Continuous, Comprehensive and Cumulative – The Knowledge Tradition of India

What does India have to offer? It is a question which is often put to Indians by a curious visitor. The answer is seldom easy or straight. Indians usually launch into a confused ramble about the ‘diversity’ More...

Book Review: The Educational Heritage of Ancient India by Sahana Singh

The Educational Heritage of Ancient India: How an Ecosystem of Learning was Laid to Waste by Sahana Singh is available on Amazon. In her book, The Educational Heritage of Ancient India, Sahana Singh shakes the More...

Temples and the State in the Indian Tradition

The second part of the series on Hindu Temples, their conception, history, heritage and legacy authored by M.D. Srinivas. [contextly_sidebar id=”v2jfBCeWdvzl1KSZqmbtexmsOWV4u55h”] Kings were the premier More...

Tracing India’s Constitutional History: 3

The Shrutis and the Smritis broadly make up India’s ancient legal literature. While the Shrutis laid down certain broad principles which were later developed into law, the Smritis specifically dealt with civil More...