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Member guides, student resources, institution spotlights, and stories from the Indic knowledge community — written and reviewed by people inside it.

Indian Knowledge Systems

Upanishadic Epistemology & Modern Science

The Upanishads as a phenomenology of the observer — and a disciplined way to hold their conversation with modern science.

Sacred Texts & Epics

Dating of the Ramayana and Mahabharata — Nilesh Oak (Talk Summary)

Astronomy as a dating instrument for the epics — summary in preparation.

History & Civilization

Indian Civilization: The Untold Story — Raj Vedam (Talk Summary)

Raj Vedam’s case for pushing back the timeline of Indian civilization — summary in preparation.

Kashi & Living Heritage

Heritage Walk: Sarnath & Ramnagar

Across the river and beyond the city: the Deer Park where the Dhamma was first taught, and the fort that still keeps Ramnagar’s Ramlila.

Temple, Art & Heritage

Kashi Temple Architecture Mapping

Documenting the temple fabric of Kashi lane by lane — shikharas, doorframes, and shrines the city has absorbed into its walls.

History & Civilization

The Forgotten History of India’s Maritime Past — Sanjeev Sanyal (Talk Summary)

Turn the map toward the ocean and a five-thousand-year trading civilization comes into view — a credited summary of Sanjeev Sanyal’s Sangam Talk.

Education & Parenting

Review: The Beautiful Tree by Dharampal

Dharampal’s 1983 classic lets the colonial archive testify against the colonial myth: indigenous India schooled itself, widely and well.

Kashi & Living Heritage

The Ghats of Kashi — A First Album

A field album of the Kashi riverfront — the stone crescent where the city’s scholarship, ritual, and river life meet.