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Ashish Dhar

Ashish Dhar

Ashish Dhar, a Mechanical Engineer and an entrepreneur, lives in New Delhi. He is co-founder of pragyata.com, an e-learning portal dedicated to Indic knowledge systems.

Science, Secularism and Saturn
Archives, Commentaries

Science, Secularism and Saturn

Ashish Dhar- February 4, 2016

In Hindu mythology, Saturn is easily the most difficult planet to propitiate. It symbolizes death, disease, poverty and all that we abhor in life. Read More

The IndiaFacts ANDA Awards 2015
Archives, Commentaries

The IndiaFacts ANDA Awards 2015

Ashish Dhar- January 2, 2016

It is that time of the year again, the time to look back and reminisce about the highs and lows of the year gone by, ... Read More

Age of Empires Version 2.0
Archives, Demography (Persecution & Proselytisation)

Age of Empires Version 2.0

Ashish Dhar- November 16, 2015

History is the window through which we peek into the past, as we strive to shed light on the present and without which, we cannot ... Read More

An Open Letter to Maa Durga
Archives, Indology

An Open Letter to Maa Durga

Ashish Dhar- October 22, 2015

Dear Mother, Open letters are currently in vogue, so I thought of writing one myself and since they are usually written to those who wield ... Read More

Beef against Beef
Archives, Rights (Discrimination & Appeasement)

Beef against Beef

Ashish Dhar- October 9, 2015

“Auschwitz begins wherever someone looks at a slaughterhouse and thinks:they're only animals.” - Theodor W. Adorno On 30 September, the Delhi edition of the Indian ... Read More