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14 July 2024
- 23:2823:28, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Malla Krida: The Next Avenue of Appropriation No edit summary current
- 23:2823:28, 14 July 2024 diff hist +9,424 N Malla Krida: The Next Avenue of Appropriation Created page with " In Hindu worldview, the body and mind are instruments which can aid one to attain to higher states of existence. Trained correctly, these can enable the individual to reach the peak of mental and physical vigor. While practices such as dhāraṇa and dhyāna bring the mind to focus, there are myriad physical practices to train the body for strength and durability. One such prominent practice is the art of malla yuddha which is practiced in an akhāḍā. Malla krīḍ..." Tag: Visual edit
- 23:1823:18, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 India’s Lesser Known Storytelling Traditions - The Narrative Paintings of Paiṭhāṇ No edit summary current
- 23:1823:18, 14 July 2024 diff hist +12,200 N India’s Lesser Known Storytelling Traditions - The Narrative Paintings of Paiṭhāṇ Created page with "==== Introduction ==== Paiṭhaṇ paintings come from a flourishing tradition of narrative illustrations and are the work of the village artists from the Mahārāṣṭra-Karṇāṭaka border region belonging to the Citrakathi caste, the earliest ones traced to the town of Paithan near Aurangabad.(1) They are known for their bold and striking stylistic visual representation of tales from the purāṇas and itihāsa, redolent of the shadow puppetry traditions of Karnata..." Tag: Visual edit
- 23:1023:10, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Kasinathuni Vishwanath and His Vast Cultural Legacy No edit summary current
- 23:1023:10, 14 July 2024 diff hist +9,978 N Kasinathuni Vishwanath and His Vast Cultural Legacy Created page with "<blockquote>చిత్రదర్శకులు, నటుడు, గీతరచయిత దాదాసాహెబ్ ఫాల్కె అవార్డు గ్రహిత పద్మశ్రీ కా. విశ్వనాథ్ గారిని ప్రత్యేకముగా పరిచయం చేసే అవసరము లేదు. కళాతపస్వి అనే బిరుదును సార్థకం చేసుకున..." Tag: Visual edit
- 23:0623:06, 14 July 2024 diff hist +41 Kalaripayattu No edit summary
- 23:0623:06, 14 July 2024 diff hist +14,726 N Kalaripayattu Created page with " Kalaripayaṭṭu is an ancient martial art that originated in India and, a part of the enormous corpus of India’s cultural traditions. Like Yoga, it is a complete discipline that combines physical and mental training, self-discipline, with the art of body massage and traditional Āyurvaidika medicine. Phillip Zarrilli describes kalari as a ”mode of cultural praxis through which bodies, knowledges, powers, agency and selves/identities have been and are reposit..." Tag: Visual edit
- 23:0223:02, 14 July 2024 diff hist +23 Secular Takeover of Temples: Chidambaram Nataraja Temple Case No edit summary current
- 23:0223:02, 14 July 2024 diff hist +42 Secular Takeover of Temples: Chidambaram Nataraja Temple Case No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
- 23:0223:02, 14 July 2024 diff hist +8,745 N Secular Takeover of Temples: Chidambaram Nataraja Temple Case Created page with "==== Takeover of Temples in Tamil Nadu ==== Ever since the colonial era, the dawn of regimes controlling religious shrines has meant that most temples are under the control of the endowments department. Despite the state’s commitment to non-intervention in religion following independence, the regulation of the temple’s material and symbolic resources has resulted in state interference in Hindu organization, economy and worship (1). The state government of Tamil Nadu,..." Tag: Visual edit
- 22:5622:56, 14 July 2024 diff hist +23 The Chidambara Rahasyam No edit summary current
- 22:5622:56, 14 July 2024 diff hist +11,349 N The Chidambara Rahasyam Created page with "<blockquote>If there are men who want to see anything in the world other than the dance of Aran, whose feet we serve, in Cirrampalam shrine in Tillai, where the areca tree with broad fronds grows tall, the streets are lined with great mansions, and all the fields are watered by streams full of valai fish— then they are but devil-devotees, seeing worthless things with rheumy eyes.” APPAR, TRANSLATED BY INDIRA VISWANATHAN PETERSON (1)</blockquote>Chidambaram,..." Tag: Visual edit
- 22:5222:52, 14 July 2024 diff hist +41 Agriculture Industry and Traditional Farming No edit summary current
