IKSHA Conference at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, this thought-provoking talk argues that decolonisation cannot be reduced to merely replacing Western knowledge with Indian knowledge. It challenges the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) movement to examine its own assumptions and recover the spiritual foundations of Bharatiya knowledge. The talk ultimately asks whether true decolonisation is possible if Bhagawan is removed from the centre of the civilizational worldview.

Scholarship and Sacred Truth
Can a civilization survive if all its sacred truths are judged solely by external academic standards? This essay argues that while historical inquiry has its place, Hindu Dharma must remain rooted in its own sacred framework of shraddha, sampradaya, and parampara. A living tradition cannot endure if its foundational beliefs are endlessly relativized. History may study a civilization from the outside, but only its sacred truths sustain it from within.

Rāmo Vigrahavān Dharmaḥ: The Sixteen Lakṣaṇas as a Complete Condition-Set of Dharma
What does it truly mean to call Rāma "Vigrahavān Dharmaḥ" - the embodiment of Dharma? Drawing on the opening verses of the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, this essay argues that the sixteen lakṣaṇas are not merely admirable virtues but a complete and indispensable condition-set for the embodiment of Dharma. Through a rigorous śāstric analysis of pramāṇa, lakṣaṇa, and embodiment, it presents a compelling philosophical framework that reveals why Rāma is not simply a follower of Dharma, but its fullest living manifestation.
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Why India’s amazing soft power doesn’t have the impact it deserves
Constant bullying tactics and denigration from people that are scared of Hinduism's influence has made India's soft power not get the attention it deserves.
Great Women of household in the Vaishnava tradition
A summary of exemplary females from history in the Vaishnava tradition.
Art: According to Ananda Coomaraswamy
The process of creating artforms requires a meditative approach where free from identifying with our mortal nature, humans try and come closer to the divine.
The Unity of India
The concept of India and its unity comes up time and again without satisfactorily analysing the evidence at hand.
The Magnificent Shore Temple and Rathas at Mahabalipuram – Part I
The 1400-year-old Shore temple and Panch Rathas showcase masterful stonework that leaves the visitor spellbound.
Garuda – A Unique Amalgamation of Power, Royalty, Divinity & Faith
This article, discusses Garuda, the vehicle of the mighty Vishnu; his presence and influence in iconography and symbology in Bharat and beyond.
Halal versus Jhatka: A scientific review
The huge value of its industry has made Halal a common method of slaughter across the world even though the Jhatka method causes only a fraction of the pain the animal endures.
Why all religions are not the same
A synopsis of "The heathen in his blindness", in which Professor S. N. Balagangadhara demolishes the idea of analyzing non-Abrahamic cultures through the western religious framework obsessed with theory-making.
Decolonising the Indian Education System – Why Our Approach is Flawed
Recent efforts to decolonise the Indian education system, particularly through rewriting NCERT textbooks, focus on reclaiming India's intellectual heritage by infusing indigenous knowledge into the curriculum. However, merely altering content without changing the deeper intellectual foundations upon which it rests will only result in superficial change. True decolonisation demands a shift from western frameworks of how we teach, learn and evaluate knowledge, to genuinely embrace India's philosophical and cultural traditions at every level of education.
Reclaiming Saundarya: Beauty in Everyday Life
Appreciating the aesthetic essence of our daily lives is more pertinent than ever as we get caught up in our materialistic pursuits.
Temples of Tamil Nadu: Ancient Glories and current state of affairs – Part 1
Tamil Nadu's ancient architectural marvels have been at the mercy of the state for far too long.
Trail of Tears
The consequences of Muslim separatism have been seen throughout Indian history but it came to a head during the time of partition.
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A Tale of Fraught Modernities
Barua's book is an important reflection on the nature of colonial subjecthood, at least in its elite manifestations. We discover that it was by no means completely lacking in agency. The elite colonial subject was not a passive receptacle for the political, or, in this case, the religious and philosophical ideas issuing from the West.
Back to the Elements – Objects, places, and symbols of worship
The essence of worship in Hinduism lies in recognizing the significance of the archetypical elements that define our world.
Nature’s Basket
Ancient India relied on an elaborate knowledge system to conserve and manage ecology.
The Indian Conservative: A History of Indian Right-Wing Thought
A look into conservative thought in India which has existed long before any such discourse in the West.
What lies in erasing names of Freedom Fighters?
The attempt to annihilate the Hindus and their civilization may count as the longest contract of its kind in history with the largest infrastructure, labour and patience.
Why Swadeshi Indology?
Indians must take ownership of their own culture and heritage if they are to prevent it from getting digested and distorted by scholars who have no inkling of the real ethos of our tradition and who use alien theoretical approaches to interpret Indian texts.
Language: A medium of life itself
Language has a deeper meaning attached to it than we realise.
Indigenisation: A Predatory Enterprise
The urge to usurp native cultures and their philosophy in order to harvest souls has been the calling card of Christianity from the time of its inception.
Bhārata as Dharma rāṣṭra
We should all aspire for a Dharma rāṣṭra, a rāṣṭra that is in sync with Dharma.
Analysis of the New York Time's coverage of the Pulwama attack and its aftermath
The New York Times headlines were used to mislead readers, blame the victims, and clean up after the mass murder of the CRPF jawans.
Effects of Colonization on Indian Thought – Part 2
This Indian genius has now begun to percolate back to the West, where it inspires new approaches, deeper thoughts, though not yet the transforming Shakti. Perhaps the tide of colonialism will be reversed, after all.
How our ancient rishis preserved the Vedas flawlessly
With oral tradition as the method of passing knowledge through the generations, the ancient rishis truly developed a marvellous system to transmit our scriptures.
