Author: Harsh Satya
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Thoughts on the Ramayana – Part 2
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(This is part 2 of the reflections inspired by my YouTube conversation on the Ramayana with my friend Pranav. Available here) Nārada muni had confirmed to Vālmiki that it was possible for someone to have the sixteen guṇa-s, and Ram was one such person. After few days, Brahma the sriśṭikartā visited Vālmiki’s ashram. Brahma confirmed…
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Thoughts on the Ramayana – Part 1
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(The following reflections are inspired by the conversation I had with Pranav on the Ramayana. Available here) I am finding the story of Ratnakar, the dacoit transforming to Vālmiki, the poet very interesting. Ratnakar used to loot and kill travelers, and thus support his family. On one such occasion, he caught hold of 7 rishi-s…
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Ramayana Conversations with Pranav – 1
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I have known Pranav for more than a decade, since our days in CEH at IIIT-Hyderabad. For some time, I have been wanting to have a series of discussions with him on the Rāmāyaṇa. Why Rāmāyaṇa? Like many, I have faint memory of watching Ramanand Sagar’s Rāmāyaṇa serial on Doordarshan. In addition, I have heard…
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A sangoshthi at Jeevika Ashram (Part 2)
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On the second day, I liked Sant Sameer’s presentation on bhāshā. It was informative and useful to my rudimentary interest in languages. Sant Sameer’s claim that Indic scripts (he was referring to devanāgri in particular, but I guess it would apply to all Indic scripts) represent the ‘a priori reality’, what he called ādhāra and…
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A sangoshthi at Jeevika Ashram (Part 1)
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(A 3-day sangoshthi was held at Jeevika Ashram (Indrana) near Jabalpur, 24th-26th December 2021, on “Bhārtiyatā and the perspective of Ravindra Sharma “Guruji”, with contributions of around 50 participants from different parts of the country. The event was organized with the support of IGNCA, Delhi) According to Nirukta, Bhārat is that – “prajā bharaṇa rupa”…
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A Baithak at SIDH
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(Photos from the 5 day meeting at SIDH campus at Kempty. 6th to 10th December 2021. With around 30 participants) I’ve been thinking on this word ‘baithak’. Pawan ji has used it often in conversations. The gathering in SIDH, although began as a retreat but probably evolved into a baithak of ‘samaan-dharmi’ people from different…