<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Hecimal</title><description>A quiet personal library of essays connecting ancient thought, modern technology, history, philosophy and the human quest to understand the universe.</description><link>https://hecimal.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>When machines become oracles</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/when-machines-become-oracles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/when-machines-become-oracles/</guid><description>I built an astrology engine and refused to call its outputs predictions. Modern AI raises the same question about what a model can actually see.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:33:52 GMT</pubDate><category>indian-philosophy</category><category>bhagavad-gita</category><category>ai</category><category>philosophy</category><category>ai-agent</category></item><item><title>The age of answers, and the lost art of questions</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-age-of-answers-and-the-lost-art-of-questions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-age-of-answers-and-the-lost-art-of-questions/</guid><description>Answers used to be expensive and are now nearly free. If scarcity has only moved rather than disappeared, what became scarce is knowing what to ask.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:45:37 GMT</pubDate><category>philosophy</category><category>llm</category><category>vedanta</category><category>artificial-intelligence</category><category>ai</category></item><item><title>The Layered Birth of Gods</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-layered-birth-of-gods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-layered-birth-of-gods/</guid><description>One temple accepts only flowers; another remembers blood. Read those differences as fossils rather than local flavour, and the gods start to look assembled.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:47:30 GMT</pubDate><category>indian-philosophy</category><category>history</category><category>anthropology</category><category>philosophy</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>The Lord of the Hills and the Clay of the Desert</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-lord-of-the-hills-and-the-clay-of-the-desert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-lord-of-the-hills-and-the-clay-of-the-desert/</guid><description>A terracotta goddess excavated at Ur around 1800 BCE looks unmistakably like Venkateshwara. Coincidence, or a shared grammar for picturing the divine?</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:01:32 GMT</pubDate><category>indian-history</category><category>hinduism</category><category>vishnu</category><category>history</category><category>mesopotamia</category></item><item><title>Age of the Shiva Tandava Stotra</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/age-of-the-shiva-tandava-stotra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/age-of-the-shiva-tandava-stotra/</guid><description>The hymn is credited to Ravana, but its metre, vocabulary and imagery point somewhere else entirely: eighth-century Rashtrakuta India.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:42:35 GMT</pubDate><category>indian-history</category><category>history</category><category>hinduism</category><category>shiva</category><category>india</category></item><item><title>Why India created so many spiritual systems, and kept them all</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/why-india-created-so-many-spiritual-systems-and-kept-them-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/why-india-created-so-many-spiritual-systems-and-kept-them-all/</guid><description>Ritual, self-knowledge, mantra, yoga, devotion: India kept adding paths without discarding the old ones. Why the contradictions were allowed to stand.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 02:31:45 GMT</pubDate><category>hinduism</category><category>india</category><category>philosophy</category><category>indian-history</category><category>buddhism</category></item><item><title>Tracing the origins of Srāddha</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/tracing-the-origins-of-sraddha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/tracing-the-origins-of-sraddha/</guid><description>The gods are offered svāhā; the ancestors, svadhā. Following one difference in wording back through the Brāhmaṇas to the root of a rite for the dead.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 19:43:48 GMT</pubDate><category>indian-philosophy</category><category>india</category><category>vedas</category><category>hinduism</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>The Many Faces of Indian Gods: A Historical Story</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-many-faces-of-indian-gods-a-historical-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-many-faces-of-indian-gods-a-historical-story/</guid><description>In the Rigveda the gods have no faces, only fire, storm and wind. How Indian divinity travelled from poetic metaphor into carved, worshipable stone.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:45:59 GMT</pubDate><category>history</category><category>vishnu</category><category>indian-history</category><category>shiva</category><category>india</category></item><item><title>The Timeless Evolution of Shiva</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-timeless-evolution-of-shiva/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-timeless-evolution-of-shiva/</guid><description>Ascetic, dancer, destroyer. Shiva was not born whole: he accumulated, absorbing a wild forest power, a storm god and a yogi across four thousand years.