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Just War and the Indian Tradition: Arguments from the Battlefield [PDF]
A famous Indian argument for jus ad bellum and jus in bello is presented in literary form in the Mahābhārata: it involves events and dynamics between moral conventionalists (who attempt to abide by ethical theories that give priority to the good) and ...
Ranganathan, Shyam
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Grammaticalization of reciprocal pronouns in Indo-Aryan: evidence from Sanskrit and Indo-European for a diachronic typology of reciprocal constructions [PDF]
This paper focuses on the evolution of the Old Indo-Aryan reciprocal pronoun anyo’nya- as well as some related forms, tracing its grammaticalization from the early Vedic period onwards until the beginning of the Middle Indic period.
Kulikov, Leonid
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Mastering the Body: Reading a Discourse of Embodiment in the Zhuangzi
ABSTRACT The Zhuangzi is one of the most well‐known early Chinese classics. Subversive and iconoclastic, both in terms of its subject matter and narrative style, the text has profoundly influenced the intellectual and literary history of East Asia. First introduced to the West in the late nineteenth century as an early “Daoist” classic, the Zhuangzi ...
Lana Ko
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Neem (Azadirachta indica): A Miracle Herb; Panacea for All Ailments
This comprehensive review highlights the diverse phytochemicals derived from neem leaves, extraction techniques, and their medicinal value in the treatment of multiple medical conditions. This miraculous plant has significant potential for enhanced effectiveness.
Tabussam Tufail +7 more
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Language, Memory And The Vernacular: The Power Of The Ramacaritmanas In India’s Epic Culture [PDF]
What happens when a vernacular literature represents a ‘Great Tradition’ in a different time in history? Does it signal the end of a great tradition, or an extension, proliferation of that tradition?
Tiwari, Heeraman
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Racket sociality: investigating intimidation in North India
This article is an ethnographic investigation into acts of intimidation and threats. Theoretically, it dialogues with ‘racket’ – a key analytical term in the sociology of domination, state‐making, and mafias. The anthropology of power, violence, and crime has paid scant attention to the morphology of threats and the ways interpersonal intimidation ...
Lucia Michelutti
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MAHĀBHĀRATA ON THE DUTY OF WOMEN- A DHARMASHASTRIC APPROACH
Mahābhārata, the greatest epic, has been, relentlessly, serving all the branches of Sanskrit literature, philosophy, dharmashastra etc., by offering them various ideas and doctrines from its birth time till now.
SOURAV PAL
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Abstract The dominant decolonial approach in Adivasi studies and South Asian socio‐legal studies is broadly and primarily rooted in a critical study of the British colonial rule, epistemologies, laws and institutions, as they are considered to be the roots of social, cultural, religious, legal and political challenges faced by post‐colonial India ...
ARVIND KUMAR
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The Influence of External Elements on The Human Decision-Making Process
This paper is a critical analysis of two important texts in two cultural traditions, namely the story of “The Fall” in Genesis chapter 3 in the Judeo-Christian tradition and “Sang Durjodana Arsa Ngasoraké Pandawa sarana Prang Dadu” in the Mahabharata ...
Yohannes Bramanda Ryan Kharisma +1 more
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