purushartha
Our Palace of Purusharth: Journey to a Dharmic Framework for Parents and Children
We must show our children that the sum-total of what the media and their cool friends are selling them day and night are but small ... Read More
Technology & Ethics: Negotiating with challenges in Modern World
The Hindu framework of Chaturvidha Purushartha- that posits Dharma (ethical responsibility), Artha (material prosperity), Kama (aesthetic fulfilment) and Moksha (spiritual emancipation) as the four-fold goals ... Read More
Conflicted on Kama: Neither Prudery nor Promiscuity, but Purushartha
Unlike the prudery of Islamic-Christian cults, our ancestors never hesitated from accepting Kama — desire/sensuality, for it is a Purushartha, a goal as worthy of Moksha or ... Read More
The place of Kāma among other Puruṣārthas: A Sanskrit Poetics perspective
The goals of artha and kāma can be truly described as puruṣārtha only when they fall within the ambit of dharma. This is so, because, ... Read More
A Week with the Purusharthas
The week-long workshop titled Purusharthas: Unity or Dissonance by Dr Bharat Gupt came as a breath of fresh air. For seven days, amidst the stunning ... Read More