Is this version of shankarcharya’s commentary good?

>magic is not real >god cannot exist without magic >therefore god is not real discuss

Books on china recommendation?

Will be teaching Hindi at my local university for extra credits and also to grow myself, the only issue is that I am currently not a very good teacher. The students are picking it up. Only issue is I am hitting a barrier in their reading. They now know Devanagari script but it takes them a while to read each word. I think the next step is to get their reading stronger by practice like I did with English. I don't know any good introductory good books that aren't super boring though. Maybe simple children's books? Ideally one with a little story not just boring like "I ate an apple today, it was tasty. Then I went to sleep". I can't think of any off the top of my head. I am also teaching Panjabi, the resources are shorter on that side too but there's lots of literature, any direction any anons can point me in? Thanks and love you all.

Trying to revive this stillborn board lmao Feel free to blog post as well, I think this is the best board for this thread

Quotes thread. Post quotes that you think are based, sad, motivational, etc.

What books should I read to impress girls and get laid, /sa/?

Suggest some good fiction books to read. I want to impress girls by being a reader. t. Not read a book since 7th standard.

What are you guys reading these days?

what is his endgame?

based or not?

opinions on this book? planning to read.

What are some short-length books which I can read to kickstart my reading journey again? I used to read a lot in my childhood but now I've raped my attention span to death.

Rate what I've read

Mine is M. Because when I say "MMMMMM" I feel immense peace in my closed eyes and head. Very peaceful. What about you?

How do you consume books? Audiobooks, kindle, pdf , mobile ?

Do you guys audio books?

Boom bitch

Based Book. Kills the idea of self.

I am going to translate this story https://pdfpoka.com/vog-by-avik-sarkar-pdf/ to english on /sa/ This is probably the greatest horror story i have ever read. Jannies move this to /sa/ after it gets significant replies Will you fags be interested in reading it Here is the pdf link in case you want to google translate it yourself https://porageducation.com/%e0%a6%85%e0%a6%ad%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%95-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%b2-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%87-pdf-download/ Also Andi Mandi Sandi jisne thread derail kiya Uski ma meri bandi

drop down some of the best books by murakami.

Ye padho bc , aur kuchh mat padhna ye padhlo if you don't like it you're a low IQ Lundian chamar

I always imagined that cultures move from strictly rhyme-based poetry to free-verse poetry. But I can't see a single Vedic sloka that rhymes. Take for example the Gayatri Mantra. It doesn't rhyme. Now of course I don't deny their poetry. They have a strict meter. But the only (occasional) rhymes I've found in these slokas are inside the lines, that too I guess by coincidence. The only non-Bhakti movement sloka/stuti from ancient times that also rhymes, is Ranganath Ashtakam. > picrel, first verse of Ranganath Ashtakam

Bought this. How is it?

I tell you: one must still have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star. I tell you: ye have still chaos in you.

Just arrived at the conclusion studying philosophy in this day and age is utterly useless. I guess it is alright to read it for fun but it's not really different than playing videogames or watching anime just to pass time.

[from Wiki] Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty. Given India's contribution to the arts during the Vedic and Medieval period, what are some resources I can read to gain more knowledge on the aforementioned? I know about Nāṭya Śāstra (but dunno about any reliable translations) and some works by M Hiriyana. Is there anything else I should read? Also give a good translation for Natyashastra.

There's a very niche subculture where I live. This subculture at present, is in shambles, much like the lives of the people involved in it. I want to write the story of this subculture through my and my friends' eyes. We all want to write about it in a parody magical realist fanfic-esque way. However the scope is very large, as it covers the lives of the people involved too. There shall be numerous references to things like Macbeth, French New Wave etc. . What shall I do to make this passion-project of sorts into reality? How should I structure my thought process? This may very well be late night motivation or something but it's very interesting to chronicle something I've spent half my life in. Something I can un-pretentiously write.

I will start reading Geeta from Monday, although I'm an atheist but reading only because of the values. I will write 2 shlokas daily here.

Our pre and early post-independence aspirations were inherently tied educated discussions of politics. Our films, art, theater were riddled with such ideas. The name for IPTA (Indian People's Theater Association), was literally suggested by Homi Bhabha (yes, the nuclear scientist), who was in turn inspired by French philosopher Romain Rolland. Can you imagine an Indian stem-bhangi being so profoundly literate today? We were not only inspired by socialism, Marxism etc, but also our own cultural history. Bongs , Punjabis knew their shit. Even poets like Nagarjun from Bimaru states knew their language, it's socio-cultural ramifications and its present state. How did this all change so suddenly? Was it due to the end of Soviet-support due to USSR's dissolution? Was it due to Liberalization and loads of Westoid inspired shit, pornography, songs and "wannabes" that came in? Present-day intellectuals are blind towards reality. They don't know anything other than bookish contents that they've branded enough in their brains. Tell me /sa/, what went wrong?

Really great book to understand what really happened in Kashmir , the pov of a kashmiri pandit is really interesting. Lack of any political bias only enhances it's significance. >8/10

What is the best version of the rigveda to read? The english translations have been butchered by localisers because of political agendas. Is the hindi and marathi version better or does it face the same issues? I can only find good scans in english, the hindi scans have been shit and unreadable. Like this https://vedpuran.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/rigved.pdf Which is the best version of the rigveda to read and where can you read it from?