- 22:5122:51, 14 July 2024 diff hist +17,079 N Agriculture Industry and Traditional Farming Created page with " Part 1 of this series can be found here. ==== Breaking the Monopolistic hold on Seeds and Varieties ==== In the realm of agricultural industry, the Big 4 corporations, dominated by Bayer and Corteva (the new company formed by the Dow–DuPont merger) along with ChemChina and BASF control over 60% of the world’s seeds and consequently constitute a monopoly on the world’s food supply. These companies that produce genetically modified seeds force buyers into contract..." Tag: Visual edit
- 22:4822:48, 14 July 2024 diff hist +41 The Sri Lankan Crisis and Organic Farming No edit summary current
- 22:4822:48, 14 July 2024 diff hist +9,837 N The Sri Lankan Crisis and Organic Farming Created page with " The Sri Lankan crisis and the subsequent economic turmoil has generated much discussion and concern, especially from a public policy perspective in light of the failure of multiple policies simultaneously. The crisis is attributable to a number of factors — from the global financial crunch of 2008 to the heavy borrowing from the International Monetary Fund, to a multitude of impractical and faulty domestic policies all culminating in an economic nadir that was heighte..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:4521:45, 14 July 2024 diff hist +41 The Global Soil Health Crisis - Implications and Solutions No edit summary current
- 21:4521:45, 14 July 2024 diff hist +8,265 N The Global Soil Health Crisis - Implications and Solutions Created page with " Agricultural soils are in peril. Evidence increasingly indicates that the threat of soil degradation, propelled by erratic rainfall patterns, rising temperatures, and agricultural mismanagement, is imminent. It is imperative for society to explore avenues to mitigate soil degradation crises, which is a formidable challenge with far-reaching implications for environmental sustainability, human health, and nutrition. Soil, the earth’s living epidermis, plays an integral..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:4121:41, 14 July 2024 diff hist +1,585 Culture Compatible Public Policy Part 1 No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
- 21:4021:40, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Culture Compatible Public Policy Part 2 No edit summary current
- 21:4021:40, 14 July 2024 diff hist +8,978 N Culture Compatible Public Policy Part 2 Created page with "==== Policy Effectiveness ==== Policy is likely to be better received, and therefore far more effective in the long term if compatible with local culture and values, which are often the reason for policy effectiveness and if in contravention, the reason for its ineffectiveness. Policy makers can strategize and draw plans on paper, but all of it is a house of cards if there is cultural incompatibility, and the people or institutions behave in such a way so as to undermin..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:3621:36, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Culture Compatible Public Policy Part 1 No edit summary
- 21:3621:36, 14 July 2024 diff hist +7,142 N Culture Compatible Public Policy Part 1 Created page with "==== What is Culture-Compatible Public Policy? ==== Culture-compatible policy is public policy that is rooted in the cultural ethos of a nation, which takes into account its formative values, history, and aspirations. This compatibility is not simply about adopting policies that are in consonance with the internal cultural ethos of a nation, but also about adopting a certain terminology and behavior even in the implementation of more universalized or global policies. It..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:3221:32, 14 July 2024 diff hist +41 Big Agro and the Seed Monopoly No edit summary current
- 21:3221:32, 14 July 2024 diff hist +11,244 N Big Agro and the Seed Monopoly Created page with " The intersection of agriculture, economy, and the environment has never been more critical or contentious than it is in the era of big agro and seed monopolies. As the world’s population continues to grow, so does the demand for food, pushing the agricultural sector to find more efficient, higher-yielding methods of production. However, this drive for efficiency has led to a concentration of power in the hands of a few multinational corporations that control a signifi..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:2721:27, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 T. S. Eliot’s Conception of Culture No edit summary current
