Why Should We Read Mahabharata Part I – Civilisational Philosophy
Mahabharata the secret vault where many modern Civilisational instruments are shaped.
August 7, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: Kshatriya Veetahavya becomes a Brahmana
The civilization of Bharatamandala nurtured many beautiful flowers in its Purushartha tree. In its quest to live the essence of Purushartha, it explored every way of realizing it. In its exploration, every time it encountered a slippery slope, it marked the path for us to walk with care. Where they found an opportunity for transformation, they left a gem glowing infinitely. It is for us to pick them up and repurpose them for future generations.
July 31, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: Dharmavyadha imparts the Essence of the Vedas to Kaushika Part II
The story of Dharmavyadha and Kaushika in Vanaparva of Mahabharata covers some of the most fundamental truths of life
July 24, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Sutradhar: The Civilization A Stream of Consciousness by Ratul Chakraborty
Sutradhar is a dramatized retelling of events, myths, and legends set across the arc of Indian history.
July 19, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Contemporary versions of Historical Works and Hindu Epics
A Contemporary versions of Historical Works and Hindu Epics based on Creative Liberties in Bhartiya Literature
July 15, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: What the Grihini Taught Brahmana Koushika -Essence of Tapasya and the Vedas Part I
It is Markandeya, who narrates this episode to Yudhishthira. Through a myriad story, Markandeya presents an astonishing variety of perspectives covering multiple dimensions of life and immense balance. This is one story that all aspirants of knowledge and exalted worlds must always keep in mind.
July 10, 2020 Shivakumar GV
The Legend of Raja Suheldev by Amish Tripathi
Legend of Suheldev – The King Who Saved India by Amish. The tale of a magnificent 11th-century king, who united different Indians against the onslaught of invaders.
June 28, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: Markandeya, The Sage Who Saw The Deluge
Sage Markandeya is an important person in the Vana Parva of Mahabharata. Every era needs a Markandeya – that quiet, calm sage full of Devotion, Tapas and Brahmacharya to enable to us see our Deluge and the Supreme in the midst of that Great Deluge.
June 19, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: The divinity of Sage Shuka – Part III
Shuka’s journey represents a path a gradual evolution that one must minimally go through, even if one is born ready.
June 12, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: The Divinity of Sage Shuka – Part II
Sage Shuka was a garbha-shriman – one who was born a self-realized soul. Sage Shuka who narrates Srimad Bhagavata to King Pareekshit.
June 5, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: The Divinity of Sage Shuka – Part I
Sage Shuka, son of Sage Vyasa, is an important person in Mahabharata. It is Shuka who narrates Srimad Bhagavata to King Pareekshit. Moksha is a fascinating story in Mahabharata that elevates one to look at life with divine dispassion.
May 29, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: King Nahusha – The Immense Fall and The Great Reformation
The larger goal of life must be renunciation and striving for Moksha. Nahusha rediscovers this emphasis for himself, eventually, in his conversation with Yudhishthira – in the discussion of who a genuine brahmana/sage is and the nature of the Parabrahma vastu. Thus, he sets himself firmly in the path of renunciation in the guidance he provides to the future that is Yudhishthira. Hence, he regains his divine form and the right to be back to the exalted worlds.
May 22, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharta Metaphors – King Pareekshita, Sage Shringi, Brahmin Kashyapa – Blunders of Passion & Prowess
The story of the death of King Pareekshita is narrated in Adi Parva twice – once narrated by Sage Ugrashrava Souti to Shaunaka and once more by the ministers of Janamejaya to the king himself. This is a great story how our passion creates a prowess and the lust to demonstrate that prowess takes us in the wrong direction. The story goes thus.
May 15, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: The Penance and Reformation of Agni
In the Vanaparva, Sage Markandeya narrates fascinating stories to Yudhishthira – greatly philosophical and metaphoric, about the different forms of Agni.
May 8, 2020 Shivakumar GV
Mahabharata Metaphors: Astika & Janamejaya – Reconciliation in the tradition
The story of Astika, son of sage Jaratkaru and Jaratkaru – the sister of Vasuki, is upheld as a very auspicious one in the tradition. It marks the end of…
May 1, 2020 Shivakumar GV
