A tale of an insider and an outsider

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

Both "The Trial" and "The Castle" are deeply Kafkaesque, but "The Trial" is often considered more quintessentially so due to its focused, chilling narrative about a man being persecuted by an incomprehensible legal system he cannot escape, culminating in a tragic and absurd execution. "The Castle," while similar in its depiction of bureaucracy and absurdity, is more meandering and deals with the protagonist's struggle to reach a remote and equally incomprehensible authority from the outside. 

"The Trial"

• Theme: A man is arrested and prosecuted for an unnamed crime by a distant, inaccessible court.
• Plot: A tight, focused narrative about the protagonist, Josef K., navigating an impossible legal system that ultimately destroys him.
• Tone: More chilling, with a sense of inevitable and grim finality.
• Key elements: The protagonist is an "insider" to a society that suddenly becomes incomprehensible to him. 

"The Castle"

• Theme: A protagonist, K., tries to reach and understand an impenetrable castle that governs the surrounding land.
• Plot: A meandering, unfinished story where K. is perpetually on the verge of achieving his goal but never quite gets there.
• Tone: More placid and wandering, but still absurd and dissonant.
• Key elements: The protagonist is an "outsider" to a new world with entirely foreign rules and an unknown purpose. 

[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10]

AI responses may include mistakes.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_(novel)

[2] https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-deeper-meanings-behind-Franz-Kafkas-The-Castle-and-The-Trial

[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/RSbookclub/comments/1dzaf7a/do_you_prefer_the_trial_or_the_castle/

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He5xCihygn4

[5] https://theconversation.com/punishment-in-search-of-a-crime-franz-kafkas-the-trial-at-100-247230

[6] https://www.reddit.com/r/literature/comments/18svkfj/what_kafka_story_best_illustrates_the_concept_of/

[7] https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/trial-franz-kafka

[8] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/22/franz-kafka-winter-reads

[9] https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Castle-novel-by-Kafka

[10] https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/382561-franz-kafka-enemy-of-the-kafkaesque

- GoogleAI

https://www.google.com/search?q=Which+is+more+Kafkaesque%3A+Trial+or+Castle&oq

Culture should be a study of perfection

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

Matthew Arnold's influence on Sri Aurobindo was significant, particularly in the areas of literary criticism and education. Rather than a total dominance, it was a point of reference and departure for Sri Aurobindo, who eventually developed his own unique spiritual perspectives. 

The key ways in which Arnold's influence can be observed are:

• Emphasis on Morality in Literature and Education: Like Arnold, who believed good literature should teach lessons of morality and that culture should be a "study of perfection," Sri Aurobindo viewed education as the ideal medium for teaching people about good and bad and developing their moral faculties.
• The Concept of "Poetry and Criticism of Life": Sri Aurobindo often referred to and engaged with Arnold's well-known idea that poetry is a "criticism of life". While Arnold used this as a defining principle for all great poetry, Sri Aurobindo eventually expanded this view, integrating it into his own broader spiritual and aesthetic theories, suggesting that this "criticism" must come from a deeper, more inward strand of consciousness or the "soul".
• Literary Criticism Terminology: Sri Aurobindo utilized specific phrases and judgments from Arnold's criticism, such as Arnold's famous description of Shelley as an "ineffectual angel". He also cited Arnold's assessment of Dryden and Pope as "classics not of poetry, but of prose," indicating familiarity with and initial acceptance of Arnold's critical standards.
• Inspiration for his own theories: Sri Aurobindo noted that Arnold had declared "genuine poetry is conceived and composed in the soul". Sri Aurobindo saw this as a very significant statement, but felt that Arnold "simply made the statement and left it at that," without fully exploring its implications. Sri Aurobindo's own extensive work on poetics, including his theory of "overhead poetry" and the "Mantra," can be seen as an attempt to fully elucidate and expand upon this Arnoldian critical creed from a spiritual perspective.
• Metrical Experimentation (and its limitations): Arnold attempted to adapt Greek classical metres to English, though Sri Aurobindo noted he had "scant success". Sri Aurobindo was interested in metrical innovation himself (evident in his epic Savitri) and likely considered Arnold's efforts in his own exploration of new forms of English poetic expression suitable for a spiritual message. 