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:26:50 GMT</pubDate><category>shiva</category><category>hinduism</category><category>conciousness</category><category>philosophy</category><category>indian-philosophy</category></item><item><title>The Journey of Indian Spirituality, Part 2</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-journey-of-indian-spirituality-part-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-journey-of-indian-spirituality-part-2/</guid><description>By 500 CE the Vedic sacrifice had argued itself into abstraction. Part two follows what rose in its place: Buddhism, bhakti, and a god you could love.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:12:40 GMT</pubDate><category>philosophy</category><category>indian-history</category><category>vedanta</category><category>carnatic-music</category><category>spirituality</category></item><item><title>Bringing Navya-Nyaya’s Subtle Logic to Customer Segmentation</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/bringing-navya-nyaya-s-subtle-logic-to-customer-segmentation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/bringing-navya-nyaya-s-subtle-logic-to-customer-segmentation/</guid><description>E-commerce today is ultra-competitive. Brands and marketers strive to understand customers at increasingly granular levels.</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:38:59 GMT</pubDate><category>navya-nyaya</category><category>logic</category><category>indian-philosophy</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>The Rise of Vishnu and Fall of Indra</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-rise-of-vishnu-and-fall-of-indra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-rise-of-vishnu-and-fall-of-indra/</guid><description>Religion and nature were deeply intertwined in ancient India, with gods representing powerful forces influencing daily life.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:35:45 GMT</pubDate><category>vishnu</category><category>indra</category><category>vedas</category><category>hinduism</category></item><item><title>The Journey of Indian Spirituality, Part 1</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-journey-of-indian-spirituality-part-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-journey-of-indian-spirituality-part-1/</guid><description>In the ancient world, early humans looked up at the vast sky, gazed at the mighty rivers, and stood in awe of the towering mountains.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:29:02 GMT</pubDate><category>upanishads</category><category>vedas</category><category>spirituality</category><category>indian-philosophy</category></item><item><title>Evolution of Faith - From Rituals to Religion</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/evolution-of-faith-from-rituals-to-religion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/evolution-of-faith-from-rituals-to-religion/</guid><description>As human societies evolved, so did their understanding of the world around them. What began assimple rituals to appease the forces of naturegradually transformed into more structured belief systems.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:54:34 GMT</pubDate><category>religion</category><category>ritual</category><category>anthropology</category></item><item><title>Tracing Ancient Footsteps in Kurnool</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/tracing-ancient-footsteps-in-kurnool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/tracing-ancient-footsteps-in-kurnool/</guid><description>Human resilience is a story written in the sands of time, marked by relentless pursuit of survival and exploration. Our journey began in the heart of Africa, where our ancestors first walked the earth.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:37:57 GMT</pubDate><category>kurnool</category><category>prehistory</category><category>archaeology</category></item><item><title>From Primal Fear to Divine Symphony</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/from-primal-fear-to-divine-symphony/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/from-primal-fear-to-divine-symphony/</guid><description>Thousands of years ago, when humanity was still confined to the dense, untamed forests, the Earth endured a brutal summer. The relentless heat from the sun scorched the land, leaving it parched and lifeless.</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:58:55 GMT</pubDate><category>religion</category><category>ritual</category><category>anthropology</category></item><item><title>A Marketer’s Journey Through Maya</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/a-marketer-s-journey-through-maya/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/a-marketer-s-journey-through-maya/</guid><description>As a business/marketing guy, I often find myself pondering the deeper truths behind consumer behavior. In the constant dance of persuasion and influence, the lines between genuine need and manufactured desire blur.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:30:41 GMT</pubDate><category>maya</category><category>vedanta</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>Rewriting Mathematical History: The Bakhshali Manuscript’s Revelations</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/rewriting-mathematical-history-the-bakhshali-manuscript-s-revelations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/rewriting-mathematical-history-the-bakhshali-manuscript-s-revelations/</guid><description>The history of mathematics is rich with innovators who brought forth concepts and systems that revolutionized our understanding of the universe.