Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra My life as ideology
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Vikram ji points to the core of the issue here. 'Institutions' are not organizations, institutions create the conditions and constraints that organizations adopt. Organizations then create the path dependence for institutional evolution. Cultural production is the deliverable of the capital class and that is the deep lever that we are failing at. We've written about 'why the rich are different now' here. This needs to change. brhat.in/dhiti/the-civi…
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And this is where PM Modi differs from other leaders in the world. In this essay, I plan to discuss what I have learnt from him in terms of corporate management.
But before we discuss that, let me backtrack a bit and share with you where I come from. I am a non-resident Indian, practising in the US and managing a large medical group practice. Over the last 25 years, I have successfully helped incubate six multimillion-dollar businesses in health care, technology, and real estate. But nothing remotely comparable to the vast and complex operations he has managed...
For any successful initiative in any organisation, the most critical step is the statement of the goal, no matter how difficult reaching it may appear. And this is not the first time. PM Modi has repeatedly reduced enormous objectives into simple formulations. Swachh Bharat. Make in India. Digital India... The next learning: break the silos. This can happen only if everyone is aligned and there is communication. Without clear articulation, ideas will not be universally shared and accepted. - Pariksith Singh|Sep 27, 2026,
Can we act wholeheartedly without being bound by results? @PariksithSingh helps us understand Bhagavad Gita 2.47, revealing the wisdom of कर्मयोग—dedicated action, detachment, and inner freedom. Watch youtu.be/tGokRc56rGM?si… @MakrandParanspe @AmazingVedas
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Are spiritual promises distracting us from true wisdom? @PariksithSingh unpacks Bhagavad Gita 2.42–43, exploring Vedic कर्मकाण्ड, मोह, ज्ञान & भक्ति beyond material rewards. Watch youtu.be/61Fl1GZ9Ru4?si… @MakrandParanspe @AmazingVedas
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The Mahabharata: What Is the Big Deal?
It is interesting that even those teaching about the Gita and Ramayana in universities and the experts have no clue about what dharma is
Just attended a session on the Gita at JLF Boulder CO as a panelist. I was astounded to hear one of the well known panelists call it just a fratricidal war, that is, a war between brothers. And he said that the Kauravas were not all that bad and the Pandavas had flaws too. Really! This is the caliber of our commentators and critics and translators! This is what you have learned and are teaching?
Mahabharata is the transition between one age to another. It was a war of dharma. Pandavas are not dharmic because they have good qualities but because they are aligned to the Divine, they are surrendered to something greater, purer and wider, and they are willing to learn and grow. While the Kauravas are motivated by ego, unwilling to change even when they know the Truth and choose to be narrow, limited, dark, unrighteous. This is the critical difference. Dharma is that which holds things together and it is an instrument of the Divine. It is the path of Light, bhadram, Wisdom and Immortality. This is the Vedic understanding and we must know that the Mahabharata was a fight for the establishment of dharma
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Vedic Unity and Western Duality
During a recent discussion on the Gita at Jaipur Literary Festival, Boulder CO, I suddenly realized that western thought is based on duality and separation between man and God while eastern darshana springs from seeing the two as one
The Veda begins with this powerful and intense Unity. There is no separation between the inner and outer, the personal and universal, the immanent and the transcendental. The Upanishads and the Gita proclaim it timelessly and tirelessly. Once we realize this the rest becomes easy. Our arts and poetry, science and math, politics and culture are all based on this essential unity, even if they lost their intensity at times in the last two millennia or so. But the Unity was recovered by one great teacher after another. Western thought may have been influenced by the Vedic paradigm at its inception but only partially it seems and that too was lost irrecoverably after Plato
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Physics, and science as a whole, attempts to paint an objective picture of reality. Consciousness, experience, and subjectivity are forcibly pushed out. Even where science is empirical, this empiricism rarely involves a consideration of human consciousness, but rather the readings of some mechanical measuring device. But phenomenologist of science Harald A. Wiltsche paints a different picture. Physics, even in the form of quantum mechanics, finds its origins in the phenomenology of human consciousness. These origins are inescapable, and to truly move forward, scientists must understand and embrace them. Tap the link to read more. iai.tv/articles/consc…
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Western philosophy spent most of its history trying to grasp the necessary structure of reality through thought alone. Then Kant showed that reason can't reach the world without experience, and metaphysics looked finished. Hegel is often accused of ignoring that lesson and retreating into pre-Kantian speculation. Robert Pippin argues the opposite: Hegel took Kant's argument further. Reason may not be able to know the world, but it can know itself, and in uncovering the structure of thought, we uncover the structure of anything that can be thought at all. Read the full article here. iai.tv/articles/the-r…
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The oldest problem of democracy is how do we come to agreement about the 'facts'. We now live in a world where scientists are unable to agree on the nature of reality, and the proving grounds of politics are infected with fake news, deep fakes, and a decline of the institutions meant to keep them in check. Journalist Narain Batra argues, looking at the US example, we are entering a world of epistemic fragmentation where the silos of the internet have entered the real, physical world. A return to a stoic rejection of sophistry is the only way out. Tap the link now to read more: iai.tv/articles/truth…
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Faith: The Space We Leave Open for Mystery by Rajshekhar Pant countercurrents.org/2026/09/faith-…
In “Faith: The Space We Leave Open for Mystery,” Rajshekhar Pant reflects on faith, belief, reason and the limits of scientific proof. He distinguishes belief, which may rely on reason, experience or evidence, from faith, which involves a deeper trust in a person, idea, value or power. Drawing on research into spirituality and neuroscience, Pant considers how spiritual experiences may help organise the mind during uncertainty and stress, while acknowledging that science cannot establish the existence of God. He argues that faith can allow people to live with unanswered questions, preserving a sense of wonder, meaning, anticipation and mystery.