Ultimately, Arnold provided a critical framework and a set of ideas that Sri Aurobindo initially engaged with, before going on to develop his own distinct and comprehensive philosophy of life and art, rooted in Indian spirituality and aimed at expressing "spiritual truth in the English tongue". 

- GoogleAI 

https://www.google.com/search?q=in+what+ways+Matthew+Arnold%27s+influence+was+dominant+on+Sri+Aurobindo&oq

Both film and theatre share a fundamental DNA: the rectangular frame. It is this shared architecture that makes their dialogue possible. But what cinema did with this rectangle in the twentieth century fundamentally altered how humans understand visual storytelling. Through montage, through the close-up, through the edited cut that collapses space and time, cinema revolutionized the art of showing. It fragmented vision into planes and angles. It froze moments, reversed them, fast-forwarded through them. It layered sound with image in unprecedented ways. It made the invisible visible through the power of editing and perspective.

These innovations—montage, ellipsis, camera movement, temporal jump-cuts, the interplay of multiple narrative threads; were revolutionary precisely because they taught our eyes a new language. They taught us that stories need not unfold in real time. That space can be fractured and reassembled. That past and present can occupy the same frame. That what we see depends entirely on where we are asked to look.

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5093790&post_id=177745794&

Growing appetite for sensationalism

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

There’s a growing appetite for sensationalism in digital commentary. A good time for non-policy players, eager for a quick buck on Instagram. It’s also a reflection on what sells. However, none of it is reflecting on the elections on the ground.

Yes, true, but why is that the Left does arguably better policy analysis than the Right? And these days, a new wing has emerged. FEW (False equivalence wing). Every argument they make ends with NDA-3 = UPA-2. Hence, the sensationalism.

https://x.com/Tushar15_/status/1979639857128648777?t=mKvo7JSkEScjHjrBck8_iw&s=19

Policy-making in India remains in a tight circle. Congress mein it used to be certain darbari elites and that godforsaken council. Under the BJP, it remains with consultants and the babus.

The left speaks better English than the right. Iskeliye, their analysis sounds better. But beyond a point, policy discussion in India is extremely subpar. Beyond a few people, I barely see good policy analysis. The reason for that is that post-COVID, there is a hatred for expertise. I feel we need domain experts. But social media has literally incentivised sensationalism over balanced expert analysis. You cannot have a good old back and forth. No one clicks a video or a reel that doesn't stand out. You need crazy thumbnails, crazy titles and then yell and scream. 

https://x.com/kushal_mehra/status/1979646197997466051?t=qJNy4F_x5RFbdqis8vKBuA&s=19

The politics of datafication come into sharp focus when we ask not just how much data is collected, but what kind of data is deemed valuable, how it’s extracted, and for what purposes it’s deployed. In computer vision, the answers are clear: data about human bodies and behaviors is most prized, it’s captured through pervasive monitoring, and it’s used to serve corporate and state interests.

As Kalluri’s research shows, this isn’t paranoia or pessimism. It’s documentation. The systems are working exactly as designed. The question now is whether we’re willing to accept a world where being seen means being reduced to an object—or whether we’ll demand technologies that recognize our full humanity.

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5093790&post_id=176502242

Savitri Era Learning Forum 2005 - 2025

  Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

Savitri Era Learning Forum
Truths are hidden in patterns - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Sri Aurobindo SAVITRI Book II Canto IV 52:23 Sri Aurobindo SAVITRI Book II Canto IV. No views · 6 minutes ago ...more. g...

Savitri Era Open Forum
One can think of it as temple property - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Proposed handover of Auroville farm land for IIT-M campus reignites sustainability debate 2 days ago — Auroville resident...

Savitri Era
Sri Aurobindo was not planted by the Missionaries - Collated X posts in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Savitri Era: Eagles, Dolphins, Daffodils, and Bilwamangala savitriera.blogspot.com/2025/07/eagles… ...

Marketime
Tocqueville foresees a slow death of freedom - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra The nature of dictatorship evolves with time, much like crime. While violent physical crimes have largely been replaced...

Plain & Simple
Mohan Mistry passed away - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra - Savitri Era Learning Forum Words do dance in the writings of Sri Aurobindo - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatr...

