In the Indian context, the Puranas are encyclopedic works characterized by the Panchalakshanas as they enumerate details about them: Sarga, Pratisarga, Manvantara, Vamsa and Vamsanucharita
Saksham Agarwal is a graduate from IIT Delhi with a B. Tech in Engineering Physics. He has been actively involved in debating, theatre and other public speaking activities since school. With interests in education and innovation, he co founded History Diaries to transform history education in classrooms through theatre and has delivered programs for over 1000 students of premier schools. He is currently working with PhonePe and is interested in Indian Knowledge systems, temples and yoga. He volunteers with Anaadi Foundation and is currently pursuing research fellowship on temples and environment with Indic Academy
