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
Literature: Brihat Samhita August 31, 2025UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Elite, Literature, Sci/TechN.R.I.pathi After a long time we return to the topic of literature. Almanacs and Encyclopedias were not unknown in Ancient India. One such encyclopedic work was the Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira. Introduction “India has long continued to be the … Read the rest
Personalities: Kshemendra February 1, 2025UncategorizedElite, Humour & Wit, Literature, Personalities, PoetryN.R.I.pathi After extended hiatus, ICP returns with another article on a prominent Buddhist. However, this particular Bauddha is known more for his acerbic wit and satirical literature than his contributions to the 8 Fold Path. Our Next Article in our Continuing … Read the rest
Literature: Nepali Tradition 2 July 26, 2024UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Elite, Literature, SubcontinentN.R.I.pathi Tradition often finds itself adapting to Modern Times. Following our article on the Literary Nepali Tradition, which covered Pre-modern Literature, our next article covers Modernity. Modern Literature Modernos, or modernity, can mean many things to many people. … Read the rest