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:10:40 GMT</pubDate><category>mathematics</category><category>manuscripts</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>A Journey Through India’s Age-old Water Wisdom</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/a-journey-through-india-s-age-old-water-wisdom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/a-journey-through-india-s-age-old-water-wisdom/</guid><description>Water, often termed the “lifeblood of civilization,” has been at the core of societal development from the earliest of times.</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 20:10:49 GMT</pubDate><category>water</category><category>engineering</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>The Evolution of Luxury: A Timeless Journey</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-evolution-of-luxury-a-timeless-journey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-evolution-of-luxury-a-timeless-journey/</guid><description>When we hear the word “luxury” today, most of us picture gleaming mansions, highend cars, and designer fashion. We often think of luxury as an exclusive indulgence - a lifestyle that sets certain people apart.</description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 14:34:38 GMT</pubDate><category>luxury</category><category>history</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>Material Minds: Charvaka to Naturalism</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/material-minds-charvaka-to-naturalism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/material-minds-charvaka-to-naturalism/</guid><description>Exploring the mysteries of life and the world around us has always intrigued humans. From ancient times to the present day, different ideas have blossomed to explain what we see and experience.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:49:38 GMT</pubDate><category>charvaka</category><category>materialism</category><category>indian-philosophy</category></item><item><title>Nietzsche’s “Will to Power” in Consumer Behavior</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/nietzsche-s-will-to-power-in-consumer-behavior/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/nietzsche-s-will-to-power-in-consumer-behavior/</guid><description>Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Will to Power” is a philosophical concept that speaks to an innate drive within all beings to assert and enhance their own vitality, power, and significance.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:01:00 GMT</pubDate><category>nietzsche</category><category>philosophy</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>Seas That Connected Crowns</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/seas-that-connected-crowns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/seas-that-connected-crowns/</guid><description>In the ancient city of Kanchipuram, the air was thick with sorrow and tension. The elder Pallava king, Paramesvara varman I, had breathed his last, and the kingdom was plunged into a state of uncertainty.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:46:13 GMT</pubDate><category>maritime-history</category><category>trade</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>Weaving Tales, Selling Software</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/weaving-tales-selling-software/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/weaving-tales-selling-software/</guid><description>Imagine an ancient Indian village illuminated by the ethereal silver glow of the moon. As the stars begin to twinkle, the villagers gather in the communal square.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:19:51 GMT</pubDate><category>storytelling</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>Revolutionize Customer Segmentation: A Sankhya Approach</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/revolutionize-customer-segmentation-a-sankhya-approach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/revolutionize-customer-segmentation-a-sankhya-approach/</guid><description>In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, customer segmentation is often the cornerstone of effective marketing.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 08:42:06 GMT</pubDate><category>samkhya</category><category>indian-philosophy</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>Ancient Commerce with a Modern Conscience</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/ancient-commerce-with-a-modern-conscience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/ancient-commerce-with-a-modern-conscience/</guid><description>Let’s take a step back in time, journeying to ancient India, to be specific around the 4th and 5th centuries CE. Picture two bustling towns: Aihole and Pattadakal, located in what is now modern-day Karnataka.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:33:45 GMT</pubDate><category>trade</category><category>ethics</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>The Forgotten Odyssey</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-forgotten-odyssey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-forgotten-odyssey/</guid><description>Here’s a history lesson you probably didn’t get in school: a long time ago, an Indian community found a new home in ancient Armenia. This isn’t your usual migration story.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:04:32 GMT</pubDate><category>armenia</category><category>migration</category><category>trade</category></item><item><title>Atoms and Ideas: From Ancient Greece to Modern Science</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/atoms-and-ideas-from-ancient-greece-to-modern-science/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/atoms-and-ideas-from-ancient-greece-to-modern-science/</guid><description>The notion of atomism has intrigued humanity across different civilizations and periods.