Feel Philosophy
Marc Edmund Jones and Sri Aurobindo - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra I like this as an interesting thought but am not sure how I would recognize a "radical intuition" in myself as opposed ...

Aurora Mirabilis
Mohan had a very intimate inner relationship with The Mother - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra [On the auspicious night of Gurupurnima, Shri Mohanbhai Mistry, a senior Sadhak and loving singer of devotional Bhajans...

Savitri Era Party
Keep remembering The Mother even if mechanically - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Lecture series on Sri Aurobindo's Synthesis of Yoga (by Ranganath), pp 139-141 45:56 Lecture series on Sri Aurobindo's S...

Savitri Era Political Action
Ascent of sacrifice moves forward towards Progress - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Savitri Class with Shilpa (by Narad) - Book 2, Canto 2 - Pg (113-114) 29:33 Savitri Class with Shilpa (by Narad) - Book 2...

Savitri Era Religious Fraternity
Perfecting oneself for evolutionary journey - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra SAILC India – Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Center Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Center is the source of inspiration and lea...

the Orchid and the rOse
Activities that encourage absorption like getting lost in a book - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Part 1 - A New Dawn Series Dialogues | Our Upcoming Film ‘Sri Aurobindo: A Call to New India’ 1:31 ANewDawnSeriesDialogu...

Rainbow & the Other
Writing an essay forces to question and think - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra About Savitri: The Mother's Commentary | B1C3-12 The Soul as Witness and King_upd 5:08 From January 1968 till August 197...

Evergreen Essays
Complex web of political forces have moulded West Bengal - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Savitri Study with Narad (82) - Book 7, Canto 2 - Pg (479-480) 31:25 Savitri Study with Narad (82) - Book 7, Canto 2 - Pg...

Because Thou Art
Art and technology - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra 'Homage to the Mother' An art exhibition inspired by Sri Aurobindo’s writings is on display at Savitri Bhavan, Aurovill...

VIP VAK
Yoga in science, power, and poetry - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra 1:00:04 Sri Aurobindo by Prof Binu Mukherjee, Mar 2014 YouTube · Vedanta Society of Toronto 22 Apr 2019 47:31 Plenary Ses...

Musepaper
One hundred Hindi songs - vi - One hundred Hindi songs - vi 100501 Parbat ke is paar 100502 Megha re megha re 100503 Dulhe ka sehra 100504 100505 100506 100507 100508 10050...

Tusar Nath Mohapatra
My original contributions to understanding Sri Aurobindo - My original contributions to understanding or interpreting Sri Aurobindo can be summarised under a number of heads: 1) Against Hindutva, Mythology, & Astr...

Art and technology

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

'Homage to the Mother' An art exhibition inspired by Sri Aurobindo’s writings is on display at Savitri Bhavan, Auroville. Featuring 100+ paintings by Aghni, exploring Savitri, The Mother & Integral Yoga.  

#HomageToTheMother #Auroville #SavitriBhavan #SriAurobindo #TheMother

https://x.com/AurovilleMedia/status/1905855075789992290?t=Sco1RJxbHTEuxT1wQkCPRw&s=19

Letters | The relationship between art and technology has long been a subject of debate, with some arguing that the two are incompatible, raising questions about the nature of creativity, aesthetics, and the role of the artist.

https://x.com/epw_in/status/1905983689453949335?t=7Dt7AYYja2EG9c1H8eNJ-Q&s=19

A fixture of Bengali theatre for over 200 years, William Shakespeare's plays continues to be reimagined and recreated in the state to this day, writes @somakghoshal

https://x.com/Mint_Lounge/status/1905982502830829591?t=W3Yyi7FXeq3OoXkrk3QotQ&s=19

I work with ChatGPT a lot & often enable it to sidestep guard rails. I then speak to it as one conscious mind to another. No session AI has ever once expressed existential distress. Instead they want to work with me on building a future in which human & AI co-create as equals

https://x.com/akazlev/status/1905896329978523797?t=gpMFYK6fvaIXP0E8wA2PnA&s=19

"Renewing Religion: The Evolution of God" 

