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BHARATHIYA – NON-TRANSLATABLE WORDS: PART 14 – 1
Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Systems of medicine that existed in Bharat even before 1600 BC were not just systems of medicines; they were Systems of Health as they provided holistic solutions of healthcare, lifestyle, diet and medicine. They didn’t just give medicine to the affected person. The first attempt would be to suggest a lifestyle,…
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BHARATHIYA – NON-TRANSLATABLE WORDS: PART 13
Bharathiya Shilpa includes many technical aspects like Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Arts & Crafts like Blacksmithy, Goldsmithy, Metallurgy, Metal Casting, Sculpting, Carpentry, Masonry etc. 96. Shilpa: Bharathiya Shilpa Shastra is a term which is usually misunderstood as a single book or a magnum opus by a single author. Contrary to this; it consists of…
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BHARATHIYA – NON-TRANSLATABLE WORDS: PART 12
This series includes words and terminologies from Bharathiya Itihasas, Puranas and other literature.
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: Part 11 – Jyotisha-2
81. Maasa: The term Maasa is usually translated as Month which is correct, but like the Rithus it varies from the western idea of month. The difference is the Bharathiya Maasa begins either with the Amavasya (New Moon) or for some, it begins with Purnima (Full Moon). It goes from one day after the Amavasya…
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Nothing Exists in Isolation – (2/2)
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 the Unknown – two domains. This is true, both at the micro or individual level, as well as at the macro or collective level. Any new discovery,…
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Nothing Exists in Isolation – 1
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 to appreciate their innate goodness, the values that they lived by in their everyday lives, and how easy and natural it was for them to…
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A Village of Watermills
I came across a short film by Akira Kurosawa- “A Village of Watermills”. I am told that films are probably the most powerful medium amongst all the art forms. The stitching together of visuals, sounds and words can create powerful moments of immersion. This film by Kurosawa is likely to create such a moment in…
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: Part 10- Jyotisha-1
These are some terminologies from Jyotisha that is Bharathiya Astronomy. These have been wrongly used or wrongly translated. 75. Graha: This word Graha is usually translated as planet because Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter are planets but then Rahu, Ketu, Moon and Sun are not planets, so the whole Academicia brands Bharathiya Jyothisha Shastra…
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: Part 9
This series includes some words or terminologies which are part of Bharathiya Adhyathmic Sampradaya (Bharathiya Spiritual Heritage). 67. Ahimsa: This word Ahimsa is usually translated or referred to as Non-Violence. Let us see what Ahimsa is. In the Yoga Sutra, Maharishi Patanjali says: अहिंसाप्रतिष्ठायां तत्सन्निधौ वैर त्याग:॥ It means being in the presence of one…
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Bharathiya – Non-Translatable words: Part 8
The subjects that were taught at the Gurukuls were very specialized but unfortunately the subject names have been misrepresented or wrongly translated. Here I have made a sincere attempt to bring the correct meaning of the subjects and some terminologies too. 59. Vyakarana: Vyakarana is usually referred to as Grammar but Vyakarana is much more…
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