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Satish Verma
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Committed to Engineering. Having affairs with Philosophy. Aspiring polymath. Twitter @satoverma
Sri Aurobindo on Nirukta of Yaska
When I read ‘The Secret of Veda’ by Sri Aurobindo around 5-6 year ago, I had not read Nirukta of Yaska then and accepted...
Patrilocal and matrilocal custom: Gender discrimination or pragmatism?
Feminists are often found to have serious issues with the patrilocal societies in which the girl moves to her husband’s place after the marriage....
A primer on Yajmani system
The peculiar feature of Bharat's society in which Jati (caste) system was the fundamental modal of socioeconomic organisation, its sustenance in the rural areas...
The problem of knowledge in primitive and civilised society
The problem of knowledge in human civilization is a central problem which appears difficult to solve owing to our limited cognitive abilities, but we...
Constituents of the State in Hindu Polity
Hindu Political thinkers and texts dealing with polity have deliberated on the conception of elements of state or what factors constitute a state quite...
The economic ‘non-logic’ of reservation for locals in private sector
The socialist paradise of Bharat doesn’t leave any stone unturned in destroying the businesses and labour market because it believes that it can change...
Feminism, intersectionality and transgender movement
In recent days, I had made many satirical tweets couched in the language of transgender politics and as expected, European feminists descended on my timeline to...
Equality of opportunity: An introduction
Amongst the many concepts of equality, probably the most widely known and accepted concept of equality is ‘equality of opportunity’. Equality of opportunity in...
Communism and equality
In Communist framework, the concept of equality is central to the goal of communist society, but this equality is different from any other form...
The Conundrum of Sanskrit ‘Non-Translatables’
Rajiv Malhotra’s recent book ‘Sanskrit Non-Translatables’ has kindled important discussion on the problem associated with translation, especially in the context of concepts. This book...