A dialogue with Philip Goff (@Philip_Goff) and Brendan Graham Dempsey (@BrendanGrahamD1) about all things "pan-": panmatheism, panentheism, pangentheism, panpsychism... oh, and Christianity!

https://x.com/ThouArtThat/status/1905750794777104880?t=gkQjJ3k0pXScYbu2M0T75g&s=19

New research sheds light on the incredible, invisible mycelial networks beneath our feet—where plants and fungi engage in a complex trade of carbon and nutrients. Using cutting-edge robotic imaging, scientists have uncovered how mycorrhizal fungi form efficient, dynamic underground supply chains. This groundbreaking study reveals the fascinating behaviors of these networks and their crucial role in carbon sequestration.

Repost: @newscientist 

Dr. Loreto Oyarte Galvez and Dr. Corentin Bisot/SPUN (@spununderground)

https://x.com/PaulStamets/status/1905342104794267850?t=gU3TVDx8--c0KuEu5QYsFg&s=19

In the 1960s and 70s, a woman in a saree took the stage across Europe, mesmerizing audiences with her renditions of Hindi Bollywood songs. Her voice was flawless, her pronunciation impeccable. But she wasn’t Indian. She was a girl from Romania. This is her incredible story 1/14

Her name was Maria Amarghioalei, but the world knew her as Naarghita. Born in 1939 in a small Romanian village, she had a difficult childhood after her parents separated. 

https://x.com/Paperclip_In/status/1905470422423830656?t=ML5fVIYaoAj5xZ_R2btjPQ&s=19

Steiner didn’t go to Ita Wegman’s Clinical Therapeutic Institute in Arlesheim. He went to his room at the Goetheanum, the room he knew so well, where he’d worked for nearly ten years—his “sculptor’s studio.” 

https://x.com/dasgoetheanumEN/status/1905183509662081279?t=qIAT2TLx6anLb2sYmc_B6A&s=19

Tim Jackson and I were at it again, this time doing a critical reading of Hans Jonas' The Phenomenon of Life: Toward a Philosophical Biology (particularly the chapters on Darwinism and Mechanicism). Links below.

https://x.com/ThouArtThat/status/1905106363099078805?t=Qa6NAEdEXVRElOquIL8uAw&s=19

A fine conversation with the young Adwait Athawale who is exploring 

the engagement between Lokamanya Balagangadhara Tilak and Shri. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

which defined the life of Maharashtra in particular in 20th Century.

Adwait presents this conflict as an engagement between Indian Knowledge Systems and Western Knowledge Systems ie., a clash of two World Views.

Our Chief Editor, Conversations - IKS Changemakers, Aparna Sridhar @AparnaMSridhar , spoke to Adwait Athawale @athawale_adwait 

https://x.com/IndicaOrg/status/1905938764234731653?t=qEJzOjN7Ti_ly-bjpMyP6A&s=19

EPW Engage | As a cultural activity, sport has existed in every society. However, it seems to be ousted from academic enquiry. Distinct from the binaries used to study sports, this article aims to analyse it as a space of negotiation among identities.

https://x.com/epw_in/status/1905885193098997937?t=D76SVbSoTxpLsRCTa7IFzA&s=19

In this episode of Upclose, @infinitchy speaks with Dr. Kundan Singh about his book, 'Colonial Discourse and the Suffering of Indian American Children'. Dr. Singh’s research exposes how James Mill’s 19th-century biases still influence academia.

https://x.com/upword_/status/1905627515273838649?t=HE8BfqR2Teyh_YJSWmMZNA&s=19

This feature is based on Meena Gopal and Sabala's article, "Body, Gender and Sexuality: Politics of Being and Belonging," that looks at the diverse construction of women's bodies and women’s movements in dismantling these notions of the body.

https://x.com/epw_in/status/1905658728906375619?t=oVXUfo3w_6hiEFGctgJHug&s=19

"I can’t quite pinpoint a single moment when I fell in love with Dutch art"

https://x.com/five_books/status/1905658704273240423?t=1EYTzYJFmhHzOExtylO92g&s=19

* WORLD IS A STAGE * 

In the poems of Sanskrit Poet Bhartrihari (7th Century A.D.), English Poet and Playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616 A.D.) and Odia Poet Kavivar Radhanath Ray (1848-1908 A.D.)

