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Girl in the White Frock | Nostalgia, Decline, and the Reinvention of Nirma

A reflection that weaves together business history and cultural storytelling, viewing Nirma not just as a brand that once dominated the detergent market but as a metaphor for India’s shifting aspirations and evolving self-image. What happens when a brand becomes iconic but forgets to grow with its audience?

Dr. Anurag Shukla 6 min read

Culture And Policy

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o | The Language Warrior Who Undid Empire with Words

An obituary-cum-tribute on the life and work of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the legendary Kenyan writer, thinker, and decolonial scholar who passed away recently. The piece seeks to go beyond a conventional obituary and instead make a deeper argument about why his work matters, especially to those of us engaged in civilizational thinking, language politics, and cultural resistance.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 7 min read

Culture And Policy

Whispers of the Earth | Reclaiming the Sacred Grammar of Architecture - Part 1

A celebration of architecture as living memory and ethical ritual, this essay rejects the sterility of modernist design in favor of earth-rooted, place-based wisdoms. It invites us to reimagine buildings not as structures but as stories - woven through ecology, ritual, and community.

Dr. Anurag Shukla, Srushti Joshi 12 min read

Bodhas

When Machines Do the Thinking - The Hidden Cost of AI in Education

Are we preparing students not to be wiser, but simply more optimized? Not more reflective, but more “prompt ready”; not more social, but increasingly isolated behind screens and “smart” interfaces?

Dr. Anurag Shukla 7 min read

Dharma Today

The Empire of Threads and Silver - How Colonialism Unraveled India’s Trade Legacy

Revisiting India’s economic heritage, this article explores the colonial misrepresentation of India as solely agrarian, shedding light on its vibrant history of trade, craftsmanship, and innovation through insights from the works of Sri Ravinder Sharma Guruji.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 7 min read

Bodhas

The Forgotten Threshold - Bhikṣāvṛtti and the The Vanished Wisdom of India’s Wanderers

The essay explores the historical practice of Bhikṣāvṛtti in India, its transformation under colonial rule, and the need to revive this indigenous tradition of wisdom, service, and community.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 9 min read

Bodhas

Making the Invisible Visible: Resurgence of Culture in Shaping Public Policy

The article attempts to provide a historical account of how public policy making, which for a long time perpetuated epistemic hierarchies, are now witnessing the emergence of a cultural turn, recognizing culture as a dynamic force.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 10 min read

Culture And Policy

Many Forms, Many Attributes: Depictions of Devī Durgā in Indian Paintings

In this Navarātrī Photo Feature, Devī Durgā is captured as an enduring source of inspiration, depicted in various painting forms in India. She represents qualities such as resilience, aesthetic appeal, and metaphysical potency that are beyond geographical and chronological limitations.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 9 min read

Bodhas

Adorned Reverie - The Necklace's Journey through Ancient Indian Literature

The article makes an attempt to re-discover the enchanting allure of necklaces in ancient Indian literature, where radiant gems were intertwined with emotion, spirituality, and cultural practices.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 8 min read

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Dr. Anurag Shukla

Girl in the White Frock | Nostalgia, Decline, and the Reinvention of Nirma

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o | The Language Warrior Who Undid Empire with Words

Whispers of the Earth | Reclaiming the Sacred Grammar of Architecture - Part 1

When Machines Do the Thinking - The Hidden Cost of AI in Education

The Empire of Threads and Silver - How Colonialism Unraveled India’s Trade Legacy

The Forgotten Threshold - Bhikṣāvṛtti and the The Vanished Wisdom of India’s Wanderers

Making the Invisible Visible: Resurgence of Culture in Shaping Public Policy

Many Forms, Many Attributes: Depictions of Devī Durgā in Indian Paintings

Adorned Reverie - The Necklace's Journey through Ancient Indian Literature