Indology, Textual Criticism and the Mahabharata: Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee

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Mukunda and Prof. Joydeep Bagchee discuss Indology, Philology, Historism and the Mahabharata. We discuss the issues and history of Indology and Philology then we jump to the basics of the composition of the Mahabharata and the themes that it delves into. We broach many topics including racism in historical Indology, how modern Indology has shaken those roots, the Mahabharata as a text and how it was interpreted over the past 150 years, ahimsa, dharma and much more.

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Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee (Part 1 of 3): Indology, Textual Criticism and the Mahabharata

Meru Media Video Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee Part 1 Mukunda and Prof. Joydeep Bagchee discuss Indology, Philology, Historism and the Mahabharata. We discuss the […]

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Dharma Subhashita

Dharma: Difference between Humans and Animals

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Aahara Nidra Bhaya Maithunam ChaSamaanam Etat Pashubhir NaranaamDharme Hi Teshaam Adhiko VisheshoDharmena Hinah Pashubhih Samaanaah Food, Sleep, Fear and SexThese actions are shared by humans […]

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Conversation between Prof. Pankaj Jain and Prof. Arvind Sharma

  A Conversation betwen Professor Pankaj Jain and  Professor Arvind Sharma, discussing the portrayal of Indic Traditions in Academia based on Prof. Sharma’s published article […]

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Dharma Mahabharata Subhashita

Forgiveness

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“There is one only defect in forgiving persons, and not another; that defect is that people take a forgiving person to be weak. That defect, […]

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Veda: Knowledge and Experience

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The foundations of all Dharma stems from the Vedas, whether these Dharmas purport to uphold, follow or oppose the ideas of the Vedas.  As we […]

After Midnight Musing with Raghu: Music, Sports, and Mahabharata

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Raghu Kumar,  a successful entrepeneur and founder of Upstox and Rain Hedge Fund, and I decided to record a podcast at 1 am in the morning in his son’s play room sitting on baby stools, sometimes random decisions produce really interesting conversations.  This is one of those conversations, we discuss Carnatic Music, Sports and Mahabharata plus a bunch of other tangents.  It’s a fun and engaging conversations even at 1 am.  Join us!

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Krishna and his Message for Humanity

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Today is Krishna Janmashtami, technically the Birth of Krishna on the 8th day after the new moon.  I want to do a short blog on […]

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Introduction to Knowledge: A Very Brief Primer on the Foundations of Indic Thought

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The foundations of all Dharma stems from the Vedas, whether these Dharmas purport to uphold, follow or oppose the ideas of the Vedas.  As we […]

Episode 3: Framework for Understanding Indic Reality

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Welcome to Episode 3, The Framework for Understanding the Indic Reality, History, and Ideas.  We delve into the Indian Ideas of Understanding History and Tradition […]

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Satya, Rta and Dharma: Foundations of All Things

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Satya, Rta, and Dharma are the underlying principles that buttress all of Hindu thought, yet they are deeply misunderstood.  Nowadays we tend to speak only […]

Episode 2: Impetus – The Value of Indic Culture

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Welcome to Episode 2!  Join me and Racchit as we discuss what is driving us to take up this endeavor of discussing, promoting and preserving Indic Culture and Thought.  We weave around from topic to topic and have a very broad discussion, some funny, some serious and mostly entertaining, we hope.  We hope you enjoy this episode and please leave your comments, thoughts, criticisms, and suggestions.  

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Satyasya Trayam: The Reality of Threes

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The Vedic and later Indic thought delved into the idea of reality of the trinity.  This is not the Christian view of God as a […]

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Dharmic Darshana: The importance of Diversity of Perspectives

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We are living in a world that is getting more and more fractured, sadly this isn’t just a phenomenon in just India or the US, […]

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Before there was History there was Mythology

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Stories, tales, legends, biographies are the foundation of human civilization and more fundamental human survival from the dawn of our species.  We communicated knowledge, lessons, […]

Meru Podcast Episode 1: Let’s Get This Show on the Road

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First Episode and the beginning of a journey into questioning and understanding the Indic consciousness and worldviews. Get ready for some philosophy, mythology, history, culture and good old fashion knowledge and fun. Join us on the Meru Podcast!