Annambhaṭṭa: Beyond Disciplinary Labels
Annambhaṭṭa is often remembered as a ‘Nyāya logician’ because of the pedagogical prominence of the Tarka Saṅgraha.
January 17, 2026 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
The Darśana–Śāstra Framework of Inquiry and Practice
Darśanas define the rules of knowing, while śāstras handle observation, testing, and practical work. Expecting experiments from darśanas confuses their purpose.
January 2, 2026 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
Jñāna-traya and the Living Mind: How Ancient India Conceives Knowledge as Illumination
Jñāna: Illumination in Sanskrit thought, Moment of awareness, not just stored knowledge. Redefining knowledge as inner revelation, not just accumulation.
December 18, 2025 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
The Oral Architecture of the Vedāṅgas: Preserving the Eternal Veda
Vedas stand apart: apauruṣeya, revealed to ancient ṛṣis in deep meditation, transcending human authorship. Timeless wisdom, eternal truth
November 27, 2025 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
Nyāya as Cognitive Architecture: A Four-Phase Model of Valid Knowledge
Nyāya envisions knowledge as a disciplined journey—from perception and doubt to theory and dialogue—where reason, ethics, and cognition converge
November 6, 2025 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
Rājadharma at Citrakūṭa: Rāma’s Statesmanship in Dialogue with Bharata
Rajadharma at Citrakut-Rama’s Statesmanship in Dialogue with Bharata exemplifies dharmic leadership – responsibility, moral authority & care for all
October 24, 2025 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
Sāṅkhya Darśana – The Study of Cosmic Origins
Sāṅkhya Darśana views creation as a gradual unfolding — from the still potential of avyakta to the dynamic universe born of prakṛti and guided by puruṣa.
October 8, 2025 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
Visualizing Reality: A Systems View of the Ṣaḍ-Darśanas
Ṣaḍ-Darśanas: 6 Indian philosophies intertwining to reveal path to liberation. Sāṅkhya, Vaiśeṣika, Nyāya, Yoga, Pūrva-Mīmāṃsā & Vedānta.
September 13, 2025 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
Modern Science: Vedānta in a Lab Coat Lost in the Material World
Modern science, precise yet blind to consciousness, maps the seen, whereas Vedānta reveals the seer, seen, and source as one
August 7, 2025 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
Bhāratīya Astronomy: A Heliocentric Wisdom from Time Immemorial
Ancient Bhāratīya astronomy offers a unique cosmic perspective, challenging Eurocentric views & showcasing India’s profound understanding of the universe
May 8, 2025 Garikapati Pavan Kumar
