Exegesis

Essays exploring the vast repository of the Hindu Cultural ethos
Durga, the Torchbearer of the Vaidika Hermeneutics
Durga, the Torchbearer of the Vaidika Hermeneutics

Durga, the Torchbearer of the Vaidika Hermeneutics

If Yāska laid the foundations of Vedic hermeneutics through his Nirukta, then it was Durga who ensured that those foundations…
July 22, 202620 min
Yāska and the Vedic Hermeneutics (Part II)
Yāska and the Vedic Hermeneutics (Part II)

Yāska and the Vedic Hermeneutics (Part II)

Perhaps Yāska's greatest legacy lies in his attitude toward knowledge itself. He rejected both extremes: unquestioning literalism on the one…
July 22, 20267 min
Yāska and the Vedic Hermeneutics (Part I)
Yāska and the Vedic Hermeneutics (Part I)

Yāska and the Vedic Hermeneutics (Part I)

In many ways, Yāska may rightly be called India’s first philologist, lexicographer, and hermeneutic philosopher.
July 22, 202614 min
A Review of Dr. R. Rangan’s The Veda: My Passion
A Review of Dr. R. Rangan’s The Veda: My Passion

A Review of Dr. R. Rangan’s The Veda: My Passion

Dr. R. Rangan’s The Veda: My Passion explores the wisdom of the Vedas, aiming to correct widespread misunderstandings of the Indian spiritual…
July 21, 202621 min
The Quest to Decode Vedic Mantras: A Book Review of The Veda Mīmāṃsā
The Quest to Decode Vedic Mantras: A Book Review of The Veda Mīmāṃsā

The Quest to Decode Vedic Mantras: A Book Review of The Veda Mīmāṃsā

Anirvan had “an inner eye to see the Indian culture as a whole”. This is how Sri Ram Swarup, another…
July 17, 202621 min
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