Friday, December 29, 2023

Archeology and epigraphy

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

The North - South Rhetoric is a War against Hindu Dharma in Disguise writes ⁦@dharmadispatch⁩

https://twitter.com/centerofright/status/1740642180572585995?t=gtTPzKnDNky-BdL6svRN6A&s=19

The most overlooked, under-analysed and alarming phenomenon of the last decade is the swift and thorough transformation of the Congress party as both a hub and a vehicle of the global Extreme Left. My latest column.

https://twitter.com/dharmadispatch/status/1740756066156327422?t=OtWbrHddOQHSlTdnvrG_xQ&s=19

How the Nehruvian establishment aided and abetted by Marxists masquerading as historians destroyed Indian epigraphy

https://twitter.com/dharmadispatch/status/1739506216664240197?t=jYj1J95I5VKfsuDUF0P29A&s=19

[PDF] Buddhist fascination? Some notes on cultural archeology during the British Raj

M Varini - Journal of Asian Civilizations, 2023
The following pages present an overview on the archeological history in the Indian Subcontinent. This paper will also underline a few problematic terms and concepts, unavoidably incurred during the research: the use of the term Civilization, the …

[HTML] Feminist counter-authoritarian political agency: Muslim girls re-generating politics in India

S Hussain - Women's Studies International Forum, 2024
Drawing on ‘voices’ of Muslim girls reported in a purposive sample of media, this research presents Muslim girls' responses to the impossible choice between right to education and vs. religion, following the hijab ban in the colleges in Karnataka, India …

[PDF] PRESS PRESS

B Sankeralli
Academic Freedom:“Because the freedom of inquiry is essential to the principles of academia at the heart of the vision and mission of SATC, instructors and students at SATC have the freedom to teach or communicate ideas and/or facts without fear or …

Knowledge, nation, and colour in documentary photography

J Stallabrass - Art and knowledge after 1900, 2023
The object imposes its appearance, like a sheet of glass, between itself and the observer. The glass may be so frosted that we are left in doubt as to the character, or even the existence, of what lies behind it: or it may be so transparent that we hardly …

Indigenous Religious Rights in India

V Xaxa - International Perspective on Indigenous Religious …, 2023
… Meanwhile, the RSS and the larger Sangh Parivar movement speak in terms of the Vanvasi (which means forest dwellers), a choice that reflects an ideological commitment to Hindutva (political Hinduism as the foundational principle of the …

16 Culture-centered Approach to Risk Communication

MJ Dutta - Communicating Risk and Safety, 2023
This chapter offers an overview of the culture-centered approach (CCA) to risk communication, situating risk amidst the interpenetrating relationship between racial capitalism and colonialism, and putting forth a decolonizing register for decentering …

Chandragupta Maurya: The Creation of a National Hero in India by Sushma Jansari

D Arnold - Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, 2023
… She expresses concern at the partisan misreading of ancient history but treats Chandragupta as if his were a unique case rather than exemplifying a trend common to colonial, nationalist and Hindutva historiography. What about the …

Mammo and Projections of the Muslim Woman: Indian Parallel Cinema, Partition and Belonging

O Ahmed
… the family, and the fact that his place is never recovered, points to Hindutva’s subjugation of the Muslim male. Recovery is a key theme in … The device of recovery at a time when Muslims were increasingly under attack in the mainstream …

[PDF] Introduction: Populism, Political Communication and Performative Leadership

C Lacatus, G Meibauer, G Löfflmann
Who speaks for “the people"? Populists across the globe have mobilised this question to attack liberal institutions, political opponents, and the democratic process itself, communicating a political reality in which globalist elites have …

[HTML] “The State is the Biggest Goonda”: Civic Masculinity, Radical Victimhood, and Power in Bhim Army Discourse

S Kulshreshth - South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, 2023
This paper explores the emergence of the Bhim Army, a Dalit-led social movement in North India that has gained significant political influence in recent years. In doing so, it develops the idea of “boss power” as a cultural repertoire in North India …

"Why Should My Life Be a Sacrifice to One Man?": The Paradoxes of Dalit Militancy in Malika Amar Shaikh's Memoir I Want to Destroy Myself

