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Gorochana & Vatsanabha

April 27, 2020UncategorizedBharatavarsha, History, India, Sci/Tech, Traditions, WorldShivoham

Introduction

Part-1 traced the western history of the antidote-poison pair of Bezoar & Wolfsbane, recognizing the duo as a marker of knowledge transmission from India to Europe.

This transfer initially occurred through Arab/Persian sources and later by direct appropriation. … Read the rest

Bezoar & Wolfsbane

April 13, 2020UncategorizedBharatavarsha, History, India, Sci/Tech, Traditions, WorldShivoham

Lumos

“What is the difference, Potter, between monkshood and wolfsbane?”

… For your information, Potter, asphodel and wormwood make a sleeping potion so powerful it is known as the Draught of Living Death. A bezoar is a stone taken from

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Book Discussion: Knower of the Field

September 4, 2019UncategorizedDharma, Discussion, Literature, Sci/Tech, SocietyShivoham

‘Knower of the Field’ is the second novel of Dr. Phalgun Prativadi, M. D., after ‘Being and Becoming’. This is a short post to pen some thoughts after a first reading of this book that continues the story of Dr. … Read the rest

Epic Poetry & Mahakavyas

August 18, 2019UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Dharma, Literature, Poetry, TraditionsShivoham

Abstract

The western approach to carrying on the legacy of their epic poetry is shaped by the intellectual ideas of the ancient Greek and Roman thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, and Horace. On the other hand, India’s adhyatmic civilization has adopted … Read the rest

281 and Beyond: A Cricketer & his Dharma

December 14, 2018UncategorizedCulture, Dharma, Discussion, India, SportsShivoham

Like ‘108’ in Hindu cosmology, the number 281 is special in Indian cricket folklore. Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman recently released the autobiographical ‘281 and beyond‘ that walks us through India’s quest for the #1 test cricket ranking; a… Read the rest

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