Technology & Ethics: Negotiating with challenges in Modern World
Recently I was invited to deliver a talk at my alma mater, National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru to a group of students and faculty from the Department of Computer Science on the theme of technology. Having More...
Conflicted on Kama: Neither Prudery nor Promiscuity, but Purushartha
[contextly_sidebar id=”DOTefJqFGminalSKhJrwe1SQ5dOZjYdE”] ‘Vatsayana Vana Vaasini’ She who lives in the forest of Vatsayana. What a profoundly subtle and sensuous way, to compliment a lover. Enchanting. But More...
The place of Kāma among other Puruṣārthas: A Sanskrit Poetics perspective
[contextly_sidebar id=”n0nsSB1FAhCbgbNefSACsyIXj1SODuV1″] A goalless life is a life gone waste. Traditional Indian knowledge systems have discussed at length about life-goals and brought them together More...
A Week with the Purusharthas
The Purusharthas, namely dharma, artha, kama and moksha, have been a central aspect of the Dharmic worldview, guiding the everyday life of millions and ensuring a balanced and harmonious fulfillment of all human More...
Fundamentals of Rajaneeti: Vedic approach to Politics
To understand fundamentals of Vedic approach to politics – Rajaneeti – it’s important to understand five words in Sanskrit vis-à-vis Artha Sutras found in Kautilya’s Arthashastra, namely: Sukham, Dharma, More...
Holi as Kaamotsava: The age old Hindu festival of Love
Legend of the origin of this festival of Kaamotsava or its name does not take it back to some obscure saint or saints who are found not to have any connection with romance or love. Its connection with romance is More...
Revisiting Sati: Understanding the practice from a Dharmic perspective
[contextly_sidebar id=”acWzuURyvfuWPjeDVITpj3Oj8fUD7s0M”] Sati or “Widow-burning” as it is pejoratively called in the Colonial and Post-Colonial media and literature, has remained one of the most More...
Kalidasa’s Exposition of Eternal Values
[contextly_sidebar id=”KSzcWYf0Z772nzzj9yD7k4OPXgg4mG4A”] As noted in the previous parts in this series, Kalidasa has been the greatest yet most graceful exponent of Indian values. He has upheld the More...