- 21:2721:27, 14 July 2024 diff hist +14,094 N T. S. Eliot’s Conception of Culture Created page with "<blockquote>“..to understand the culture is to understand the people.. </blockquote>T. S. Eliot, arguably one of the finest poets of English literature, in his Notes Towards the Definition of Culture attempts to define the term, discuss its significance in society and its relationship with religion. Eliot’s essays are known for their attempt to draw connections between poetry, society, culture and art. Though Eliot’s approach is from the point of view of the Wester..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:2121:21, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 The Culture Iceberg Part 2: The Hindu Worldview and its Revival No edit summary current
- 21:2121:21, 14 July 2024 diff hist +6,872 N The Culture Iceberg Part 2: The Hindu Worldview and its Revival Created page with " Anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1973) defined “worldview” as that which is inseparably integrated into the ‘ethos’ of the people, that which sets “the tone, character and quality of their life, its moral and aesthetic style and mood; it is the underlying attitude toward themselves and toward their world that life reflects”. The Hindu worldview is broadly, “a complex, multifaceted cultural style that characterizes Hindu life as experienced through particula..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:1821:18, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 The Culture Iceberg Part 1: Introduction No edit summary current
- 21:1821:18, 14 July 2024 diff hist +6,730 N The Culture Iceberg Part 1: Introduction Created page with " Samuel Huntington in his Clash of Civilisations posits that “the fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural.” Verily, the most significant areas of conflict in the modern world are related to culture, and more narrowly, to the self’s interactions — in native as well as in foreign cultural environments — with..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:0821:08, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Multan: Shifting Demographics, a Tale of Colonial Legacy and Partition Tragedy No edit summary current
- 21:0821:08, 14 July 2024 diff hist +13,796 N Multan: Shifting Demographics, a Tale of Colonial Legacy and Partition Tragedy Created page with " The article discusses the impact of partition on Multan's Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities, highlighting forced conversions, economic deprivation, and the loss of cultural heritage. It also explores the diaspora of Multani speakers in India and the cultural remnants of Multan in Indian society, such as Multani Miṭṭī. The narrative underscores the need to preserve the memory of Multan's cultural and religious history, including the desire to rebuild temples lost du..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:0621:06, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Multan: The Decline and Fall, From British Conquest to the Partition of India No edit summary current
- 21:0521:05, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Multan: The Decline and Fall, From British Conquest to the Partition of India No edit summary
- 21:0521:05, 14 July 2024 diff hist +14,900 N Multan: The Decline and Fall, From British Conquest to the Partition of India Created page with " This essay series presents an in-depth analysis of the rich history of the ancient Bhāratīya city of Multan (now in Pakistan). It is a captivating story of a land long-forgotten, we read of Sikh rebellions, demographic shifts, and post-Partition ruins.The previous article can be accessed here. Multan, a key commercial hub, saw a shift in power from the Durrani Empire to the Sikh Empire in 1818 after a siege led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Despite earlier assaults, it..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:0021:00, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Multan: The Emirate's Saga of Conquest, Conversion, and Commerce No edit summary current