</description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 18:50:32 GMT</pubDate><category>atomism</category><category>greek-philosophy</category><category>history-of-science</category></item><item><title>Meluhha to Mesopotamia: Sailing Westward</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/meluhha-to-mesopotamia-sailing-westward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/meluhha-to-mesopotamia-sailing-westward/</guid><description>In past articles, we’ve delved into India’s rich history of trade with far-off civilizations like Rome and Egypt.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:32:22 GMT</pubDate><category>mesopotamia</category><category>indus-valley</category><category>trade</category><category>archaeology</category></item><item><title>The Evolution of Personalization: A Journey Through Time and Tech</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-evolution-of-personalization-a-journey-through-time-and-tech/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-evolution-of-personalization-a-journey-through-time-and-tech/</guid><description>In the labyrinth of human desires, the yearning for a personalized experience stands as a universal constant, transcending time, geography, and culture.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:33:33 GMT</pubDate><category>personalisation</category><category>technology</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>Sanskrit in the Sahara</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/sanskrit-in-the-sahara/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/sanskrit-in-the-sahara/</guid><description>In the pages of history, scattered like elusive gemstones, are discoveries that reshape our understanding of the past.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:12:33 GMT</pubDate><category>sanskrit</category><category>africa</category><category>language</category></item><item><title>Nadis and Neural Networks</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/nadis-and-neural-networks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/nadis-and-neural-networks/</guid><description>Yogic anatomy mapped channels of energy; neuroscience maps pathways of signal. Two very different attempts to diagram the same interior.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:12:34 GMT</pubDate><category>yoga</category><category>neuroscience</category><category>consciousness</category></item><item><title>Socratic Approach to Understanding Your Prospect</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/socratic-approach-to-understanding-your-prospect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/socratic-approach-to-understanding-your-prospect/</guid><description>In the high-stakes arena of B2B SaaS, a discovery call is more than just an introductory conversation; it’s an expedition into a prospect’s unique ecosystem of needs, pain points, and potential aspirations.</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2023 14:30:48 GMT</pubDate><category>socrates</category><category>philosophy</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>How Sound Has Shaped Humanity</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/how-sound-has-shaped-humanity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/how-sound-has-shaped-humanity/</guid><description>Sound, in its various forms and manifestations, has been a potent force in shaping the human experience.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:34:45 GMT</pubDate><category>sound</category><category>music</category><category>anthropology</category></item><item><title>Narrative Alchemy in Business</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/narrative-alchemy-in-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/narrative-alchemy-in-business/</guid><description>In today’s age, storytelling is not confined to the realms of literature and cinema. It has found its way into the very core of how businesses interact with their audiences, especially in the tech-driven world of SaaS.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:09:47 GMT</pubDate><category>storytelling</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>Hyderabad: The Forgotten Epochs and the Quest for Origins, Part 1</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/hyderabad-the-forgotten-epochs-and-the-quest-for-origins-part-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/hyderabad-the-forgotten-epochs-and-the-quest-for-origins-part-1/</guid><description>Greetings from the heart of Hyderabad, a city where history whispers through the stones, food, and soil.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:28:36 GMT</pubDate><category>hyderabad</category><category>archaeology</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>From Pune Potters to British Surgeons: The Story of Nose Jobs</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/from-pune-potters-to-british-surgeons-story-of-nose-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/from-pune-potters-to-british-surgeons-story-of-nose-jobs/</guid><description>The concept of interconnected knowledge can be envisioned as a vast, invisible web, each thread contributing to the strength and integrity of the whole.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:35:52 GMT</pubDate><category>medicine</category><category>surgery</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>When Aryabhata Meets Aditya L1</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/when-aryabhata-meets-aditya-l1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/when-aryabhata-meets-aditya-l1/</guid><description>As ISRO’s Aditya L1 spacecraft soared into the sky from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, a new chapter was added to India’s ambitious space exploration narrative.