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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Personalities: Dharmakeerthi

March 16, 2020UncategorizedBuddha, Dharma, India, Literature, Personalities, PoetryN.R.I.pathi

Continuing our Series on Indic Personalities is our next article which features both a Buddhist philosopher and a logician extraordinaire. His impact is undeniable, and the ripples of his legacy extend far outside of India, even to this day. Our … Read the rest

Classical Indic Logic: Tarka Sastra

January 31, 2020UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Dharma, Elite, India, Purva Paksha, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

Introduction

Kaanaadam Paanineeyam cha sarva saastra upakaarakam

“Logic and grammar are indispensable aids for every branch of Knowledge.” [2, 11]

Classical Indic Logic, or Tarka Saastra, is alternatively referred to as “the science of ratiocination“. [2, 11] It … Read the rest

Classical Indic Agriculture: Krshi Sastra

December 21, 2019UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Business, Dharma, Sci/Tech, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

The securing of any Civilization is secured through food security. Indeed, it is in many ways, the bedrock of it. Unlike Aavesana and Vanijya, which are often closely associated with specific communities, farming is an occupation that has traditionally … Read the rest

Classical Indic Medicine II: History of Ayurveda 3

October 24, 2019UncategorizedBharatavarsha, History, Sci/Tech, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

This is the Third in a Set of Articles on the History of Ayurveda. Post 3 will study an India, to some degree, turning receiver and synthesiser rather than merely transmitter. Whether these ideas and ultimately this form of … Read the rest

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