D Bargi - Journal of Narrative Theory, 2023
… However, what remains of such experiments with militancy is a rich oeuvre of poetry and literature, to which people return in times of political crisis, as the current resurgence of the Dalit Panthers in times of Hindutva suggests. …

The Political Outsider: Indian Democracy and the Lineages of Populism

S Roy - 2024
… Hindu nationalist or Hindutva ideology configured the nation as an ethno-religiously homogeneous and territorially bounded "imagined community," and mobilized supporters using "blood and soil" discourses of belonging, inclusion, and exclusion …

University and resistance: New state and new struggles

RA Peerzada, A Sharma, S Kannan - Human Geography, 2023
Resistance movements in India have often found support and sustenance within universities that have offered profound association, critical engagement, expertise, camaraderie, and, in some cases, even leadership. Working within the structural …

[PDF] Religious freedom and the subversive adaptation of Christian converts from Hinduism

AV John - The International Journal for Religious Freedom (IJRF), 2023
… [E]ither they embrace Hindutva or the Dalit Bahujan’s solidarity with the Dalit movement. Just as many converts to Christianity will Chris- … In short, if “Hinduism” as an epistemological category originates within the colonial framework, “Hindutva” …

Exploring cultural trauma: psychology of muslim migrants, culture and beliefs in post 9/11 America

MS Ahmad, MA Hussain, NP Azari - Current Psychology, 2023
This paper explores the subject matter of nativism and cultural trauma of Muslim migrants after 9/11 in Western countries in the novel Exit West (2017) by Mohsin Hamid through the lens of cultural trauma theory (Alexander, Jeffrey et al., 2004) …

[PDF] HISTORIOGRAPHY OF EXCLUSION: TRACING THE IMPACT OF COLONIAL RULE ON MUSLIM MARGINALIZATION IN BRITISH INDIA

A Kazmi - 2023
This thesis explores the historical roots of Muslim marginalization in British India, emphasizing the transformative impact of colonial rule on socio-political dynamics. It delves into the historiographical narratives that have shaped understanding of this …

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Sri Aurobindo challenged the Western concept of rational faculty

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra 

15 hours ago — Sri Aurobindo. 'The Mother' · 'Savitri' | Four Editions · First (1950-51) 'Complete' Edition · Second ... This is a reading of Sri Aurobindo's poem. Read More.

[HTML] Integral education and Ubuntu: A participatory action research project in South Africa

K Padayachee, S Maistry, GT Harris, D Lortan - South African Journal of Childhood …, 2023
… Integral education that originated in India from the writings of Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) is an approach to education that has universal … Sri Aurobindo challenged the Western concept of education involving the rational faculty only and excluding the …

SRI AUROBINDO'S THOUGHTS TOWARDS THE TEACHER AND EDUCATION

S Ramapati, N Singh, S Gupta - Towards Excellence, 2023
This research paper is presenting a famous educational philosopher’s views and thoughts regarding the teacher and education. Initially, the study described the struggle of an ideologist and his contribution toward national development …

[PDF] The Matrix of Education, Expression and Empowerment of Women in Shashi Deshpande's “That Long Silence”

T Vijayasanthi, SS Shaw - Boletin de Literatura Oral-Tradition Oral Literature, 2023
… Here I would aspire to expose the exact condition of Jaya in this novel with the great words of Aurobindo – “destroyed, the mild harmless … It typically hides the natural thoughts and feelings and also priceless dreams of a woman similarly …

Eco experience centre Hyderabad

S Kumari - 2023
… The design concept is based on personal connections with nature, specifically at Mayawadi Organic Farms and Auroville, leading to a curation of hands-on engagement with resources and knowledge through experience. The built and …

[PDF] Welcoming the “Metaverse” in Integrative and Complementary Medicine: Introductory Overview

PLA Schoenberg - 2023
… example would be avatars that can lead patients through customized yoga routines, adjusting poses based on individual needs and … Avatars and digital twins are integral components of the metaverse healthcare experience. However, their …

[HTML] Revisioning Fitness through a Relational Community of Practice: Conditions of Possibility for Access Intimacies and Body-Becoming Pedagogies through Art Making

M Bessey, KA Bailey, K Besse, C Rice, S Punjani… - Social Sciences, 2023
… I think back to our conversations often as I move through my yoga practice or go for a walk or spin my legs on a bike. I often “allow” myself … We are also grateful for the contributions of Ash McAskill in the early stages of this project as she was …

