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Was Karṇa Rejected by Droṇa? Dismantling Karṇa Myths - Part 1

Karṇa’s ‘rejection’ by Guru Droṇa- touted as an example of caste discrimination in ancient India. However, Karṇa WAS a Droṇa-śiṣya!

Bharathi V

Indian Knowledge Systems

The Strait That Cannot Be Controlled

The Strait of Hormuz is often seen as a fragile chokepoint, but history shows it functioned as a resilient hub sustained by adaptive merchant networks, not just control.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

Geopolitics

From Empire to Entrenchment: The Life and Afterlife of a University

Born as a colonial project to shape minds for governance, the University of Allahabad once became a crucible of debate, literature, and nationalist imagination. Today, its story reveals how universities can expand in reach yet lose clarity of purpose, caught between democracy, bureaucracy, and the fading idea of knowledge itself.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

Social Commentary

Śaṅkara: Thirty-Two Years That Still Shape a Civilization

When a culture’s subsoil erodes, everything tilts: How Śaṅkara’s 32-year journey gave a civilization its memory back.

Cherish Rajpurohit

Indian Knowledge Systems

Āryabhaṭa and the Foundations of Classical Indian Astronomy

A tribute to Āryabhaṭa, whose Āryabhaṭīya as a seminal synthesis of mathematical precision and astronomical innovation; the foundation of a scientific tradition within Indian Knowledge Systems.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu

Indian Knowledge Systems