Understanding India Through Indic Perspective:Beyond Colonial Academic Frameworks-Dr Ritendra Sharma

Dr Ritendra Sharma reveals how colonial academic frameworks have distorted our understanding of Indian civilization. Discover the five foundational pillars for approaching India through indigenous perspective: cosmology, symbolic language interpretation, Itihas methodology, dharmic frameworks, and transcending binary thinking. Dr Sharma draws from Kapila Vatsyayan's interdisciplinary research while exposing how Western linguistic limitations fail to decode Vedic symbolism.

Key Points
Cosmic sacrifice theory as foundation of Indian cosmology
Sandhya Bhasha - decoding symbolic language in sacred texts
Itihas vs History - transcendental vs chronological approaches
Dharma vs Religion - experiential spirituality vs dogmatic frameworks
Multi-level reality and consciousness-based epistemology

Concepts explored
Vedic cosmology, Purush Sukta, symbolic interpretation, Sri Aurobindo, V.S. Agarwal, Pandit Madhusudan Ojha, Kapila Vatsyayan, consciousness studies

About The Speaker :
Dr Ritendra Sharma is a post-graduate in Management as well as Literature. Since 2004 he has been engaged in working with various facets of Indic issues and studies. He is credited with having started the trend of recording Talks on Indic issues while working as the Secretary of India Inspires Foundation. At CIS he is responsible for channelizing ideas and providing creative direction for achieving goals of the Centre. He is also the curator of Dharma vs. Religion Project.

Topics covered
00:00:00: Colonial baggage - Five pillars for Indic perspective
01:31: Kapila Vatsyayan tribute - IGNCA divisions institutional building
07:54: Square Circle Indian Arts - Interdisciplinary connections discovery
13:15: Understanding India - Colonial distortion 70 years discourse
14:09: Five areas - Cosmology Sandhya Bhasha Itihas Dharma Binaries
15:02: Feynman atomic hypothesis - Western foundational principle
16:08: Sukhtankar cosmic sacrifice - Consciousness sublimation process
18:25: Vedic cosmology - Purush Sukta cosmic being theories
21:07: Thousand heads purush - Manifestation process analysis
25:11: Dev Manushya Yagya - Consciousness descent ascent mechanism
28:04: Coomaraswamy inner sacrifice - Life as yagya interpretation
35:11: Sandhya Bhasha - Multiple reality meaning decoding
37:01: Jackendoff meaning crisis - Linguistics psychology neuroscience
40:17: Modernist postmodernist - Language interpretation battle
41:45: Rig Vedic insight - Language cuts reality ocean
44:30: Color categorization - Cross-linguistic cognitive differences
46:07: Ram Sarup revelation - Chitta Bhoumi meaning levels
47:21: Four language levels - Vaikari Madhyama Pashyanti Para
48:27: Agarwal works - Vedic interpretation methodology
49:57: Four giants - Aurobindo Ojha Agarwal Anirvana symbolism
52:51: Horse cow interpretation - Ashva prana Gau pragya
54:43: Ashvamedha symbolism - Cosmic sacrifice prana connection
56:25: Anirvana Nidan Vidya - Ved Mimamsa three volumes
59:15: Kala Tattvakosh - Purush manifestations interdisciplinary
01:02:13: Itihas History - Multiple reality versus linear chronology
01:04:50: Eliade linear time - Christianity theological obsession
01:07:12: Dharma Religion - Experiential versus dogmatic frameworks
01:09:28: Transcending binaries - Mithunas complementary nature
01:11:32: Margi Desi - Cognitive continuum sociological critique
01:13:43: Consciousness journey - Vyakt Avyakt IKS summary

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