“An appeal to Young Indologists”

July 20, 2016UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Dharma, High Culture, History, India, Politics, SocietyAdmin

As we wrote previously, the Importance of History cannot be minimised in this era, let alone any other. A person, a people, a culture, a civilization, all derive their identity from history, sacred or otherwise. The critical lessons of history … Read the rest

An Indic Perspective to Mathematics — 3

July 6, 2016UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Culture, Ganita, History, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham

(This is the concluding part of the sequel to ‘Introduction to Ganita’)

Part 1 (Introduction)

Part 2 (Ganita – Math Encounters)

Part 3 (below): Ganita prevailed over Math in their encounters, but what did it really win? While Ganita’s … Read the rest

An Indic Perspective to Mathematics — 2

July 3, 2016UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Culture, Ganita, History, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham

This is the Second in a Set of Posts as a follow up to our ‘Introduction to Ganita’.

This Set of Posts on the Indic Perspective to Mathematics is the third installment of our continuing Series on Ganita. Our first … Read the rest

An Indic Perspective to Mathematics — 1

July 1, 2016UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Culture, Ganita, History, Sci/Tech, TraditionsShivoham

This is the first of a 3-part set of Posts that follows our ‘Introduction to Ganita’

Topic Outline

This Post studies from an Indic perspective, the path taken by Mathematics from ancient Greece to reach its present form. We compare … Read the rest

The “Modern” Hindu is a Spoiled Brat

June 12, 2016UncategorizedCulture, Dharma, Sanatana, SocietyN.R.I.pathi

There. I said it. We were all thinking it. Our parents were saying it. Even our enemies know it. But the average modern Hindu has yet to accept the fact that he (or she…yes, even you ladies) is a spoiled … Read the rest