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Our Palace of Purusharth: Journey to a Dharmic Framework for Parents and Children
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Our Palace of Purusharth: Journey to a Dharmic Framework for Parents and Children

Maragatham- May 25, 2020

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
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Technology & Ethics: Negotiating with challenges in Modern World

Nithin Sridhar- May 4, 2019

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
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Conflicted on Kama: Neither Prudery nor Promiscuity, but Purushartha

Raghu Bhaskaran- November 23, 2018

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
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The place of Kāma among other Puruṣārthas: A Sanskrit Poetics perspective

Shankar Rajaraman- November 22, 2018

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
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A Week with the Purusharthas

Shyam Krishnakumar- October 2, 2018

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