</description><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 18:23:21 GMT</pubDate><category>astronomy</category><category>aryabhata</category><category>space</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>From Screen Time to Soul Time</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/from-screen-time-to-soul-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/from-screen-time-to-soul-time/</guid><description>In the chaotic noise of emails, push notifications, endless scrolling, and incessant multitasking, many of us are seeking solace and meaning.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 20:37:17 GMT</pubDate><category>attention</category><category>technology</category><category>mindfulness</category></item><item><title>Solving for X, Living for Now</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/solving-for-x-living-for-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/solving-for-x-living-for-now/</guid><description>As we go through life, we often face really tough problems. These could be big questions about the universe or challenges in our own personal lives.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:54:29 GMT</pubDate><category>philosophy</category><category>meaning</category><category>uncertainty</category></item><item><title>Kautilya’s Guide to AI Governance</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/kautilya-s-guide-to-ai-governance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/kautilya-s-guide-to-ai-governance/</guid><description>In a world increasingly influenced by technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), ethical considerations have come to the forefront.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:34:06 GMT</pubDate><category>ai</category><category>governance</category><category>kautilya</category><category>ethics</category></item><item><title>Legends and Language: The Tamil-Korean Connection</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/legends-and-language-the-tamil-korean-connection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/legends-and-language-the-tamil-korean-connection/</guid><description>Language isn’t just a medium of communication; it’s a repository of culture, history, and shared experiences.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:06:40 GMT</pubDate><category>tamil</category><category>korea</category><category>language</category></item><item><title>Rediscovering Rome’s Indian Odyssey</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/rediscovering-rome-s-indian-odyssey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/rediscovering-rome-s-indian-odyssey/</guid><description>In the heart of ancient civilizations, two grand civilizations, Rome and India, reached across vast distances, captivated by tales and trade.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:24:59 GMT</pubDate><category>rome</category><category>trade</category><category>archaeology</category></item><item><title>Einstein Meets the Sages: Time’s Tale</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/einstein-meets-the-sages-time-s-tale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/einstein-meets-the-sages-time-s-tale/</guid><description>In the quiet heart of ancient India, sages sat under sprawling banyan trees, delving deep into meditative introspection.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2023 17:47:37 GMT</pubDate><category>physics</category><category>time</category><category>indian-philosophy</category></item><item><title>Vapa: The Illustrator Behind A Thousand Dreams</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/vapa-the-illustrator-behind-a-thousand-dreams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/vapa-the-illustrator-behind-a-thousand-dreams/</guid><description>In the cozy corners of Indian homes, among stacks of magazines, one finds treasures that spark nostalgia. They’re often tales from the past, bound in well-thumbed pages, bearing artwork that speaks to the soul.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2023 17:40:13 GMT</pubDate><category>art</category><category>illustration</category><category>india</category></item><item><title>How Our DNA Dances with Destiny and Choice</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/how-our-dna-dances-with-destiny-and-choice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/how-our-dna-dances-with-destiny-and-choice/</guid><description>Nature, in its infinite wisdom, has always been a reflection of life’s profound mysteries. Like a cryptic storyteller, it has whispered tales of destiny, choices, and life through its myriad forms.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 20:16:58 GMT</pubDate><category>genetics</category><category>karma</category><category>free-will</category></item><item><title>The Spirit of India Manifested in Chandrayaan Missions</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-spirit-of-india-manifested-in-chandrayaan-missions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-spirit-of-india-manifested-in-chandrayaan-missions/</guid><description>India has always had a rich history when it comes to science and technological innovations. Today’s Chandrayaan-3 landing event has reiterated this spirit, bringing the entire country together in unison.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:23:09 GMT</pubDate><category>space</category><category>india</category><category>science</category></item><item><title>Universe’s Hologram has an Ancient Parallel</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/universe-s-hologram-has-an-ancient-parallel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/universe-s-hologram-has-an-ancient-parallel/</guid><description>In our quest to understand the universe, science often surprises us with ideas that echo ancient wisdom. One such idea is the Holographic Principle, which suggests our vast universe might be like a giant hologram.