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The Brush of Dharma

September 4, 2018UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Dharma, Identity, Society, WorldShivoham

This Post in 3 chapters discusses a chain of books that may be of interest to ICP readers.

Chapter-1: The Brush of the Gods

‘The Brush of the Gods’ is a children’s book by Lenore Look and (illustrator) Meilo So. … Read the rest

Integral Engineering in the Sulba Sutras — 3

March 3, 2018UncategorizedDharma, Ganita, Sanatana, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham

The Enduring Legacy of the Sulbasutras

Summary

Part 1: Why study the Sulbasutras — Objectives.

https://indicportal.orgsulba-sutras-the-indic-approach-to-engineering-1/

Part 2: Engineering Principles & Geometric Sciences — Harappan Period to Sulbasutras.

https://indicportal.orgsulbasutras-the-indic-approach-to-engineering-2/

Extended Abstract / Executive Summary

The Sulbasutras are the world’s earliest … Read the rest

Sulbasutras & the Indic Approach to Engineering — 2

February 7, 2018UncategorizedDharma, Ganita, Sanatana, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham

Summary

Part-1 focused on the transcendental objective of the Sulba Sutras. Geometrical metaphors and algebraic ideas emerge from the system of correspondences (bandhus) established in the Yagna [3, 4, 5]. This results in a natural unity among seemingly diverse … Read the rest

Sulba Sutras & the Indic Approach to Engineering — 1

January 16, 2018UncategorizedDharma, Ganita, Literature, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham

How great is the science which revealed itself in the Sulba, and how meagre is my intellect! I have aspired to cross the unconquerable ocean in a mere raft". 
-Bibhutibhushan Datta, Science of the Sulbas.

Summary

In this short … Read the rest

Book Discussion: Being and Becoming

November 26, 2017UncategorizedDiscussion, Identity, Literature, NRI, Sci/TechShivoham

‘Being and Becoming‘ is the title of a contemporary fiction novel by Indian-American author Phalgun Prativadi. Set in the background of the US healthcare industry, the story is about a gifted physician-researcher, Dr. Arya Krish, who is … Read the rest

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