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Even before traffic, bad drainage and unplanned growth started to choke cities, an already established system had worked it out. Town planning of Harappan civilization was not incidental;…
We are all children of Chanakya, whether we realise it or not. His precepts have influenced the structure of governments, policy, and the economy, all of which still…
“Modern problems require modern solutions.” This need not always be true. In the recent past, modern Universities have been realising that innovation does not come from discoveries but…
Temples are places that most Indians visit and revisit. They carry memory, routine and some sort of a grounding that transcends religion. At weddings, prayers are offered for…
Long before architecture and urban design became formal disciplines, ancient India developed methods for ordering the construction of cities and settlements. One of the most influential traditions behind…
India is a country with a rich treasure trove of intellectual works on philosophy, ethics, mathematics, medicine, language, and cosmologies. These traditions, collectively referred to as Indic knowledge…
Arthashastra is one of the most fascinating works from ancient India. Written as a detailed manual of statecraft, administration, and economic policy, the Arthashastra provides readers with a…
Long before formal research as we know it was established in modern laboratories and universities, remarkable intellectual activity was observed in the Indian subcontinent. Scholars went out into…
The Vedas are more than just the pages of an ancient book; they are the brains of Indian civilization. To know what is vedas, one must transcend religion…
Chanakya, who was known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, was one of the most influential political thinkers in the history of India, who conceptualised and oversaw the rise of…
