Shrikanth Krishnamachary
Kashmir – A survey of its history, geography and demographic evolution
Kashmir's centrality to Indian intellectual life was not a short-lived thing. It was one of the great centers of Buddhist learning for much of the ... Read More
Śrī Viṣṇusahasranāma – Interpretations of Ādi Śaṅkara and Parāśara Bhattar
Reading the Viṣṇu Sahasranāma is a rewarding experience especially when it is done in the company of Bhāṣyakārs as distinguished as Śaṅkara and Parāśara Bhattar Read More
Dharma: An Intellectual History
Varṇāśrama is the aspect of Dharma that is most problematic in our times. This is partly because western liberalism privileges "individual liberty" as the highest ... Read More
Interpreting the Bhagavad Gita: Contrasting the views of Sankara and Ramanuja
While there is a tendency to bemoan sectarian differences as a “negative” there is a case to be made for the celebration of differences as ... Read More
The Agnostic God and the Problem of Evil: Examining the Hindu view
While the origin of evil was deemed not to be a huge concern to the Indian mind, the rationalization of evil outcomes definitely has been ... Read More