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:03:37 GMT</pubDate><category>physics</category><category>vedanta</category><category>cosmology</category></item><item><title>Deities to Divas: Tracing India’s Continuous Thread of Fandom</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/deities-to-divas-tracing-india-s-continuous-thread-of-fandom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/deities-to-divas-tracing-india-s-continuous-thread-of-fandom/</guid><description>The fervour of the Bhakti era and the fervour around a film star may be the same impulse wearing different clothes. India has never stopped making devotees.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2023 20:48:33 GMT</pubDate><category>devotion</category><category>popular-culture</category><category>india</category></item><item><title>The Immersive Odyssey: Vedic Rituals to Virtual Reality</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-immersive-odyssey-vedic-rituals-to-virtual-reality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-immersive-odyssey-vedic-rituals-to-virtual-reality/</guid><description>From the dawn of civilization, humans have always yearned to break free from the shackles of the mundane, to delve deep into experiences that transcend the ordinary.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 17:23:52 GMT</pubDate><category>vedas</category><category>ritual</category><category>virtual-reality</category></item><item><title>The Symphony of the Universe</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-symphony-of-the-universe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-symphony-of-the-universe/</guid><description>Physics and ancient Indian wisdom may seem like an unlikely pair, but delve a bit deeper, and you’ll find intriguing parallels.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:22:30 GMT</pubDate><category>cosmology</category><category>music</category><category>philosophy</category></item><item><title>The Tale of Two Transcendent Realities</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-tale-of-two-transcendent-realities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-tale-of-two-transcendent-realities/</guid><description>In an ancient land where sages roamed and seekers of truth meditated under banyan trees, two profound philosophical ideas sprouted from the soil of contemplation: Purusha from Sām̊khya and Brahman from Advaita Vedanta.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:29:07 GMT</pubDate><category>vedanta</category><category>consciousness</category><category>indian-philosophy</category></item><item><title>Evolution of India’s Natural Philosophy and Engineering Marvels</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/evolution-of-india-s-natural-philosophy-and-engineering-marvels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/evolution-of-india-s-natural-philosophy-and-engineering-marvels/</guid><description>In an ancient land, where the misty Ganges flowed and the colossal Himalayas stood guard, the nascent seeds of knowledge were sown.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:13:58 GMT</pubDate><category>engineering</category><category>history-of-science</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>Moonlit Melodies &amp; Cinematic Marvels: The Marcus Bartley Legacy</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/moonlit-melodies-cinematic-marvels-the-marcus-bartley-legacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/moonlit-melodies-cinematic-marvels-the-marcus-bartley-legacy/</guid><description>Marcus Bartley might not be a household name worldwide, but for the fans of South Indian cinema, he’s nothing short of a legend.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2023 18:31:44 GMT</pubDate><category>cinema</category><category>photography</category><category>india</category></item><item><title>Heroes &amp; Humanity in Seven Samurai</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/heroes-humanity-in-seven-samurai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/heroes-humanity-in-seven-samurai/</guid><description>Across the universe of film analysis, hundreds, and maybe thousands, have delved deep into the world of Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” (1954).</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 18:00:15 GMT</pubDate><category>film</category><category>kurosawa</category><category>storytelling</category></item><item><title>Beyond the Battlefield: Unraveling the True Genghis Khan</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/beyond-the-battlefield-unraveling-the-true-genghis-khan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/beyond-the-battlefield-unraveling-the-true-genghis-khan/</guid><description>Few figures are as flattened by their own legend. Behind the conquests sits a lawgiver, a religious pluralist and an administrator worth reading on his own terms.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:33:53 GMT</pubDate><category>genghis-khan</category><category>mongol-empire</category><category>history</category></item><item><title>Zero and Infinity: A Dance of Opposites</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/zero-and-infinity-a-dance-of-opposites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/zero-and-infinity-a-dance-of-opposites/</guid><description>Zero and infinity: two numbers, each at opposite ends of the numerical spectrum, yet both holding a mystique that goes beyond mere calculation. They represent a lot more than just mathematical symbols.