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…

(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”…

(Note: This was published in two parts at 3rd space, a website that highlights alternative perspectives. The original article is available here. This is the concluding part) From the human perspective, Existence, whatever there is – both the sensorial and that which are beyond senses (thoughts, feelings, imagination, desires etc) consists of the Known and…

(Note: This was published at ‘3rd space’ a website that highlights alternative perspectives. The original article is available here. This is part 1 of 2) I grew up as a non-believer, an atheist. However, when I started working in the rural area in India, and developed some sort of relationship with the villagers, I began…

Note: This is the last part of an article written by Pawan Gupta for Madhumati, a journal published from Bikaner, Rajasthan इसे और खोला जाय तो आधुनिकता ने (पढे-लिखे) मनुष्य का समस्त ध्यान सिर्फ ‘गति’ पर केन्द्रित कर दिया है। ‘गति’ और ‘स्थिति’ के बीच, ‘स्थिति’ की प्राथमिकता को भुला दिया गया है। 1) ‘स्थिति’…

Note: This is part 2 of an article written by Pawan Gupta for Madhumati, a journal published from Bikaner, Rajasthan वास्तविक्ता को दो पहलुओं में देखा समझा जाता है, ये एक दूसरे से कुछ उसी तरह जुड़े होते हैं, जैसे सिक्के के दो पहलू। एक पहलू अदृश्य, निराकार या इंद्रिय निरपेक्ष – ‘होने’ वाला या…

Note: This is part 1 of an article written for Madhumati, a journal published from Bikaner, Rajasthan दुनिया एक भयंकर दौर से गुज़र रही है। पिछले 220/250 वर्षों से जो पट्टी हमें पढ़ाई गई है और जिन व्यवस्थाओं का निर्माण किया गया है वे मानव जाति को ही नष्ट करने की ताकत रखती हैं और…