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...
वैदिकी कालगणना- १: आर्तवमाघमासात् वैदिको वत्सरारम्भ:
एतस्यां लेखशृङ्खलायां वैदिककालगणनाया मूलभूतानां सिद्धान्तानां विषये, आधुनिके More...
విశ్వాసం – తత్త్వం
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हिन्दुधर्मः २ – क्रिस्तीय-रिलिजन् इत्यस्य तत्त्व-विश्लेषणम्
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భగవద్గీత –జీవితానికి గైడ్
సాధారణంగా మనం చేసే పనులు ఎన్నోవిధాలుగా ఉంటాయి. అయినా మన వృత్తిని బట్టి ఏదో ఒక ముఖ్య More...
Bhagavad Gītā – Reconciling the Interpretations of Tilak and Śaṅkara
[1] The Bhagavad Gītā is the most commented text in sanātana dharma, on account of its popularity and intellectual depth, as well as its harmonising of the different paths available within sanātana dharma into More...
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...
Shastras and the tale of Sridhara Venkatesa Ayyaval
It was gratifying to see the heartwarming story of Sridhara Ayyaval in modern media. The article in question was written by Indic scholar Shri Aravindan Neelakandan and focused on a famous incident in the seer’s 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...