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Khadi - India's Special Weave

Bangeri in Karnataka, is the only place in India where official Indian flags are manufactured - by Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS), the only federation entrusted with this job ...

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Indian Concept of Maya Leela is very Powerful for Artists Around the World: Richard Schechner

The Natya Shastra of Bharata Muni is the fountain head of Indian dramatics, dance and music. Performance theorist Richard Schechner, comparing the Natya Shastra to the Poetics by Aristotle, says ...

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Your Grandmother is More Scientific Than the Internet Chef: Krish Ashok on Indian Cooking

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A New Indology Must Stop Taking Nataraja Out of Chidambaram: Dutch Art Historian Liesbeth Pankaja

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Bharata 600 BC a Must for Game Enthusiasts

India has Changed and Is On The Rise in Every Way – Photographer Giunca on India180°

14 January, 2021 Aparna Sridhar

Being Open Hearted is Understood, Practiced More in Auroville Than Anywhere Else: Jacqueline Kapur

12 January, 2021 Aparna Sridhar

A Festival to Celebrate Dikshitar and Beethoven, Raga and Harmony

28 December, 2020 Aparna Sridhar

How Sikh Farmers are Now Biggest Cultivators in North America

14 January, 2021 Varsha Venkataraman

Nāḍi, The Balance of the Elements

Interview with Jeffrey Armstrong, Author of The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation

Pramana: Resources and Sources – Part 1

Pramana – Resources and Sources

Anubhava: Soliloquies on Ayurveda

23 December, 2020Sowmya Ayyar

Why Everyone Needs to Watch Nāḍi – The Balance of the Elements

17 December, 2020Aparna Sridhar

Ayushman 2020: Swasthya: Inner Balance

12 December, 2020CSP

Ayushman 2020: The Role of Samskrtam in Learning Ayurveda

2 December, 2020CSP

Sadhana: Ayurveda in the 4th Dimension

Sun, 13 Dec 2020

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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We are a platform for Indigenous Indic art, cultural traditions and knowledge systems.

We aim to appeal to conscious citizens around the world through our Soft Power. We believe our Soft Power -Spirituality, Yoga, Ayurveda, Cuisine, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Textiles, Handicrafts, Languages and Indigenous Knowledge Systems, can offer solutions to many of the global challenges we face today.

We research and document, nurture and promote both Indian and Non-Indian artists, academics, activists, culture and creative entrepreneurs.

Our programs include talks, workshops, conferences and festivals.

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Khadi - India's Special Weave

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Indian Concept of Maya Leela is very Powerful for Artists Around the World: Richard Schechner

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Your Grandmother is More Scientific Than the Internet Chef: Krish Ashok on Indian Cooking

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Ahimsa as India’s Strength

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A New Indology Must Stop Taking Nataraja Out of Chidambaram: Dutch Art Historian Liesbeth Pankaja

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Bharata 600 BC a Must for Game Enthusiasts

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India has Changed and Is On The Rise in Every Way – Photographer Giunca on India180°

Being Open Hearted is Understood, Practiced More in Auroville Than Anywhere Else: Jacqueline Kapur

A Festival to Celebrate Dikshitar and Beethoven, Raga and Harmony

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How Sikh Farmers are Now Biggest Cultivators in North America

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Nāḍi, The Balance of the Elements

Interview with Jeffrey Armstrong, Author of The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive: A Radical Translation

Pramana: Resources and Sources – Part 1

Pramana – Resources and Sources

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Anubhava: Soliloquies on Ayurveda

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Why Everyone Needs to Watch Nāḍi – The Balance of the Elements

Ayushman 2020: Swasthya: Inner Balance

Ayushman 2020: The Role of Samskrtam in Learning Ayurveda

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Anubhava: Soliloquies

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Sthira: Ayurveda for Gen Z

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