Sanatana Dharma

The Final Century for the Hindu Civilisation

The Hindu civilisation and society today faces multi-pronged threats to its very survival in an unprecedented way throughout its history

Arthasastra

The Ennobling World of Hindu Taxation Policy

A brief exploration of the various dimensions of Hindu taxation policy, its underlying philosophy and practice

Gupta Empire

Reclaiming Sanatana Spaces: A Profound Lesson from the Mandsaur Silk-Weavers Guild

This is the story of a silk-weavers guild from Mandsaur who restored a magnificent Surya Mandir in 473 CE

Dharmasastra

Lighting Lamps versus Violent Punishment: A Slice of Hindu Jurisprudence

Hindu jurisprudence prescribed atonement for criminals over violent punishment

Self-Governing Hindu Villages

A Portrait of Hindu Village Administration and Jurisprudence

Hindu Village Administration presents a brilliant portrait of a near-perfect decentralised administration

Kautilya

A Portrait of Hindu Ministers as Models of Administrative Excellence

The Hindu civilisational continuity is also seen in the organisation of its administration, which was helmed by some extraordinary ministers: from Kautilya to the Ashta-Pradhans

Kautilya

From Kautilya to Chhatrapati Shivaji: The Unbroken Continuity of Hindu Political Institutions

We observe an unbroken continuity in the set up and functioning of Hindu institutions from the period of Kautilya up to Chhatrapati Shivaji

Annam Bahukurvita

Hindu Civilisational Self-Discovery through Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions

The first episode of a detailed essay delving into the history of Hindu Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions

D.V. Gundappa

An Analysis of DVG’s Renunciate Poetry

This episode delves into a detailed analysis of DVG's Renunciate Poetry with special emphasis on Daarigara Haadu

D.V. Gundappa

DVG - The Covert Saṃnyāsi and his Confessional

By his innate temperament, D.V. Gundappa (DVG) was a renunciate or Saṃnyāsi as he discloses in his essay, Hakkiya Payana

D.V. Gundappa

Virakta Kavya or Renunciate Poetry in the Indian Literary Tradition

Exploring the splendid tradition of Virakta Kavya or Renunciate Poetry in the Indian tradition since the Vedic times to the 20th Century

Yoga

A Survey of D.V. Gundappa as a Renunciate Poet

First episode of a series surveying the contributions of D.V. Gundappa to the poetic genre that can be called Virakta Kāvya or Renunciate Poetry