Personalities: Kuntaka August 26, 2026UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Literature, Personalities, PoetryN.R.I.pathi After an extended break, we return to the topic of Literature. Kavya Sastra, sometimes seen as synonymous with Alankara Sastra, is at the core of communication of our culture and heritage. Indeed, one of the areas long neglected … Read the rest
Ganita Anukramani July 27, 2026UncategorizedCulture, Ganita, History, IndiaShivoham What is Ganita? Mathematics is not Ganita Ganitasastra A contemporary understanding of Ganita Validation, Methods, Classification, Terminology Key Ganita Personalities Modern scholars of classical Ganita References This post offers a description of Ganita terms, giving their English approximation or near-equivalent … Read the rest
On Rajadharma II: Governance & Administration 5 (Government Types) June 20, 2026UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Dharma, Elite, PoliticsN.R.I.pathi After a Quarter-long hiatus from the topic, we return to Rajadharma. However, while the previous article centered around the spirit of republicanism (small ‘r’), this one will focus on the actual structures of republican governance, indeed, Government Typology itself.… Read the rest
Literature: Simhasana Dvatrimsika June 13, 2026UncategorizedBharatavarsha, History, Literature, SocietyN.R.I.pathi It is not possible to properly do justice to the memory and legacy of Emperor Vikramaditya without recounting what is possibly his most famous, and most indirect, literary contribution. Known to most as Singhasan Battisi or 32 Tales of Vikramaditya’s … Read the rest
Personalities: Vikramaditya Paramara June 6, 2026UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Elite, History, LiteratureN.R.I.pathi Subsequent to our article on the Agnivamsa, it is only natural that we then turn to its most illustrious icon. Few names in the History of Legendary India have as much cachet as Vikramaditya. And yet, as we wrote … Read the rest