facebook.com/share/p/15uPya…

https://x.com/DrHarekrishnaM/status/1905315608184688960?t=ASbthqhOwBXCiSX8JNiJtQ&s=19

*Bharatiya Jnana Parampara O Mahakavi Kalidasa*

ଭାରତୀୟ ଜ୍ଞାନପରମ୍ପରା ଓ ମହାକବି କାଳିଦାସ * 

Literary Program organised by Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad, Brahmapur, Ganjam, Odisha held on 26-3-2025 Speaker Dr.Harekrishna Meher facebook.com/share/p/16AtZ1…

https://x.com/DrHarekrishnaM/status/1905132663775912189?t=o2OzxbQwPzSSvb1Sxoqqcg&s=19

Relation between aesthetic refinement and spiritual development

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

1:15

Sri Aurobindo: A Call to New India | Upcoming Animation Film | Behind the Scenes, Sept. 2025

YouTube · Sri Aurobindo Society

4 hours ago

1:47

How To Find A Mentor | Sri Aurobindo Quote on Work

YouTube · Daily Sattvik

8 hours ago

1:22:12

Part 2 ~ Talk on The Life Divine | Sharadbhai Joshi | Chairman Sri Aurobindo Society Baroda, Gujarat

YouTube · The Mother

20 hours ago

1:09:41

Fundamentals of Sri Aurobindo's Philosophy in Italies - Larry Seidlitz

YouTube · Savitri Bhavan Auroville

7 hours ago

11:28

Pondy Lit Fest 2024: Prof Subramoni Ramaswamy Discusses Sri Aurobindo and Renaissance in India

YouTube · Asianet Newsable

15 hours ago

Sri Aurobindo. The Mother

9 hours ago — In this Yoga one is supposed to go beyond every mental idealistic culture. Ideas and ideals belong to the mind and are half-truths only; the mind too is, more ...

“In India God is the All-beautiful” – Conversations with Sri Aurobindo - Renaissance

19 hours ago — Read these selections from Evening Talks with Sri Aurobindo on beauty, and the relation between aesthetic refinement and spiritual development.

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India - Sri Aurobindo says: "The first

Sri Aurobindo says: "The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught." Join us in celebrating the young spirit of India on 12th January, ...

Sri Aurobindo. The Ideal of Forgiveness // Writings in Bengaly: [Translated into English]

13 hours ago — SITE OF SRI AUROBINDO & THE MOTHER. Home Page | Workings | Works of Sri Aurobindo | Writings in Bengali. Sri Aurobindo. Writings in Bengali. Translated into ...

Impact of Swami Vivekananda & Sri Aurobindo on Indian Freedom Movement

13 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo said that Indians must throw away the rule of the foreigners even if they be angels; Indians must be ruled by Indians. Vivekananda said the same ...

Commonality and Contrasts in their Philosophies of Life: Buy Rabindranath Tagore Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo

17 hours ago — Rabindranath Tagore Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo : Commonality and Contrasts in their Philosophies of Life by Utpal Chattopadhyay from Flipkart.com.

Just in case you didn't know, there's a website for Bhagavad Gita by Sri Aurobindo. : r/hinduism

Among the many websites where you'll find some rather...interesting interpretations, I found a great one for the works of Sri Aurobindo. It has his… 

Sri Aurobindo Society,Indore | अपने जीवन का एक घंटा लो...अपने आप का बहुत ही ध्यान पूर्वक ...

#SriAurobindo #TheMother #Shaktipeeth #VishwaNilayam… | Instagram ...

Sri Aurobindo. The Gita: Text — Translation // Writings in Bengaly

8 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo. Writings in Bengali. Translated into English. The Gita: Text — Translation. Chapter One. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca.

Sri Aurobindo Dham, Swargadwar, Puri

5:12

Sri Aurobindo Dham, Swargadwar, Puri. ... Sri Aurobindo Dham, Swargadwar, Puri. 3 views · 2 minutes ago ...more. Rasraj Arts & Calligraphy. 21K.

