Research & Ideas
Poorvam publishes research, essays and conversations on culture, philosophy, literature and the arts.
Historically, Bengali literature has been acclaimed for its richness of fiction as well as poetry. However, not many Bengali authors have been found to be experimenting w...
Commemorative Volume · Call for Papers
Poorvam International Journal invites scholars to contribute to a double-blind peer-reviewed commemorative volume honouring Prof. Jay L. Garfield.
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This study proposes that there exists a deeper structural affinity between performance practice and philosophical inquiry than is commonly acknowledge...
This review essay examines Nalini Bhushan and Jay L. Garfield's new translation of Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya's Subject as Freedom (Oxford Universit...
Saradindu Bandyopadhyay’s immortal creation Byomkesh Bakshi stands apart from other conventional detective characters both in terms of benevolent unde...
This paper explores the theme of female autonomy extensively with special reference to demanding female authority, rights, and freedom through the ‘oc...
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The process by which the guru bestows this aparokṣa jñāna upon the śiṣya is called dīkṣā.
This companion essay follows the reception of Yāska's Nirukta across two and a half millennia, from Sāyaṇācārya's Vedic commentaries an...
This essay introduces Yāska, the earliest known systematiser of Vedic etymology, and his foundational text, the Nirukta.
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What does it mean to be plural? What happens when a poet invents not just characters but entire selves — each with their...
Authors in Conversation: The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics Violence, Cruelty, and the Question of the Animal ...
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Poorvam International Journal of Creative Arts and Cultural Expressions invites original philosophical essays exploring Buddhist Episte...
Our first annual newsletter chronicles the completion of one year of the Poorvam research ecosystem, highlighting 14 published peer-rev...
Lectures & Talks
Swami Medhananda (Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy, Vedanta Society of Southern California; Hindu Chaplain at UCLA & USC) discusses his acclaimed Oxford University Pr...
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Newsletter
One year into Poorvam, what began as an idea has evolved into a growing intellectual community. With two issues, fourteen articles, and initiatives like 'Authors in Conversation' and 'Cite It!', we continue to build a space where tradition and contemporary inquiry meet in meaningful dialogue.
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Puzzles and games based on language, metre, grammar and ideas from the classical traditions.
