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How to Teach a Prince

The making of modern Baroda: Sayajirao Gaekwad III and the power of education.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

Culture And Policy

Bringing Back Culture in Our Birthday Celebrations

A reflection to move past borrowed rituals and rediscover the Bhāratīya paramparā that makes birthdays meaningful, sustainable, and spiritually enriching.

Anshika Agrawal

Culture And Policy

The Unstitched Story of India: How Fabric Wove a Global Empire

India's looms once spoke to the world in threads of cotton, dye, and devotion. This is the story of how fabric became philosophy, and trade became poetry.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 12 min read

Bodhas

Navarātri - Nine Powerful Nights of Devī Worship

Every spring and autumn, streets and temples across Bhārata come alive with color, dance, music, and devotion. The nine divine nights of Navarātri are dedicated to the worship of Devī. She is Śakti, the primordial, all-powerful force. These are not ordinary nights, but nine nights charged with her power.

Tanya Fransz 10 min read

Dharma Today

When Business Schools Teach the Wrong Kind of Business

The piece examines how contemporary business and management schools, shaped by the corporate governance models of early 20th-century America, overlook the realities of family-controlled enterprises that dominate much of the global economy. It draws on examples from India and abroad to make the case for embedding family business studies into the core MBA curriculum, preparing future leaders for the complexities of kinship, succession, and intergenerational stewardship.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 10 min read