Literature: Paaka Darpana June 18, 2017UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Cuisine, Culture, Elite, Literature, SocietyN.R.I.pathi Continuing Food Week here on the Indic Civilizational Portal is a work of Literature mentioned in our preceding Post on Classical Indic Cuisine. The Paaka Darpana of King Nala of the Nishadas is the oldest available text on Indian … Read the rest
Classical Indic Cuisine: Soopa Sastra June 13, 2017UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Cuisine, Culture, India, Regional, Society, SubcontinentN.R.I.pathi Why Soopa Sastra? Elsewhere cooking is referred to specifically as Paaka, in Sanskrit. The rationales for this are manifold. The first Sanskrit text known to us on the culinary arts is in fact called Soopa Sastra, and is credited … Read the rest
Vedanga Jyotisha June 5, 2017UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Dharma, Ganita, Literature, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham The Great King Suchi of Magadha His calendar was a royal mess because the equinoxes precess until he learned 'the lore of time' from Sage Lagadha. Jyotihsastra Jyotihsastra is the ancient Indian ‘science of light’ [2]. It includes within it … Read the rest