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:01:25 GMT</pubDate><category>mathematics</category><category>indian-philosophy</category><category>history-of-science</category></item><item><title>Quantum Physics Meets Ancient Wisdom</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/quantum-physics-meets-ancient-wisdom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/quantum-physics-meets-ancient-wisdom/</guid><description>There’s a particular beauty in exploring connections between seemingly distant fields. One such intriguing overlap exists between the principles of quantum physics and the profound insights of ancient Indian philosophy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:34:59 GMT</pubDate><category>physics</category><category>vedanta</category><category>consciousness</category></item><item><title>The Universal Echoes of Human Thought: Tracing Humanity’s Shared Ideas</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-universal-echoes-of-human-thought-tracing-humanity-s-shared-ideas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-universal-echoes-of-human-thought-tracing-humanity-s-shared-ideas/</guid><description>Throughout history, cultures separated by vast distances and time have often arrived at strikingly similar symbols, structures, and ideas.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:01:37 GMT</pubDate><category>comparative-thought</category><category>anthropology</category><category>philosophy</category></item><item><title>From Rigveda to Research: Parallels Between Nasadiya Sukta and the Big Bang</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/from-rigveda-to-research-parallels-between-nasadiya-sukta-and-the-big-bang/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/from-rigveda-to-research-parallels-between-nasadiya-sukta-and-the-big-bang/</guid><description>Throughout history, human beings have looked up at the stars and wondered about the origins of the universe.</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:35:47 GMT</pubDate><category>vedas</category><category>cosmology</category><category>physics</category></item><item><title>Unleashing the Narrator Within: Mastering Product Storytelling with Tarantino, Chappelle, and…</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/unleashing-the-narrator-within-mastering-product-storytelling-with-tarantino-chappelle-and/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/unleashing-the-narrator-within-mastering-product-storytelling-with-tarantino-chappelle-and/</guid><description>Imagine stepping into a cinema hall, the lights dimming and a hush falling over the audience as the screen illuminates.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2023 20:57:05 GMT</pubDate><category>storytelling</category><category>film</category><category>business</category></item><item><title>Witness to Glory: Domingo Paes and the Vijayanagara Empire</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/witness-to-glory-domingo-paes-and-the-vijayanagara-empire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/witness-to-glory-domingo-paes-and-the-vijayanagara-empire/</guid><description>Hampi, known for its monumental ruins and historical charm, has always been near and dear to my heart. My multiple visits to this ancient city have always filled me with awe and curiosity.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 21:13:32 GMT</pubDate><category>vijayanagara</category><category>travel-writing</category><category>indian-history</category></item><item><title>Nuclear Past, AI Future: Understanding the Ethical Implications of Technological Innovations</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/nuclear-past-ai-future-understanding-the-ethical-implications-of-technological-innovations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/nuclear-past-ai-future-understanding-the-ethical-implications-of-technological-innovations/</guid><description>In his latest cinematic triumph, Christopher Nolan takes us into the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist often known as the ‘father of the atomic bomb’.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:17:37 GMT</pubDate><category>ai</category><category>ethics</category><category>technology</category></item><item><title>Madhava’s Quest: The Journey of Self-Realization</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/madhava-s-quest-the-journey-of-self-realization/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/madhava-s-quest-the-journey-of-self-realization/</guid><description>Long, long ago, there lived a young student named Madhava in a small village. He was brimming with curiosity and a thirst to understand the ultimate reality.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:15:59 GMT</pubDate><category>vedanta</category><category>indian-philosophy</category><category>spirituality</category></item><item><title>The Power and Prism of History: A Reflection</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/the-power-and-prism-of-history-a-reflection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/the-power-and-prism-of-history-a-reflection/</guid><description>History isn’t just a timeline of events: it’s a rich tapestry of varied interpretations, molded by the perspectives of those recounting the tales.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:26:45 GMT</pubDate><category>history</category><category>historiography</category><category>philosophy</category></item><item><title>A Different Tune: My Take on “Nagumomu Ganaleni”</title><link>https://hecimal.com/writing/a-different-tune-my-take-on-nagumomu-ganaleni/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hecimal.com/writing/a-different-tune-my-take-on-nagumomu-ganaleni/</guid><description>Carnatic music, the classical music of South India, often touches souls and stirs emotions.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:56:01 GMT</pubDate><category>carnatic-music</category><category>music</category><category>devotion</category></item></channel></rss>