Blog – The Indic Scholar

Understanding God in Indian Thought: An Introductory Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh Perspectives

21st December 2025

Indian metaphysics, philosophy

buddhist-philosophy, comparative-philosophy, comparative-religion, concept-of-god, god-in-buddhism, hindu-metaphysics, history-of-ideas, indian-cosmology, indian-philosophy, jain-metaphysics, metaphysics, non-western-philosophy, philosophy-of-religion, sikh-concept-of-god, tantra-philosophy, vedanta-explained
Mass Extinctions Explained: The Big Five Events That Reshaped Life on Earth

16th December 2025

History, prehistory

evolutionary-biology, mass-extinctions, big-five-extinctions, paleontology, deep-time, climate-change, fossil-record, history-of-life, extinction-events, earth history
From Habilis to Hobbits: A Simple Guide to Humans Who Weren’t Sapiens

11th December 2025

evolution, Science

ancient-species, anthropology, denisovans, early-humans, evolutionary-biology, hominins, homo-erectus, homo-habilis, homo-heidelbergensis, human-evolution, human-origins, neanderthals, paleoanthropology, prehistoric-humans
East Meets West: The Six Philosophical Parallels Linking India and Greece

6th December 2025

comparative-philosophy, philosophy

comparative-philosophy, darshanas, eastern-philosophy, greek-philosophy, hellenistic-philosophy, history-of-philosophy, indian-philosophy, intellectual-history, nyaya, platonism, stoicism, vedanta, western-philosophy
The Encyclopedia of World Trees: From Vedic Aśvattha to Norse Yggdrasill

1st December 2025

Mythology, sacred groves

ancient-civilizations-myths, comparative-mythology, cosmic-tree-symbolism, mythical-trees-across-cultures, mythology, sacred-plants-in-mythology, sacred-trees, world-trees
From Shesha to Xiuhcoatl: Myths of Creation, Preservation & Destruction by the World’s Serpents

27th November 2025

mythical creatures, Mythology

african-mythology, ancient-religions, comparative-mythology, cosmic-myths, creation-myths, destruction-myths, global-folklore, greek-mythology, hindu-mythology, mesoamerican-mythology, mythic-analysis, mythical creatures, mythology, norse-mythology, preservation-myths, serpent-myths, serpent-symbolism, symbolism, world-mythology
13 David vs. Goliath Battles: True Stories of Small Forces Stopping Massive Armies

22nd November 2025

History, Military History

david-vs-goliath-battles, defensive-battles, historical-warfare, last-stands, Military History, outnumbered-armies, wars-and-battles
The Evolution of Basic Mathematics: From Counting to Calculus

19th November 2025

Mathematics, Science

algebra-evolution, ancient-mathematics, arithmetic-history, evolution-of-mathematics, geometry-history, global-mathematics, history-of-ideas, history-of-mathematics, math-origins, mathematical-ideas, mathematics-evolution, mathematics-for-everyone, non-western-math-history, science-and-culture, world-history-of-science
7 Intellectual Rivalries: How Great Idea Battles Shaped Human History

16th November 2025

History, history of science and philosophy

big-ideas, comparative-philosophy, evolution-of-ideas, great-debates, history-of-ideas, idea-rivalries, intellectual-history, knowledge, philosophy, philosophy-history, science-history, thought experiments, world-history
From Greece to India to China: 30 Ancient Philosophy Schools Explained Simply

10th November 2025

ancient philosophy, philosophy

ancient-philosophy, chinese-philosophy, comparative-philosophy, greek-philosophy, history-of-ideas, indian-philosophy, stoicism, vedanta, world-history