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Not Path, but Mārga

Piyal Bhattacharya in the Inner Journey of Exploration

The word “interview,” as journalists use it, is not understood in quite the same way by seekers. For them, interview — or sākṣātkāra — signifies the direct experiential realization of the essential nature of the (supreme...

Amritanath Bhattacharya
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Sep 17, 2026 • 39 min read
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Not Path, but Mārga

Piyal Bhattacharya in the Inner Journey of Exploration

The word “interview,” as journalists use it, is not understood in quite the same way by seekers. For them, interview — or sākṣātkāra — signi...

Amritanath Bhattacharya
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Amritanath Bhattacharya
Sep 17, 2026
Dance as Truth
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Dance as Truth

Lubna Marium on Embodied Feminism, Artistic Freedom, and the Pursuit of Meaning

In this interview, Lubna Marium — dancer, choreographer, and founder of Dhaka's Sadhana — discusses her new initiative Embodied Feminism, wh...

Suraiya Islam Ria
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Suraiya Islam Ria
Sep 17, 2026
Dīkṣā
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Dīkṣā

An Annotated Translation of Gopinath Kaviraj’s Essay on Gurutattva

Dīkṣā, however, is not merely the transmission of knowledge. Its true purpose lies in the simultaneous attainment of pure knowledge and the ...

Amritanath Bhattacharya
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Amritanath Bhattacharya
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