The Indian Buddhist history is a journey of creativity in many fields and one of such fields is the costumes. We can see many different costumes in the paintings and sculpted walls in the Buddhist caves all over India. There are many ways in which the fashion of the time is depicted. One can get…
Padmapani-Art as an enlightened experience: Mangesh Dahiwale
Art is as much an emotional activity as it is intellectual activity. It also reflects the intention of the artist, thus, the art has a potential to invoke deeper emotions and intelligence for the people who can imbibe it with their entire being. Buddhist history is full of arts: the creation of sublimity, even enlightenment…
The Idea of Knowledge in the context of Dalits and Adivasis: Neeraj Bunkar
When we have information about something and those who do not know when they ask us about that thing and we can make them understand about the thing well, according to me it comes into the category of knowledge but it is not the exact form of knowledge as it’s just a piece of information….
Unpacking this Concept we call ‘knowledge’: Sulbha Zende
Knowledge is frequently used word in academics or in general world, it is fundamental to human life to gain knowledge and every person keeps on gaining knowledge throughout the life through various means and tools but the exact meaning of the word knowledge has been perceived differently in different domain. At commonsensical level Knowledge is…
‘Knowledge’ from a DT Perspective: Imran M
Reflexive, Emancipatory and Anti Brahmanical: Conceptualising Knowledge through DT Perspective On a personal note, I don’t think it’s possible to define the concept of knowledge in short and crisp but one can attempt to showcase the political, social, psychological and economic dimensions of knowledge. I believe that there are multiple dimensions along with the above…
DTSA Reflections-One & Half Years After: Heman Pagag
It’s been one and half years since I joined “Dalit and Tribal Studies and Actions” as my course under the social work center. In this one and half years of time there were many things to learn and the experiences that were gained in the process was utmost learning for me. It helped in upbringing…
What is Knowledge to Me: Mrugandha G
In commonsensical understanding knowledge is gained understanding and acquired skill about some information or is the state of knowing of a particular fact, situation, phenomenon and reality. Knowledge is also the holistic understanding of a concept acquired via ontological inquiries and deep epistemic unraveling. Knowledge can be achieved in various forms. Methods of gaining knowledge…
Acquiring Knowledge in Dalit Tribal Studies & Action: Subra Chakma
Knowledge is the awareness and understanding of particular aspects of reality. It is the clear, lucid information gained through the process of reason applied to reality (which can be called an ontological enquiry of the under-line reality). The traditional approach is that knowledge requires three necessary and sufficient condition , so that knowledge can then…
A Critique on Hegemonic Knowledge from Dalit & Tribal Framework: Vinito Shohe
The conception of knowledge itself represents a flexible and internally diversified idea. Generally it relates to the way in which persons can be said to have access to correct information that occurs in different ways. ❖ Knowledge that (knowledge of facts) ❖ Adverbial knowledge (Knowing what,when,how,why etc.) ❖ Knowledge by acquaintance (with individuals or things)….
The Kalama Sutta
The people of the small town Kalama complained that they were confused by contradictions they discovered in what they heard from various teachers who praised their own doctrines. They asked Buddha, who was staying in the town then, who to believe out of all who, like himself, passed through their town: “Venerable Sir, some recluses…
Navayana Education 