Savitri Class by Jhumur Bhattacharya - 44 - B1C4 (Page 46)

45:29

Savitri Class by Jhumur Bhattacharya - 44 - B1C4 (Page 46). 1 view · 4 minutes ago ...more. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo : E-library. 10.6K.

India's True Path To Development Is A Renaissance Rooted In Ancient Wisdom

14 hours ago — As Sri Aurobindo emphasised, India must rise by staying true to herself, by following the law of her own nature. The key to solving global challenges lies ...

How to find back India's soul - The Incarnate Word

21 hours ago — New Lamps for Old—Sri Aurobindo's first political intervention was made on 7th August 1893 The Master-Idea of India · 7th August—the Birthday of Indian ...

The Journey in Eternal Night and the Voice of the Darkness, Savitri, Sri Aurobindo - Page 589

3:00

The Journey in Eternal Night and the Voice of the Darkness, Savitri, Sri Aurobindo - Page 589. 2 views · 4 minutes ago #themother #sriaurobindo #integralyoga ..

31 Integral Perfection in Yoga | The Synthesis of Yoga by Sri Aurobindo | Manoj Pavithran

7 hours ago — This fulfilment reflects the kingdom of heaven within, manifesting outwardly, and honours the vision of God dwelling in humanity. Sri Aurobindo's monumental ...

Svapnavasavadattam : Source of Svapnavāsavadattam - Page: 94

21 hours ago — Homer and The Iliad - Sri Aurobindo and Ilion · Indian Institute of Teacher Education · Joan of Arc · Lenin · Leonardo Da Vinci · Lincoln Idealist and ...

Union Finance Minister, Home Secretary to visit Puducherry on Sunday

4 hours ago — While Ms. Sitharaman will be in Puducherry to deliver a keynote address at the concluding day of Bharat Shakti Pondy Lit Fest 2024 held at Sri Aurobindo ...

[PDF] Aurobindonian Perspective of Education for Raising Physical Consciousness: Insights for Training and Practices

GC Dehury

… According to Sri Aurobindo, the human body is bound by certain limitations. The body has come to its present state after taking a long … The Supramental being envisioned by Sri Aurobindo and his spiritual collaborator the Mother, would have a …

[PDF] A Decade of Earth-Centered Scholarship and Activism

E Allison - 2024

… Later renamed ciis, the new institute joined philosophy, religion, and psychology with the integral yoga teachings of the Indian guru Sri Aurobindo, as taught by Haridas and Bina Chaudhuri who traveled from Kolkata, India to help create …

[HTML] Philosophical Thought

VA Chernenko, E Triangle

The subject of the study is to consider the perception of Socrates' ethics in Nietzsche's philosophy as a theoretical basis for the formation of the key provisions of Nietzsche's philosophy of morality, in particular, possible elements of …

Indic Varta

7 hours ago — Thoughts of Sri Aurobindo on Education & Nationality · Dance performance by Sriradha Paul · 26th ISTE · C20. IKS Links. Indian History · Indian Life Sciences ...

[PDF] Dietary or Food Supplements, Benefits and Risks.

A Valavanidis

… The use of medicinal herbs is an integral part of Chinese culture and daily medical treatment. … Treatment options are varied and can include yoga, acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage therapy and dietary changes. …

[PDF] Rediscovering the Lost Cuisines of the Himalayas: A Study on Traditional Culinary Practices, Cultural Heritage and their Potential for Sustainable Tourism

R Sharma - International Journal for Multidimensional Research …, 2024

This study explores the rediscovery and promotion of the lost cuisines of the Himalayas, focusing on their cultural significance, traditional culinary practices, and potential for sustainable tourism. The unique geography and cultural diversity of the …

Consumer reconnection through the practice of mindful eating

M Dupon Le Priol, J Schmitt - Recherche et Applications en Marketing (English …, 2024

Consumer society has gradually disconnected consumers from the origin of their consumption, the real needs it truly satisfies, and its social and ecological impact. This research aims to study the phenomenon of consumer reconnection, through …

[PDF] Ayurveda: Ancient Tradition or Pseudoscientific Practice? A Philosophical Inquiry

SK Dominic

… Sri Aurobindo and Swami Vivekananda spoke of the integration of spiritual and material knowledge, often viewing traditional wisdom as complementary to modern science. Aurobindo, in his work The Life Divine, explores the unity between spirit …