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On 2nd Feb 1786, a British judge in Calcutta named William Jones, who had co-founded the Asiatick Society himself, delivered his 3rd Anniversary Discourse, "On the Hindus," and made an observation now treated as the conventional public starting point of comparative linguistics in Europe... He went on, in that same sentence, to suggest Gothic, Celtic, and Old Persian likely belonged to this same family too, a remarkably prescient guess for 1786.
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Remembering Kishan Patnaik: The Intellectual Quest for an Alternative Civilization by Dr Prem Singh countercurrents.org/2026/09/rememb…
On Kishan Patnaik’s 22nd death anniversary, this article revisits his critique of modern civilisation, technology, development and the role of the intelligentsia. Patnaik argued that intellectuals have a responsibility to help society understand its problems and that the condition of marginalised people must remain central to any assessment of development. His writings examined intellectual subordination, economic inequality, globalisation and the influence of market forces on journalism, education and public thought. He also explored the need for indigenous thinking and alternative approaches to civilisation. The article draws extensively on his writings, particularly his reflections on society, intellectual responsibility and the search for alternatives.
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In 1884, in the small town of Ballia, Father of Modern Hindi Literature, Bharatendu Harishchandra, rose to answer "How Can Bharatvarsh Progress?" and refused every excuse his listeners might have reached for. "Dharma is the root of every kind of progress, so Dharma should be reformed first." Bharatendu Harishchandra called for stripping away the customs that no longer serve, keeping only what genuinely helps society, and reform from within rather than waiting for anyone else to do it. Arjun Anand (@arjunanand3535), early career researcher with a Doctorate degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, translates his landmark lecture in full. jungindien.in/blog/how- can-b…
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A wonderful tribute to the man who played a key role in many nationalist and cultural projects of mid 20th century Madras. The troika of Rajaji - Kalki Krishnamurthi - Sadasivam were - contrary to caricatures - reformists by conviction. Excellent piece by @CranksCorner swarajyamag.com/culture/t-sada…
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Today is the birth centenary of P.R. Brahmananda. He (with C.N. Vakil) offered an alternative to the Mahalanobis growth strategy in 1950s, was an influential monetary economist and a pillar of the Mumbai School of Economics, my alma mater More here: azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/indian-economi…
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The Enemy Within: Why Women Subconsciously Absorb and Weaponise Misogyny by Tehzeeb Anis countercurrents.org/2026/09/the-en…
Tehzeeb Anis examines how women can internalize patriarchal attitudes and reproduce them by policing, judging and blaming other women. Drawing on the example of victim-blaming after the Jamui harassment incident, the article explores how cultural conditioning, double standards and the pressure to conform can produce lateral hostility. It looks at manifestations including the policing of women’s clothing and choices, the “Queen Bee” phenomenon and the pursuit of male approval through the “Pick-Me” dynamic. The article argues that confronting internalized misogyny requires self-awareness, compassion and solidarity, moving away from rivalry and toward supportive relationships among women.
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Moral emotions are not natural defaults. Love, truth, respect, guilt, compassion and self-restraint are civilizational achievements, developed over centuries through reason, conscience and moral discipline. My latest essay:
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