Tag Archives: History

Personalities: Krishna Deva Raya

December 9, 2025UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Elite, History, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

After long last, ICP covers one of the most celebrated of medieval Imperial figures, the great sovereign, Krishna Deva Raya.

Though many reams have been written about him, both literally and digitally, political and parochial agendas have been polluting … Read the rest

History: Asmaka Desa

November 21, 2025UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Culture, History, IndiaN.R.I.pathi

Introduction

The Marathi (phonetic: Maraatthi) people have a storied history in the medieval era, their ancient origins have been a matter of recent debate. Part of it is due to its place as the first desa in Dakshinapatha, … Read the rest

Literature: The Culavamsa

November 10, 2025UncategorizedHistory, Literature, Society, SubcontinentN.R.I.pathi

Long time readers might recall our earlier article on the Deepavamsa. This chronicle was the earlier portion of the Mahavamsa, the Great History of the Sinhalese people.

Today’s Post is on the Culavamsa, which is the latter … Read the rest

Literature: Pancasiddhantika

September 30, 2025UncategorizedBharatavarsha, History, Literature, Sci/TechN.R.I.pathi

Continuing our theme of Varahamihira‘s work is one of his lesser known tomes, known as Pancasiddhantika.

As the name indicates, it refers to 5 doctrines or texts on which the famed jyotihsaasthri produced a commentary.

This work is … Read the rest

Naava Sastra—Indic Shipping & Navigation 2

July 14, 2025UncategorizedBharatavarsha, History, Sci/Tech, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

Following our introductory article on Naava Sastra, we determined that a sequel was required for this Set of posts on Indic Shipping & Navigation. The previous article provided a general overview of the history and principles.

This particular article … Read the rest

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