Literature: Dattilam of Dattila

July 28, 2017UncategorizedBharatavarsha, High Culture, Literature, Music, SubcontinentN.R.I.pathi

As an appropriate aside to our recent article on the History of Sangeeta, is a Post on a particular work of Literature said by some to pre-date the work of the great Bharata Muni himself.

The Dattilam of Dattila… Read the rest

Classical Indic Music II: History of Sangeeta

July 12, 2017UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Carnatic, High Culture, Hindustani, Identity, Music, SubcontinentN.R.I.pathi

In the preliminary article in our Series on Classical Indic Music, we re-asserted the native canon of Saastriya Sangeeta and its historical Pan-India nature. The next installment will discuss the history of Sangeeta itself, and how the various regional notes … Read the rest

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

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