A functional framework of the human mind: Yoga and Cognitive Neuroscience
Why should one be interested in studying the Yoga Sutras? While the primary purpose of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras is to guide...
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Apr 25, 20211 min read
Chithirai Festival and the celestial wedding of Meenakshi Amman and Sundareswarara Swamy
The festival celebrates the union and lives of Lord Sundareshwarar and Goddess Meenakshi who are the rulers of the kingdom of...
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Apr 8, 20218 min read
Devi Suktam — Powerful outpouring of a Rishika’s divine realization
The Vedic period saw highly intelligent and learned women who actively contributed to the shaping of human civilization. The Vedas...
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Apr 1, 20214 min read
Do plants have life? Earliest conversation between sage Bhrigu and Bharadwaja.
In the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharatha, there is a very interesting and insightful conversation between the two great sages,...
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Mar 12, 20215 min read
Combinatorics and Chandas-śāstra‑3
India has been a cradle not only to refined civilizational best-practices but also to multitudinous scientific...
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Feb 12, 20213 min read
Combinatorics and Chandas-śāstra‑2
Origins of Combinatorics in Chandas-śāstra The Chandas-śāstra has some very interesting and intricate connection with...
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Jan 6, 20216 min read
Yagna and Farming: Homa Farming
Homa farming is a method of farming with spiritual basis. It is done in a homa (yagna) environment and integrates homa and its...
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Dec 12, 20202 min read
Combinatorics and Chandas-śāstra‑1
Origins of Combinatorics in Chandas-śāstra The Chandas-śāstra has some very interesting and intricate connection with...
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Nov 12, 20203 min read
The Śulba Theorem in Mānava-śulbasūtra
In the previous article, we have looked at the lesser known fact that a clear enunciation of the so-called ‘Pythagorean’...
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Oct 12, 20202 min read
Pythagorean Theorem — a Misnomer
Problem-solving in constructions In the Vedic Era, we have seen that the elaborate construction of larger altars require...
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Sep 12, 20202 min read
the Sulbasutras‑2
Context of Development In Indian civilization, we saw that Geometry originated in a very remote age in connection with the...
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Aug 12, 20203 min read
The Sulbasutras‑1
Overview of Śulbasūtras The class of texts called Śulbasūtras form a part of Kalpa, which is one of the Vedāṅgas. The term Vedāṅga...
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Jul 12, 20203 min read
Earliest Evidence of Numbers
Earliest Evidence of Numbers The usage of numbers would indicate the earliest sign of Gaṇitā. In the Vedic era, there is...
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Jun 26, 20205 min read
Spiritual Ecology and Nature Love in Akka Mahadevi’s poems
- by Prajna Cauvery Among the finest and fiercest devotees of Lord Shiva, stands Akka Mahadevi, the 12th-century woman saint and poet....
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Jun 15, 20202 min read
Retrograde Motion
In Indian astronomy the movement of several celestial objects are described from the perspective of the observer on earth. Be...
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Jun 15, 20209 min read
Yamas & Niyamas as powerful intrinsic motivators for adopting a Sustainable & eco-conscious
Human values and attitudes lie at the heart of achieving sustainable development. Yes, technological advancements and sound...
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Jun 12, 20203 min read
Jyotiṣa in the Vedic Era
Understanding the Origin The science of Astronomy — Jyotiṣa has fascinated humans from earliest times and regarded by many as...
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Apr 24, 20203 min read
Binary Stars Simulation
Astrounl Simulator In one of our Mahabharata sessions, the question was: Q: During my sister’s wedding I noticed that the...
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