Bodha is a think tank
and research group,
Studying contemporary issues of cultural concern, to inform policy, education, and public thought with wisdom drawn from Hindu traditions. We research, teach, publish, and build experiences that strengthen Hindu cultural revival.
our pillars
Research
Focused research on institutions, policy, culture, and the lived structure of Hindu civilization.
Bodha Anveshi
Immersive temple and kshetra journeys through places where civilizational memory still breathes.
Academy
Training, transmission, and the patient cultivation of thinkers rooted in Indic methods.
Big Questions
Major questions that shape the contemporary Hindu condition and the path beyond confusion.
Latest at Bodha
Content
Launch of Scrolls of Aryavarta
Scrolls of Aryavarta is a creative project in cultural storytelling. Volume 1 takes from the seminal work by Shri Sita Ram Goel - 'The Story of Islamic Imperialism in India.'
Content
Bodha Newsletter Inaugral Issue
We are pleased to present the launch of our monthly newsletter, bringing together the many strands of work unfolding at Bodha.
Anveshi
Registrations Open for Bodha Anveshi Badami Chapter
The next chapter of Bodha Anveshi travels to Badami, Karnataka - a center where the very origins and evolution of temple architecture are visible.
essays and articles
On the Hillridge Highways of Mizoram
A dispatch from the north-east, featured in our newsletter Issue 1, describes with vivid delight what happens when you travel to a place that has long inhabited your imagination.
Pankaj Saxena
May 26
8 mins
The Goddess Who Summoned a Spring
A tale from a sthala purana of a time when a Goddess expressed her desire to dwell in a spot.
Akshay Jha
May 25
6 mins
A Dharmic Lens to Civilizational Theory
A redefinition of civilization and its pursuit, rooted in a dharmic way of things.
Amritanshu Pandey
May 24
6 mins
About Scrolls of Aryavarta
An autobiographical account of the history behind 'Scrolls of Aryavarta,' the ambition behind it, current and future plans.
Amritanshu Pandey
May 19
15 mins
publications
Svayambodha and Shatrubodha
A framework for civilisational self-understanding and clarity about the threats Sanatana Dharma faces today.
Fractal Maṇḍala
A fresh exploration of ancient India through civilisational memory, sacred history, and indigenous ways of preserving the past.
Monthly Newsletter
Our monthly newsletter brings together the many strands of work unfolding at Bodha - longform essays, research notes, updates from ongoing projects, new publications, cultural reflections, and creative experiments in storytelling.
Scrolls of Aryavarta
Scrolls of Aryavarta is an exercise in creative cultural storytelling, to recreate the Bharata that once was, or could have been. Featuring digital comics exploring different facets of Indian history, new issue every fortnight.
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Knowledge Base
We're nerds about knowledge bases, wikis, and repositories. The Bodha Knowledge Base is an experimental, continually improving build that brings together various concepts, content, and sub-respositories yoked and classified in ways that facilitate learning, discovery, exploration.
Rather than a single web page or subroute, the knowledge base is a mesh running across our website. Start at wiki home, is a grounding point for the entire network...
Or choose any of the following ways to begin exploring -
Temples Repo
A growing collection of 300+ Hindu temples, with information on deities and architecture. Ways to see special tirtha paths such as the Shakti Peeth, or the Char Dham, on a single map.
IKS Searcher
A monthly track on publications and journals on IKS themes, searchable by title, with information on journal, author, and source links.
Explorer
All our content - essays, external publications, hosted books, research projects, and more - under one link. The quickest way to get a sense for the knowledge base structure.
Concepts
A thematic yoking that caters to specific learning and/or research needs, such as Puranic Literature, or Arts and Aesthetics, and more.