Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra
Maa, it is Thy Presence that gives value to everything, else our very life seems such a meaningless waste, a goalless voyage. It is Thy Presence that fills all things with joy and gives us hope and direction. It is Thy Presence that makes living worthwhile and our efforts meaningful.
The Kelkar Museum’s risqué sarotas are not merely titillating curiosities but represent a pedigreed lineage of erotic imagery intertwined with the consumption of areca nuts as part of the sophisticated cultural practice of betel chewing. Kamayani Sharma
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New paper by my doctoral student Elena Holmgren: Action in Unison: A Phenomenological Account of Collective Agency in Group Flow States - Holmgren - European Journal of Philosophy - Wiley Online Library https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejop.70115
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"The fact is that audiences will go see a star in something terrible or mediocre, and ignore the prestige play that doesn’t have a known actor in it." https://fivebooks.com/best-books/charles-isherwood-on-broadway/
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India’s youth movement did not stop at the border. The Wire traces how students’ courage, diaspora solidarity and international attention turned a fight for educational justice and democracy into a global story, including HfHR’s own work. https://m.thewire.in/media/india-globally-how-indias-youth-movement-rippled-across-the-world
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Emotions contain judgements, Peace hides violence - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra P 180 2 Synthesis of Yoga I All that is ignorant, obscure, perverted I Mamu Gadadhar Mishra 31:56 ... Sri Aurobindo Savitr...
Even Dawkins is guilty of tribal cognition - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Bk03C03 The House of the Spirit and the New Creation, Sri Aurobindo's 'Savitri' read by Ameeta Mehra 1:15:47 SAVITRI Boo...
Religious philosophy of Sri Aurobindo - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra The Life Divine - Book II : Chapter 17 Para 5 | Study Circle with S.Sivakumar, Sri Aurobindo Society 1:03:34 Sivakumar: ...
The universal solvent that is modernity - Pretty much. But it's worth pointing out that this is not a new discussion. Bankim Chatterjee in his "Letters on Hinduism" argues that the prevailing ...
Anirban answers Gitanjali - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra 20 August 1914 || Prayers of the Mother 3:09 The 123 prayers in this collection are translations of prayers that were wr...
Cockroach Carnival - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra https://marketime.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-system-as-spectacle.html Yes, Mikhail Bakhtin’s theoretical unpacking of *Fra...
The system as spectacle - This is called aestheticization of politics. The aestheticization of politics is a concept introduced by Walter Benjamin in his 1935 essay, The Work of...
To render the individual experience universal - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Rainbow & the Other An Arya is the one who has refined himself - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Feel Philosophy Recove...
A miracle of the speaking silence - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Two Birds from Savitri The moment we utter the very first phrase “*dvā suparņā*, two birds beautiful of wings”, we are ...
Indra is not an armchair theorist - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra What drives human invention? According to psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen, it often comes down to pattern recognition, a...
Average is Kosher - I was in NCC in the college, but haven't followed any regular physical exercise except walking, at times. Intellectual engagement also gives a good pret...
Pearls in sleeping breast - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra An oceanic flood of dreams poured An oceanic flood of dreams poured An oceanic flood of dreams poured Pearls in sleepin...
A gentle, therapeutic management - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra All are equal but each individual is different. How to reconcile? - TNM This fundamental paradox is reconciled by recog...
What does it mean to care for others - “You should put your hands in the soil every day,” Anu said one of the evenings Shoaib had joined her and her family for dinner at their home in Himacha...
Varied experiences and myriad lessons - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra I used to use a text-only format which seems to be no longer possible. Being bombarded by a continuous stream of visual...
Recovery of metaphysical seriousness - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Vedic Meditation The Power of Indra Indra, the God-mind as Sri Aurobindo calls him, is indeed the most powerful deva a...
Journey of Odia music - Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra Recorded songs from the first decade of the 20th century (1900–1910) are extremely rare, but archival efforts have iden...
