Tag Archives: Traditions

Classical Indic Medicine V: Agada Tantra

September 9, 2023UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Sci/Tech, Society, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

After Pharmacognosy/Pharmacology, it is only appropriate that we move on to Toxicology. While Dravya Guna studies and catalogues medical substances, Agada Tantra is the branch of Ayurveda dedicated towards cataloguing and neutralising poisons.

Introduction

In a dangerous world filled with … Read the rest

Classical Indic Medicine IV: Dravya Guna

August 29, 2023UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Sci/Tech, Society, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

Following our article on Vrkshayurveda, it is only natural that we proceed to Dravya Guna. Dravya Guna is the study of materia medica or medicinal products— known today as pharmacology. Just as Silpa Sastra, Chitra Sastra, … Read the rest

Classical Indic Medicine III: Vrikshayurveda

August 2, 2023UncategorizedDharma, Sci/Tech, Society, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

It has been many years since we touched on the topic of Ayurveda. There are a myriad roles and applications for this upaveda. It is so multi-faceted that we often forget that it goes beyond even the health … Read the rest

The Vegetarian Karnataka Cuisine Primer

July 27, 2023UncategorizedCuisine, High Culture, India, TraditionsAdmin

The Following Post was composed by respected scholar-danseuse Prakruti Prativadi.

Discovering the cuisine of a land for oneself is much like solving a good mystery, every ingredient, dish and eating custom is a delicious clue. The cuisine of a … Read the rest

Personalities: Dignaga

April 1, 2023UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Buddha, Dharma, Personalities, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

After a long hiatus, ICP returns with an article on a key historical and philosophical figure. Often times, the theoretical intersects with the biographical. One such figure with an emblazoned imprimatur on Indic Logic was a studious Buddhist stalwart. Indeed, … Read the rest

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