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It’s the Community, Stupid! Remembering the Lost Art of Celebrating Together
April 27, 2026April 27, 2026TRADITIONBy Charu Uppal5 0

It’s the Community, Stupid! Remembering the Lost Art of Celebrating Together

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
April 16, 2026April 16, 2026PERSPECTIVE, PHILOSOPHYBy Pavan Kumar Garikapati4 0

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.

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Accident : A Philosophical Essay
April 04, 2026April 4, 2026PHILOSOPHYBy Anshul Kalia4 0

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.

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The Story of the Musunuri Nayakas – The Rise and Fall of a Telugu Resistance
March 31, 2026March 31, 2026HISTORYBy Ratnakar Sadasyula2 0

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.

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The two streams of the Bengali language: Claims, Counterclaims and Facts
March 27, 2026March 27, 2026COMMENTARYBy Dileep Karanth5 0

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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A Decade for Mandirs Volume II-Pragmatic Strategies for Restoring Hindu Temples

Sandeep Singh’s 'A Decade for Mandirs - Volume II' continues from his first volume, focussing on practical strategies for reclaiming and restoring Hindu temples. Singh critiques the state's deep-rooted anti-mandir bias and judicial meddling in temple matters. He advocates for reclaiming deity rights, respecting pujaris, and reviving cultural traditions. This volume is both a call to action and a detailed roadmap for Hindus to protect and rejuvenate their spiritual heritage.

In EXCERPT

Sex Slavery In Islamic India

Enslavement of women, children and men, followed by their sexual exploitation was an integral part of the Muslim rule in Medieval India.

In PERSPECTIVE

करवा चौथ की सामायिक प्रासंगकिता

करवा चौथ का व्रत सामुदायिक, पारिवारिक और पति-पत्नी के रिश्ते को प्रगाढ़ करने का सुन्दर प्रयास है।

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Aryan Origins — An Avoidable Trap

The genetic origins of Aryans is a distraction to keep the Indic side off balance and has little relevance outside of anthropological academic study.

In BOOK REVIEW

Aavarana – The Veil

The long history of Islamic destruction and its implications on the modern Indian have to be acknowledged for an unencumbered future.

In COMMENTARY, OPINION

The real Shakti of Bharat lies in Chaturvarnya

"The system of division into different Varnas is the stepping stone to civilization, making one specialise and rise higher in the areas of one's heritage, learning and vocation. The youth of Bharat must try to understand the beauty of this eternal system where Chaturvarnya is the real Shakti of Bharat."

In ESSAY

Pre-Sultanate History Of The Qutub Complex

A sneak-peak into the pre-Sulatanate history of the Qutub Complex.

In ESSAY

Our Civilizational Imprints From Bharat To Japan: Limiting Boundaries Is Relinquishing Cultures

From the ancient times till present-day diplomacy, civilizational exchanges and acculturation have played a significant role in establishing and renewing inter-nationstate relationships. This article explores the relationship between Bharat and Japan within the purview of civilizational linkages and thus highlights upon the reach Bharat, as a civilization, has on the cultural land of Japan.

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Hridayaleeswarar and the Power of the Mind

The technique of Manana to first internalise a task in one's mind before ever implementing it is an essential part of Hindu philosophy.

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“Uttar Kaanda” by S. L. Bhyrappa – A Review

In the novel, Uttara Kaanda, renowned novelist, Shri S L Bhyrappa is on an odyssey. An odyssey through the eyes of his protagonist, Sita; the daughter of Janaka, wife of Rama, and mother of Lava-Kusha but also something more, something that belongs only to herself. Something that makes Sita who she is.
Sita is not ‘Devi’ in Uttara Kaanda, but she is most definitely either our Mata, our Bhagini or our Kanya. That is why our hearts beat with Sita of Uttara Kaanda.

In ESSAY

Caste in Medieval India: The Beginnings of a Reexamination

Caste in Hindus as a social stratification method has long been criticised without understanding how it operates within other religions.

In ESSAY

Shall non-Brahmins become temple priests?

The discipline and devotion needed to become a Hindu temple priest is a lifelong responsibility not to be taken lightly.

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Amazing discoveries about Ancient India

Latest findings in archaeology lend much credence to India's grand narrative.

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Kolkata And Sunderbans – Diaries Of A Whirlwind Tour

Dr. Pingali Gopal recounts his travel and stay in and around Kolkata, delves into the history of the city and its landmarks and monuments, and touches the soul of the 'City of Joy' in this very intriguing travelogue.

In COMMENTARY, HISTORY

Śaṅkara Charitam – a re-telling – Chapter-11 – Patañjaliṃ-Gaudam-Govindaṃ

The boy Śaṅkara continues on his path, in search of his Guru. Meanwhile, Patañjali Mahaṛṣi, who is Śānta-svarūpa of the ugra-rūpa of Ādiśeṣa, aims to teach a thousand students at once; and places two conditions in front of his students. Both conditions are violated by his students, and the aftermath and its ramifications on the journey of Śaṅkara are discussed.

In COMMENTARY, ESSAY, PHILOSOPHY

Philosophical Systems Of India – A Primer – Part 3

In the third part of the 5-part series on Indian philosophical systems, Dr. Pingali Gopal discusses the most important differing point of Indian philosophies from Western philosophy: Perception as a valid means of obtaining knowledge regarding the objects of the senses. In Western philosophy, perception is unreliable, and in the Indian tradition, perception is the eldest of the proofs needed to understand reality.
Unlike the western notions of an unknowable noumenon where the perceived world loses its intrinsic character, in Indian philosophy a conceived object cannot be unknowable; and if unknowable, it becomes inconceivable as well.

In ESSAY

The fatuity of hubris: who art thou?

The identification with the ego in terms of accomplishments and possessions serves no real purpose.

In ESSAY

On The Classification Of Indic Languages

Several theories have been proposed to understand the evolution of languages but most fall short due to their Eurocentric bias as well as the false notion of comparing it with genetic evolution.

In ESSAY

The seventh worldwide Gathering of the Elders

The platform given by Hindus to pre-Christian and pre-Islamic traditions to rediscover their pagan roots is heartening to see.

In ESSAY

A Timeline of Ayodhya – Part 3

Ayodhya's significance has never waned in the minds of Hindus as they have continued their struggles to reclaim it for centuries on end.

In ESSAY

Behavioural Game Theory approach to inclusive growth

Game theory is the study of how interacting choices of economic agents produce outcomes with respect to the preferences of those agents.

In COMMENTARY

Paishacha Vivaha: Not just a Reparation Marriage

Although Dr. Elst's view of "Paishacha Vivaha" as reparation marriage is quite enlightened, it narrows it down to just one issue and assumes that the Hindu society, back in the day, had no mechanism to provide security to women who did not opt for the said reparation.

In ESSAY

The Concept of Pakistan in the Vedas

Many northwestern tribes were are at war with Vedic kingdoms from the rest of India, similar to Pakistan's position in today's time.

In ESSAY

Vena, Veda, Venus

Many scholars starting with Tilak have suggested that Vedic Vena is Venus but this identification has been disputed.

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