[PDF] The Role of Vakya Vidya in The Digital Era Dialogue

NM Sumaryani, KS Yogiswari - International Journal of Scientific Research in …, 2023
… Even the most famous literature of the Bhagavad Gītā is the dialogue between ri Kṛṣṇā the Lord of Yoga and Arjuna, the mighty hero and … First, the dialogue itself is an integral part of practice and worship in life that is absorbed in Kṛṣṇā bhakti …

[PDF] Psychedelic Science, Contemplative Practices, and Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Systems: Towards Integrative Community-Based Approaches in Global …

B Anderson, B Labate, C Maternowska, F Weichold
… I do not know of evidence that shows that psychedelics are integral to many religious and mystical traditions. I am sure that the cited source Schultes and Hofmann 1992 does not substantiate such claims. The citation ought to, in any case …

[HTML] Education of the younger generation based on. The role of spiritual and moral education of the younger generation in the formation of a holistic personality

II Betskaya, KI May, SA Rachinsky, K Ya…
It has been repeatedly noted that a person in the education system is complex, contradictory and multifaceted as an object of study. Science is only suitable for analyzing and describing objects of such complexity: this requires methods and …

Unearthing “Vocal Transparency” Part Two: The Integration of the Miller Voice Method and the Michael Chekhov Technique—Breath for Transformation

K Dana - Voice and Speech Review, 2023
… For awareness, one might employ a technique like Yoga Nidra, a simple guided body scan that slows brain waves and prepares the body for sleep… Additionally, I have found that Chekhov’s Staccato/Legato and character Archetypes are integral to …

[HTML] Panikkar on Mysticism as a Middle Way between Contemplation and Action

A Vélez de Cea - Religions, 2023
… Mysticism tells us that there is a gate to complete Reality, that it is possible to experience Reality and Life as an integral whole, that we can perceive the fullness of Reality and Life in concrete things and in specific human activities. Thus, Panikkar …

[PDF] Forms and Methods of Communication in Vedic and Hindu Literature: Hermeneutic Studies of Communication Theory

NM Yuliani, NMASP Paramitha, NPAD Wulandari - International Journal of Scientific …, 2023
… The Ṛṣi in the hermitage of Mount Watukaru Bali can communicate long-distance with other great gurus in various parts of the world world, so that in the story of Parampara Watukaru, yoga masters once gathered on Mount Watukaru in 14 lines …

Sustainability Policy and the Stage of Divine Play: Hindu Philosophy at the Nexus of Animal Welfare, Environment, and Sustainable Development

WG Clifton - Journal of Animal Ethics, 2023
… In the Hindu traditions, work on behalf of others is referred to as sevā and is closely linked to karma yoga, a path to liberation espoused by Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad Gītā, which entails dedicating one’s actions to the Supreme Being without …

[PDF] Theorizing Buddhist anti-Muslim nationalism as global Islamophobia

I Frydenlund - Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2023
… Europe and the nascent Hindutva movement in 1930s India, as well as to contemporary transnational exchanges between Hindutva groups in … Studies of Islamophobia in the Indian context are most frequently concerned with Hindutva …

[PDF] When'green'becomes' saffron': Wind extraction, border surveillance, and citizenship regime at the edge of the Indian state

D Singh - Journal of Political Ecology, 2023
… I argue that wind energy infrastructure's biopolitics operates as a platform for Hindutva's territorial control and surveillance agendas, for the performance of state sovereignty, and for reproducing and enforcing borders and national boundaries in …

Dethroned: The Downfall of India's Princely States

J Zubrzycki - 2023
… While Nehru was making no secret of his abhorrence of feudal autocracy, the father of Hindutva, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, saw the states as representing the true India, 'portals to a pure, ancient past', and even as 'the foundation on which the …

[PDF] NOTES ON THE EXPRESSIVE FORMS OF THE NEW RIGHTS

V Gago, G Giorgi - THE RISE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT IN THE GLOBAL …
Recently, a major debate has focused on the possibility, relevance, and effectiveness of deploying the term “fascism” to refer to “new right-wing” formations and, more generally, to the emergence of sexist, racist, and classist forms as …