- 21:0021:00, 14 July 2024 diff hist +14,696 N Multan: The Emirate's Saga of Conquest, Conversion, and Commerce Created page with " The article explores the history of Multan from its time as an independent emirate, highlighting its religious and economic significance, including the exploitation of the Multan Sun Temple for revenue, its role in defensive strategies against Hindu Rajas, and its eventual capture and transformation under various rulers, notably ending with its conquest by the Sikh Empire in 1818. The prequel to this essay is accessible here. ==== An Emirate, and a Site of Blackmail =..." Tag: Visual edit
- 20:5620:56, 14 July 2024 diff hist +25 m Multan: Dharma in the Bhāratīya Frontier No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
- 20:5420:54, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Multan: Dharma in the Bhāratīya Frontier No edit summary
- 20:5420:54, 14 July 2024 diff hist +16,830 N Multan: Dharma in the Bhāratīya Frontier Created page with " This essay presents an in-depth analysis of the rich history of the ancient Bhāratīya city of Multan (now in Pakistan). In a captivating story of a land long-forgotten, we are taken through the tough battles it fought to retain its identity and centrality to the civilizational heritage of the Hindus until the Partition occurred. Carl Sagan famously said that you have to know the past to understand the present. As the inheritors of the Dhārmika civilization, to unde..." Tag: Visual edit
- 20:4120:41, 14 July 2024 diff hist +28 Ecological Foundations: Self Realization in Indian Philosophy No edit summary current
- 20:4120:41, 14 July 2024 diff hist +7,078 N Ecological Foundations: Self Realization in Indian Philosophy Created page with " An exploration on how the concept of self-realization employed in modern environmental philosophy has its roots in Indian Philosophy. Chaos theory suggests that “if a butterfly flutters its wings in some corner of the world, then it can lead to a hurricane in the other corner of the world”. To simplify we can say that even a minute or a small change can prove to be irrevocably obvious for a certain event in the larger scale of reference. Apparently, this is true w..." Tag: Visual edit
- 20:3220:32, 14 July 2024 diff hist +23 Exploring the Concept of Unity as an Ecological Concern through Upaniṣads No edit summary current
- 20:3220:32, 14 July 2024 diff hist +11,146 N Exploring the Concept of Unity as an Ecological Concern through Upaniṣads Created page with " A thoughtful engagement on how our ancient sages conceived ecology and how the concept of Unity can serve as a catalyst for ecological awareness.<blockquote>''madhu vātā ṛtāyate'' ''madhu kṣaranti sindhavaḥ'' ''mādhvīrnaḥ santvoṣadhīḥ'' ''madhu naktaṁ mutoṣasi'' ''madhumat pārthivaṁ rajaḥ'' ''madhu dyaurastu naḥ pitā'' ''madhumān to vanaspatiḥ'' ''madhumānastu sūryaḥ'' ''mādhvīrgāvo bhavantu naḥ'' ''oṁ madhu, madhu,..." Tag: Visual edit
- 20:2820:28, 14 July 2024 diff hist +23 Sāmatvārtha : Transforming India's Welfare and Urban Policies for a Regenerative Future No edit summary
- 20:2820:28, 14 July 2024 diff hist +7,774 N Sāmatvārtha : Transforming India's Welfare and Urban Policies for a Regenerative Future Created page with " This article discusses the need for a simpler approach to Indian welfare and urban policies for a regenerative future, highlighting the complexities and pitfalls of current systems. ==== Welfare & Urbanism - 1000s of policies, same old fallacies ==== Just like the taxation story, welfare and urbanism in India are no stranger to spaghetti convolution of policies. We will take a much briefer look into where the trend is heading towards, much dangerously so. Then we will..." Tag: Visual edit
- 20:2420:24, 14 July 2024 diff hist +23 Sāmatvārtha - Tryst with Taxation, Welfare, and Urbanism No edit summary current
- 20:2220:22, 14 July 2024 diff hist +17,191 N Sāmatvārtha - Tryst with Taxation, Welfare, and Urbanism Created page with " In this essay, we explore a strategic approach to transforming India into a Solarpunk Indic-Futurism by rethinking economic policies, focusing on simplifying taxation, enhancing urbanism, and optimizing welfare systems to create a more inclusive, sustainable, and regenerative future. ==== '''A Policy Panacea Prescription for India 1-2-3 to leapfrog into a Solarpunk Indic-Futurism''' ==== In earlier essays of this series on Sāmatvārtha, we began our journey at rethin..." Tag: Visual edit