A Tireless Protector of Written Word: A tribute to Sri Sambandha Sivacharya

On 16 June 2019, ShivashrI Sambandhasivacarya attained Shiva-sAyujyam at his home in Cuddalore at the ripe old age of 92. He hailed from the clan of Adishaiva brahmins, a community of hereditary priests who served More...

Text as Text, Text as Deity: Reconciling Textual Traditions with Devotion

Before going on to the essay proper, a number of points and clarifications should be noted by the reader: a. A disclaimer is in order. This article is written from the perspective of someone with a self-understanding More...

Access to Ritual & Knowledge in Hinduism: The case of veda and āgama

One of the most prevalent misconceptions extant in modern discourse is that the brāhmaṇa-s monopolized “religious resources” at the expense of others. Now, broadly speaking, we can identify two types of the More...