[HTML] Transcending from Tribe to Humanity
VAM Ashrof
… Yet it was precisely he who authored Hindutva: Who Is a Hindu? —first circulated
in 1923 while he was imprisoned under British authority. … His definition of
Hindutva turned not on belief but on belonging. A Hindu was anyone for whom India …
in 1923 while he was imprisoned under British authority. … His definition of
Hindutva turned not on belief but on belonging. A Hindu was anyone for whom India …
[PDF] The 'Threat'of 'Conversions': Cultural Violence
MS Selvaraj - 2025
… It argues that Hindutva’s broad conception and portrayal of India’s Christians as a
demographic, cultural and political ‘threat’ allows … By examining newspaper
archives, civil society and government reports, and documents and speeches of …
demographic, cultural and political ‘threat’ allows … By examining newspaper
archives, civil society and government reports, and documents and speeches of …
2 Hindu Religious Heritage and Tourism
KA Shinde - Religious Heritage and Tourism in South Asia, 2026
This chapter aims to provide an understanding of how Hindu religious heritage is
being used for tourism purposes. At the outset, I want to emphasize that my focus is
the structural aspects of Hindu heritage as it anchors tourism in India, both for …
being used for tourism purposes. At the outset, I want to emphasize that my focus is
the structural aspects of Hindu heritage as it anchors tourism in India, both for …
[PDF] Institutional Practices and Anti-Muslim Violence in India after the 2014 Elections
E Wasiak - 2026
… While studying these laws, it becomes clear that the BJP’s Hindutva views
manifest themselves within their actions in the government. These examples show
that Muslim societies in India are seen as marginal, with no concern … It’sa direct …
manifest themselves within their actions in the government. These examples show
that Muslim societies in India are seen as marginal, with no concern … It’sa direct …
[PDF] India's Foreign Policy in the age of Populism
S Destradi - 2026
… On the one hand, recent research has traced the emergence of “neo-Hindutva”
actors in the diaspora. These “new players in the Hindutva ecosphere” are more
reluctant to openly associate with traditional Hindutva networks and Hindu …
actors in the diaspora. These “new players in the Hindutva ecosphere” are more
reluctant to openly associate with traditional Hindutva networks and Hindu …
[PDF] Urban Dalit Mobilities
D Swain - Economic & Political Weekly, 2026
… Apart from factionalism, these chapters discuss how factors like communal
polarisation and Hindutva iconography have drawn the youth after … While these
chapters discuss the co-optation of the Dalits by Hindutva politics, it would have …
polarisation and Hindutva iconography have drawn the youth after … While these
chapters discuss the co-optation of the Dalits by Hindutva politics, it would have …
Crossing the line: Felani Khatun's killing and the gendered, racialized politics of the Bangladesh-India border
M Hassan - Sociological Spectrum, 2026
This paper examines the killing of fifteen-year-old Felani Khatun at the Bangladesh–India
border to interrogate how postcolonial border regimes produce racialized and
gendered forms of violence. Drawing on feminist, postcolonial, and migration studies …
border to interrogate how postcolonial border regimes produce racialized and
gendered forms of violence. Drawing on feminist, postcolonial, and migration studies …
Digital Hate Speech, Religious Disinformation, and Peacebuilding in India: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
N Akhter, SKK Pandey - Digital Hate Speech, Disinformation, and Peace in …, 2026
… Hindutva is a political ideology that holds that Hindu cultural nationalism and
locates India as a Hindu nation at its core. It has become so entangled in digital hate
campaigns against religious minorities, specifically Muslims that any hate speech …
locates India as a Hindu nation at its core. It has become so entangled in digital hate
campaigns against religious minorities, specifically Muslims that any hate speech …
The Impact of Disinformation on Human Rights: A Conceptual and Theoretical Framework
CC Arslan - Navigating Public Security in the Age of Post-Truth …, 2026
Disinformation is a strategic technique of power designed to erode social trust and
public reasoning. This study defines it as a socio-technical process involving
fabricated production, coordinated diffusion, and algorithmic micro-targeting. Within …
public reasoning. This study defines it as a socio-technical process involving
fabricated production, coordinated diffusion, and algorithmic micro-targeting. Within …
Police Violence and Insurrection: The 2020 Uprising as an Anti-Colonial and Anti-Racist Abolitionist Moment
C Cunneen - The Palgrave Handbook of Racial Injustice and …, 2026
This chapter analyses the way resistance movements centred on policing in 2020
often drew attention to both the structural racism underpinning policing and its
violent operationalization. In many instances, that racism was seen in the context of …
often drew attention to both the structural racism underpinning policing and its
violent operationalization. In many instances, that racism was seen in the context of …
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