Tag: India

Tag: India

Book Review- Grandeur of the Cholas
September 16, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar   वागर्थाविव सम्पृक्तौ वागर्थप्रतिपत्तये। जगतः पितरौ वन्दे पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ। – Raghuvamsha, Kalidasa 1.1 This invocation to divinity by Kalidasa, arguably one of Sanskrit literature’s most famous playwrights and polymaths, reflects upon primordial sound and its meaning, typical of the cultural aesthetic that was multifaceted and all-encompassing in ancient India. As the English poet

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My recollections of the Weekend With Wisdom: Meeting Dr. Makarand
July 14, 2023 Uncategorized Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Lest I forget and my self-important memories are lost in the spectre of thoughtless infinity   What I wrote to the Founder: Dr Paranjape helped us and me in particular to reflect on the Indic paradigm and the importance of not jumping to conclusions. In a fast paced world we sometimes operate

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Do Indian texts like the Vedas mention the ancient Persians and Iranians at all?
December 27, 2022 Books, History, India, Literature Sunil

By Sunil Kumar(Originally answered on Quora)   Giving an answer to your question would be reaching far back into hoary antiquity, when the concept of modern nation-states was not there, and the world was in a fluid civilizational construct. For example, the history of what is now China would be limited to a very small

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वास्तविकं चित्रम् अन्यत् एव
February 27, 2022 Books, History, India Sunil

By Sunil Kumar From Sambhashana Sandesha- Feb 2022. Editorial on the nationalist historian Dharmapal प्रतिभावतां ख्याति: लोके सर्वत्र प्रसरति इति तु सहज: विषय: । क्वचित् प्रतिभाहीना: अपि विभिन्नै: कारणै: ख्यातिं प्राप्नुवन्ति । पुन: क्वचित् प्रतिभायां सत्यामपि केचन ख्यातित: वञ्चिता: भवन्ति । येषां विशेषख्याति: न जाता तादृशेषु अन्यतम: अस्ति मान्य: धर्मपालवर्य: । (१९.०२.१९२२ – २४.१०.२००६) अद्यत्वे

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Sanskrit Post
November 9, 2020 Information Technology, Literature, Sanskrit Sunil

By Sunil Kumar President&CTO Aglaia Interactive (2011–Now) मम नाम सुनील कुमार , देववाणी मम अत्यन्त रोचते । भाषा मध्ये दिव्य स्पन्दन अस्ति । आधुनिक युगे आङ्ग्ल भाषा अपितु बहु भौतिक ज्ञानस्य वर्णन करोति किन्तु आत्मा गहन अध्यात्म च नास्ति।भारतस्य पुरातना, मधुरा भाषा अस्माकं राष्ट्रीय धरोहर । हिन्दु, जैन, अन्य धर्मस्य साहित्य , वैज्ञानिक ज्ञानस्य अथाह सरोवर

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