Kaṃsavadha | Twenty-Four Literary Treatments of a Single Narrative Episode
July 9, 2026
Somewhere in the 5th or 6th century BCE, Pāṇini is said to have written a play called Kaṃsavadha, the slaying of Kaṃsa. It has not...
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The British Cantonment System and the Institutionalization of Prostitution in British India, 1793–1905
June 1, 2026
“The Queen’s Daughters in India,” is a book that was published in 1899 by Katharine Bushnell and Elizabeth Andrew. The book is about...
Grappling with Prof. D. Venkat Rao’s work on Sanskrit Traditions: Culture, Jati, and Humanities education
May 19, 2026
This is a follow-up to an earlier article on Prof. D Venkat Rao’s book ‘Envisioning Voice and the Aphasic Ears: Of Sanskrit Reflective...
When Sanskrit Epics Choose What Not to Describe
March 2, 2026
A Contemporary Mahākāvya and the Art of Poetic Restraint Author | R. S. Hariharan | Assistant Prof | Jain University, Bengaluru Classical...
Q&A between Prof D Venkat Rao and Halley Kalyan
January 22, 2026
This is a conversation between Prof D Venkat Rao and Halley Kalyan on Prof Rao’s recent book ‘Envisioning Voice and the Aphasic Ears:...