Index - Indic Today

Shodasha Samskaras – The Sixteen Rites To Mark The Passage Of Life

Published by | Hariprasad Nellitheertha

Introduction The word ‘Samskara’ is used in different contexts in Indian languages. In North India, the word ‘sanskari’ is often used for a refined and cultured person or for...

June 24, 2019 |

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Perspective

The Play Of Consciousness and The Śiva Sūtras

Published by | Subhash Kak

Who are we? Why are we here? Are we free? If yes, what is the source of our freedom? Science tells us we are machines, and looking from it...

June 24, 2019 |

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Perspective

Yogasutra Of Patanjali – A Scientific Exploration

Published by | Man Mohan Shukla

Tradition places the sage Patanjali’s life somewhere in the fifth to third centuries BCE. He is supposed to be a famous grammarian, writing a commentary on the discipline of...

June 21, 2019 |

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Interviews

The Khanjira’s on a roll

Published by | Aparna Sridhar

It was Carnatic vocalist DK Pattammal who asked Khanjira maestro G Harishankar’s mother, “From your womb, did you deliver a baby or the Khanjira itself?” This is the late...

June 20, 2019 |

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Perspective

Indian Culture and Traditions: “Circles of Trust” for Next-Gen Aspirations

Published by | Vanita Viswanath

Systems change as the governing principle of developmental change evolved in the western world within their political cultural framework of codified democracy, jurisprudence, and thought. Despite cracks in applications...

June 20, 2019 |

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Reviews

Book Review: ‘The Sabarimala Confusion: Menstruation Across Cultures: A Historical...

Published by | Sneha Nagarkar

The whole issue of menstruation and related matters came to the fore during the recent Supreme Court Judgement which allowed women of the reproductive age to enter the sacred...

May 10, 2019 | comments 0

Reviews

Book Review: Londonistan

Published by | Abhinav Agarwal

As Britain becomes more multi-cultural and more heterogeneous a society, it has also had to face a most unfortunate consequence of this intermingling. People – immigrants – who have...

April 23, 2019 | comments 0

Reviews

The Tashkent Files – A Review

Published by | Avatans Kumar

One of the sad narratives of the modern India is that of a ‘disconnect’ – the disconnect between what most know instinctively as the reality and what is presented...

April 20, 2019 | comments 0

Reviews

The Tashkent Files

Published by | Chandrahas Halai

Do you know: Who founded the National Dairy Development Board that started Operation Flood? This move made India not only self-sufficient in milk production but also the largest producer...

April 16, 2019 | comments 0