Kumar Vadaparty, Ph.D

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Clarion Call for Decoloniality of Bharat

Book Summary: India that is Bharat, Coloniality, Civilization, Constitution by J. Sai Deepak — by Kumar Vadaparty, Ph.D. The Author J Sai Deepak is a brilliant, young engineer-turned-litigator/arguing counsel with bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Anna University (2002–06) and in law from IIT Kharagpur (2006–09). He is an arguing counsel at India’s Supreme Court and Delhi High Court.

Bharat

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Jan 20

“The Gems of India”, Bharata Maata-Ratna Garbha (भारत माता-रत्नगर्भ)

भारत माता-रत्नगर्भ (Bharata Maata — Ratna Garbha) is a series of articles reviewing the speeches, books, or essays written by the freedom fighters from the British-India era. The goal is neither to deify nor to demonize these distinguished children of Bharat. But, instead, celebrate their victories, understand their mistakes (preferably…

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“The Gems of India”, Bharata Maata-Ratna Garbha (भारत माता-रत्नगर्भ)

Jan 7

My Retreat at Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing, NY

Yoga + Meditation → Read, Reflect and Relate by Kumar Vadaparty, Ph.D. Background A few days before Christmas Day, 2021, I needed to change my plans and find a new place for vacation. Totally on a whim, I decided to go for a place that offers “peace of mind”, and is…

Spirituality

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My Retreat at Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing, NY

Dec 22, 2021

Haunting Phrase: Coloniality’s Monopoly Over Time and Space

అహర్నిశము వెంటాడే పదజాలం: దేశ, కాలములపై వలసవాదము యొక్క ఏకాధిపత్యం — by Kumar Vadaparty, Ph. D. The Aphorism that sparked this Essay (ఈ వ్యాసానికి ప్రేరణ ఇచ్చిన సూత్రం) While reading and writing my review of J Sai Deepak’s brilliant book “India, that is, Bharat”, a single aphorism (terse, densely packed, phrase) started to bother me... annoy me... by the time I reached 50 pages, … it started to haunt me. Given the gravity…

Indic

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Haunting Phrase: Coloniality’s Monopoly Over Time and Space