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An Introduction to the kāvyaśāstra Tradition
For readers unfamiliar with the kāvyaśāstra tradition I present here a brief summary of its concepts and history, including the Vedic origins of kāvya and the important sampradāyas (schools) of kāvyaśāstra, More...
कृपया मत कहिये कि, “सभी धर्म समान हैं”
The article has been translated into Hindi by Subhash Phadke हठधर्मी क्रिश्चियनिटी के दम घुटनेवाले माहौल में पली हुई More...
విశ్వాసం – తత్త్వం
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हिन्दुधर्मः २ – क्रिस्तीय-रिलिजन् इत्यस्य तत्त्व-विश्लेषणम्
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Book Review: Learn Sanskrit Through Your Favorite Prayers
Recently, while sifting through my hoard of Sanskrit books, my grandfather suddenly burst into a recitation of the amarakośa, shooting off half a dozen verses from the kāla-varga, while I watched incredulously. More...
An Obituary to an Outstanding Sanskrit Scholar: Ramanuja Devanathan
Editor’s Note: It was wrongly mentioned that Acharya passed away on Jan 6, 2017. Dr. S Venugopalan has clarified that he passed away on the morning of Jan 7, 2017 at 6.45 AM. The necessary changes have been More...
The upodghāta (introduction) of Śaṅkara’s Īśā Upaniṣad Bhāṣya
This post is an elucidation of the upodghāta (introductory) section of Śaṅkara’s Īśā Upaniṣad Bhāṣya. Such texts give us insights about how the ancient Indian scholars approached the sacred texts, More...
Fallacies of Proto-Indo-European
There was a P(roto)I(ndo-)E(uropean) language 10.000 years ago. Its reconstruction is impossible now despite enormous efforts by fanciful scholars. The closest extant language is (old) Sanskrit. 1. I do not belong More...
Traditional Hindu vs. Western perspectives
When one studies any topic in the world, there exist two distinct entities – the one who is studying (Study-er) and the studied (Object of study) The topic being studied may be a language or a branch of pure science/technology, More...