Topic
indian philosophy
Essays connected by a shared question.
When machines become oracles
I built an astrology engine and refused to call its outputs predictions. Modern AI raises the same question about what a model can actually see.
The Layered Birth of Gods
One temple accepts only flowers; another remembers blood. Read those differences as fossils rather than local flavour, and the gods start to look assembled.
Tracing the origins of Srāddha
The gods are offered svāhā; the ancestors, svadhā. Following one difference in wording back through the Brāhmaṇas to the root of a rite for the dead.
The Timeless Evolution of Shiva
Ascetic, dancer, destroyer. Shiva was not born whole: he accumulated, absorbing a wild forest power, a storm god and a yogi across four thousand years.
Bringing Navya-Nyaya’s Subtle Logic to Customer Segmentation
E-commerce today is ultra-competitive. Brands and marketers strive to understand customers at increasingly granular levels.
The Journey of Indian Spirituality, Part 1
In the ancient world, early humans looked up at the vast sky, gazed at the mighty rivers, and stood in awe of the towering mountains.
Material Minds: Charvaka to Naturalism
Exploring the mysteries of life and the world around us has always intrigued humans. From ancient times to the present day, different ideas have blossomed to explain what we see and experience.
Revolutionize Customer Segmentation: A Sankhya Approach
In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, customer segmentation is often the cornerstone of effective marketing.
Einstein Meets the Sages: Time’s Tale
In the quiet heart of ancient India, sages sat under sprawling banyan trees, delving deep into meditative introspection.
The Tale of Two Transcendent Realities
In an ancient land where sages roamed and seekers of truth meditated under banyan trees, two profound philosophical ideas sprouted from the soil of contemplation: Purusha from Sām̊khya and Brahman from Advaita Vedanta.
Zero and Infinity: A Dance of Opposites
Zero and infinity: two numbers, each at opposite ends of the numerical spectrum, yet both holding a mystique that goes beyond mere calculation. They represent a lot more than just mathematical symbols.
Madhava’s Quest: The Journey of Self-Realization
Long, long ago, there lived a young student named Madhava in a small village. He was brimming with curiosity and a thirst to understand the ultimate reality.