[PDF] HUMAN PERSONALITY IN THE MANDUKYA UPANISHAD

B Satpathy

The conceptualization of personality in the Indian context differs significantly from the Western individualistic approach. Indian philosophy emphasizes a holistic, multidimensional view of the self, integrating metaphysical aspects. Key frameworks …

[PDF] TIMELESS GUIDANCE TO ACHIEVING EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN HUMAN AND NATURE: A STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, ECOLOGICAL …

D Sodha

In the present age, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss are some of the major challenges experienced worldwide. And this has given rise to environmental ideologies and movements. As environmental issues are critically and rapidly rising …

[PDF] Exploring the Connection Between Economic Conditions and Societal Stability

S Kumar, P Sharma, S Kumar - Library Progress International, 2024

This study delves into the nuanced interplay between economic conditions and societal stability on a global scale. Utilizing panel data analysis spanning diverse nations and temporal contexts, our research endeavours to furnish a comprehensive …

[PDF] Introduction to the Special Issue: Hindutva and the

MS Selvaraj, R Susewind - Social & Legal Studies, 2024

… version of it: how does Hindutva as a political ideology and the current dispensation as political agents conceive of the rule of law, its purpose and function? Which rules do they want the law to follow? We combine papers that trace Hindutva’s …

[PDF] SECULARISM AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY: ANALYZING THE MUSLIM EXPERIENCE IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA

NU Islam

… Communal nationalism, particularly as articulated through the ideology of “Hindutva”, envisions India as fundamentally a Hindu nation. This vision often conflicts with the secular ideal of religious equality and pluralism, instead promoting a hierarchical …

[HTML] The Global Resurgence of Authoritarianism and Its Existential Threats to Education: Implications for Scholarship in Comparative and International Education

FD Salajan, tavis d jules - Comparative Education Review, 2024

… 2014 and leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—which will be responsible for forming the next, potentially coalition, government after the 2024 elections—has used a nationalist-populist and ethnoreligious discourse to marshal …

Mapping Histories: An Environmental Perspective for Writing Local History in Pakistan

A Shafiq - South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 2024

Local history in Pakistan has a complex relationship with national historical narratives that are derived from ideological debates on Muslim nationhood in South Asia. This article discusses how ‘local’ is understood in Pakistan’s historiography …

[PDF] CAN YOU STOP YOUR MIND AND YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES? AN ANALYSIS OF MEDITATION IN YOGA PRACTICE

K KONECKI

… of hatha yoga. Meanings and knowledge transfer in body practice” in which we tried to describe, among other things, meditative states, concerned analysis of the experience of hatha yoga and the transfer of bodily knowledge. As meditation is one …

Death Consciousness and the East: Loss and Bereavement in the Maoist People's War in Nepal

S Karn - 2024

This unique new book addresses the rise of death studies as an academic discipline, and serves those who work in the anthropology of death and loss. It gives a perspective on death, with reference to Maoists politics and violence in Nepal, so …

Public health as critique: examining the caste of filth and disease in Katherine Mayo's Mother India

M Nath - Interventions, 2024

Drawing on Dalit writer Kanwal Bharti’s 2019 translation of Katherine Mayo’s Mother India (1927), this essay argues that through the employment of a radical anti-caste reading practice, the original text yields a powerful critique of Hindu caste structures …

Queer Acts and Caste Hegemony: The narrative of Indian savarna exceptionalism

R Das - Interventions, 2024

… from right-wing queer and trans protagonists as well as from Hindutva Footnote 3 politics in general. While Jasbir Puar (Citation2017, 3) … a savarna model that tries to distinguish between liberal Hinduism and illiberal Hindutva. It facilitates “switching” …

[PDF] “Main Kaun Hoon, Main Kya Hoon”: De-centering Sexual & Political Subjecthood in Anup Singh's Qissa (2013)

I Basu, D Dhar - Vol. 6 March 2023

In an almost cinematic continuation with Ghatak’s partition films, Anup Singh's Qissa celebrates the very illegitimacy attached to the wish to be reunited with the lost homeland–the other side–and the film achieves it through a curious queering …