Tradition of debate (kathā) and its art & science (vāda-vidhi) in Indian philosophy
India has a unique tradition of what is known as kathā in general or vāda in particular that denotes the art and science of debate. When one studies the history of Indian philosophies over the last 3 millenniums More...
Sarvaṁ khalvidaṁ brahma
The Upaniṣads form the bedrock of Vedānta philosophy, based on which the Brahma Sūtras and Bhagavad Gītā together espouse the fundamentals of spirituality according to the Indian tradition. It is therefore More...
Śrī Rāmānuja’s Vedāntic Harmony: Samanvaya as a Paradigm for Social Harmony
Śrī Rāmānuja was a philosopher par excellence and the famous proponent of the philosophy called Viśiṣṭādvaita. The religious side of that philosophy is called Śrīvaiṣṇavism. It is often said that More...
Cultural History of Medicinal Plants in India
The usage of medicinal plants is interwoven in the spiritual, religious, social and other spheres of life as far as the Indian tradition is concerned. The Indian tradition is a unique tradition that envisages the More...
Contribution of Indian Philosophers to Mnemonics
Mnemonics is a learning technique that aids information retention in the human memory. Mnemonics make use of elaborate encoding, retrieval cues, and imagery as specific tools to encode any given information in a More...
ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಹಯಗ್ರೀವದೇವರ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯ
ಪೀಠಿಕೆ ಭಾರತ ದೇಶವು ಜ್ಞಾನಭೂಮಿ ಎನಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿಯ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳು ‘ಭಾ-ರತ’ರೆನಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. More...