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The Unity of Knowledge - A Tribute to E.O Wilson

A vision is not an easy thing to cultivate, especially when being tied up in the mundanities of life. Thankfully, we have the work of great men to guide us. This is our tribute to the great humanist and naturalist, Edward Wilson.

Anshuman Panda 7 min read

Culture And Policy

How Gurukulam Learning Differs from Regular Education - What I Learnt at AVG Part 1

A personal reflection of the writer's experience studying at the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, and the transformative impact it had on her understanding of the self and her relationship with the world and God. Part 1 of 4.

Kavita Krishna Meegama 27 min read

Indian Knowledge Systems

Savages Civilizing the Civilized - Knowledge Appropriation, Colonial Consciousness and the Production of Hybridized Indians

Colonization should be understood as both a process and an event. The svayaṃbodha that emerges from such a realization would make us understand how colonization was not just about the subordination of people and their traditions or the colonization of land and resources, but also about colonizing people's knowledge, their daily experiences, and collective imaginations.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 9 min read

Bodhas

Chaṭh - a Living Tradition and Cultural Homecoming

We owe a lot to our mothers and grandmothers, who carry forth traditions year after year diligently. In the case of Chath, it involves fasting for more than thirty six hours and standing in cold water, all for the wellbeing of their family. Even amidst apathy towards culture by many, Chaṭh gives me hope.

9 min read

Bodhas

Svayambodha and Śatrubodha - Two Wheels of Civilization

The Hindu civilizational discourse has arguably entered the sophisticated phase. This is marked by a shift in the content of the discourse, a transition from the political to the cultural, civilizational and metaphysical. What then are the challenges and how can we develop the thinking resources to overcome those?

Pankaj Saxena 16 min read

Bodhas

The Saga of the Padmanabhadasas - A Glimpse of the History of Travancore Kingdom- Part One

A journey through the history of Travancore's royal family, beginning from the Chera eras. And a reminder of the gratitude we owe to the ancient nobles who embodied vīra rasa and sevā bhāva.

Akshay Shankar, Kavita Krishna Meegama 14 min read

Bodhas

Towards Understanding the Aghorī Paramparā – Part 2

The second article in this three part series takes a comprehensive and detailed look at the Aghorī-s. The author is a sādhaka within the Aghorī paraṃparā of the nātha saṃpradāyam.

Kavita Krishna Meegama, Prabhav Paturi 14 min read

Bodhas

Kalaripayattu

Kalaripayaṭṭu must be elevated, as a traditional psychophysiological discipline, as a ‘scientific’ system of physical culture, and as an arena of experience and self-transformation: the crucible of the individual’s experience where embodied practice helps shape a self.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 12 min read

Bodhas

Kāntāra and Universe of the Bhūtas

A review of the massively successful Kāntāra, appreciating the film’s foray into Karnataka’s lesser known Bhūta universe, along with an account of the tradition itself.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 13 min read

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The Unity of Knowledge - A Tribute to E.O Wilson

How Gurukulam Learning Differs from Regular Education - What I Learnt at AVG Part 1

Savages Civilizing the Civilized - Knowledge Appropriation, Colonial Consciousness and the Production of Hybridized Indians

Chaṭh - a Living Tradition and Cultural Homecoming

Svayambodha and Śatrubodha - Two Wheels of Civilization

The Saga of the Padmanabhadasas - A Glimpse of the History of Travancore Kingdom- Part One

Towards Understanding the Aghorī Paramparā – Part 2

Kalaripayattu

Kāntāra and Universe of the Bhūtas