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Combinatorics and Chandas-śāstra‑2
Origins of Combinatorics in Chandas-śāstra The Chandas-śāstra has some very interesting and intricate connection with...
Feb 12, 20214 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...
Jan 6, 20216 min read


Combinatorics and Chandas-śāstra‑1
Origins of Combinatorics in Chandas-śāstra The Chandas-śāstra has some very interesting and intricate connection with...
Dec 12, 20202 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’...
Nov 12, 20203 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...
Oct 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...
Sep 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...
Aug 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...
Jul 12, 20203 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....
Jun 26, 20205 min read


Retrograde Motion
In Indian astronomy the movement of several celestial objects are described from the perspective of the observer on earth. Be...
Jun 15, 20202 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...
Jun 15, 20209 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...
Jun 12, 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...
Apr 24, 20203 min read


Bhoomi Devi — Our Sacred Goddess Mother Earth
Bhoomi Devi is our Sacred Goddess Mother Earth. She is the mother of every life that has ever taken birth from her and has lived...
Apr 22, 202010 min read


Yoga Bites: Prayer
By Smt Smrithi Adinarayanan Once Mulla Nasruddin went to a shop. He asked the shopkeeper, “Do you have nails?” The shop keeper...
Apr 14, 20203 min read


Mahabharata : Arjuna, the Greatest Archer and Disciple
by Smt Smrithi Adinarayanan Whenever we think of an ideal student, Arjuna’s name comes to our mind. He was considered to be the...
Apr 14, 20202 min read


Mahabharata : Vana Parva Part 5
The story of Parashurama and Kartaviryarjuna Now, there lives a very powerful warrior called Kartaviryarjuna, of the...
Apr 14, 20206 min read


Different modes of conception in the Mahabharata
Are test-tube babies and in vitro fertilization wonders of modern medicine? Or were these a part of a deep science that was...
Apr 13, 20203 min read
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