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Vaatsalyam – In Philosophy, Life and Dance
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January 16, 2023January 16, 2023PARENTING, PERSPECTIVE

Vaatsalyam – In Philosophy, Life and Dance

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Parenting is tough; and even tougher is dharmik parenting, ensuring that impressionable growing minds take root in dharma and safeguarding them from the winds of trends that are sweeping the world.
One's own belief system, and complete sharanagti to one's ishta is a powerful tool and support in such a situation. Classical dancer Smt. Ramaa Venugopalan captures her tryst with dharmik parenting; and the support her belief in Mahalakshmi-Narayana, and her bharatanatyam background have provided her in her journey as a mother to explore and understand the depths of Vaatsalyam.

Gyaana and Adhikara
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December 2, 2022December 2, 2022PERSPECTIVE, COMMENTARY

Gyaana and Adhikara

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Should trade secrets be revealed to all and sundry? Do the custodians of groundbreaking technology and classified information have the right to shield their secrets from prying eyes? If yes, then the courtesy should be extended to ancient dharmik knowledge systems as well - the concept of Adhikara of access to exclusive information and knowledge; and access should only be granted to those with Adhikara as allowed by Dharma Shastras.

A Call for the Linguistic Decolonisation of Bharat
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November 1, 2022November 24, 2022COMMENTARY, ESSAY, PERSPECTIVE

A Call for the Linguistic Decolonisation of Bharat

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This essay investigates how the legitimacy of a language supports or facilitates symbolic violence and self-censorship among minority languages, as well as how language laws and practices legitimise languages and how they affect diverse social groups. It also considers what may be done to keep linguistic ideology as a multifaceted phenomenon.