ना कुछ पूछा ना कुछ माँगा तूने दिल से दिया जो दिया ना कुछ बोला ना कुछ टोला मुस्कुरा के दिया जो दिया तू ही धूप तू ही छाया तू ही अपना पराया और कुछ ना जानू बस इतना ही जानू तुझ में रब दिखता है यारा में क्या करूँ तुझ में रब दिखता है यारा में क्या करूँ सजदे सर झुकता ह यारा में क्या करूँ तुझ में रब दिखता है यारा में क्या करूँ रब ने बना दी जोड़ी हाय.

किसी भी हिंदी साहित्य-सम्बंधित सामान्य चर्चा का यहाँ स्वागत है। इस संस्करण का मुख्य विषय है ऐसी उत्कृष्ट पुस्तकें, जो इस बोर्ड के हर नौसिखिये को पढ़नी चाहिए। मुद्दा यही है कि हम अपनी ख़ुद की हिंदी साहित्य की ऐसी सूची (लिस्ट) बनाए जो हर किसी को पढ़नी चाहिए। कृपया सिर्फ देवनागरी (या अगर सख्त़ ज़रूरत हो, तो नस्तालिक़) लिपि का प्रयोग करें। गूगल इनपुट टूल्स अन्य भारतीय भाषाओं के लिए: https://rajbhasha.net/drupal514/google+input+offline+Microsoft+hindi+installer रेखता, एक डिजिटल पुस्तक संग्रह हिन्दुस्तानी शेर व शायरी के लिए: https://www.rekhta.org/ कृपया अपने ग़ैर-ज़रूरी राजनैतिक विचार यहाँ न लायें, सिवाय राजनैतिक साहित्य।

Can any Sanskrit speakers look over this course and tell me if it's any good? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d03uKp_OX18&list=PLudSN7Po9muLeRM6545s68eakbxwZRpEJ&ab_channel=K%C4%81vyaandSh%C4%81stra

Bought this book today. Did I made the right choice?

लोग पोलिटिकल करेक्टनेस, या मेरी आधुनिक प्राकृत भाषा में "राजनैतिक यथार्थता" के कारण अक्सर कहते है की "follow your dreams" "passion के पीछे भागो।" अपनी इच्छा के अनुसार अपने जीवन की राह पकड़ो। और इसके साथ ही आपके इच्छाओं के विरुद्ध जाने वाली परिस्थितियों/व्यक्तिओं /संस्थाओं की निंदा करते है। परन्तु, कहूंगा कहित असास के विपरीत का कर देंखे। क्या पता आपको कोई नया पैशन मिल जाए।

Should we have daily poem of the day threads? If yes, should the poems be in Hindi or English, or both? at the end, should we do a poll of best poets that were featured in PoTD?

so did anybody figure what the nihali languge is yet ? apparently it's a unique anguage isolate that's ony spoken by 1 adivasi tribe betweet maharashtra and MP. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihali_language

Aaj ye start karunga.

Wait before you reply. This is not a thread to shit on Bhangalis or Bimarus, its a thread about picrel, how the fuck did this bitch even had the audacity to write this shit? And what has she even written in there, I don't want to subject myself to torture by reading the shit that she has shat.

Should I buy "चुनी हुई कविताएँ" by अज्ञेय or "Complete Sonnets" by Shakespeare? There is no commentary for the Sonnets.

post everything you know about hindunat/hindutva. Books and resources would be appreciated. shameless shill: #hindutva:matrix.org

Watch this to understand IQ and why Civilisation is doomed. The book is more detailed and has all the data regarding the studies and stuff. https://youtu.be/mOqGXhn7YBA

This is probably the best book in English you can read about (especially bengai) revolutionaries. Suggest some more if you know. The biggest source on the lives of the revolutionaries are memoirs of people close to them. Unfortunately most of them are in Bengali (at least when it comes to bengali revolutionaries). Another one in English I've read is 'The life and times of Bagha Jatin' written on Jatindranath Mukherjee by his grandson.

The problem now and it was a new one for me was my dick. It probably sounds strange now, but in the Seventies nobody really cared how big their dick was. When I was a teenager I had every conceivable hang-up about my body except that. I don't know who started it -queers probably, though you find it a lot in American cop shows, but there's no mention of it in Sartre. Whatever, in the showers at the gym I realized I had a really small dick. I measured it when I got home - it was five inches maybe five and a half or six if you measured right to the base. I'd found something new to worry about, something that I couldn't do anything about it was a permanent handicap. It was round about then that I started to hate blacks. There weren't many of them in the school most of them went to the Lycee Pierre-de-Coubertin where the eminent Defrance did his philosophical strip-tease and propounded his pro-youth filth. I only had one in my A stream class, a big, stocky guy who called himself Ben. He always wore a baseball cap and a pair of Nikes; I was convinced he had a huge dick. All the girls threw themselves at this big baboon and here I was trying to teach them about Mallarme what the fuck was the point? This is the way the world ends, I thought bitterly, people worshipping in front of big dicks, like hamadryas baboons. This black guy was going out with the girl I would have chosen myself blonde, very pretty, with a child like face and small firm tits. They were always holding hands in class. I always kept the windows closed while they were working the girls would get hot and take off their jumpers, their tee shirts stuck to their breasts; hidden behind my desk, I'd jerk off. >t. CEO of frog literature

This book is a goldmine, I have barbells and dumbells in the primitive gym of my college, I used to think i cant build body but i can do the things here easily. This is a goldmine

Syed Mohd. Irfan appreciation thread Seriously, no person is doing more efforts to save Indian art and ethos than him. His YouTube channel, interview series (both with RSTV and Rekhta) are kinos. This man is a gem worth saving, having interviewed every person alive from every Indian artistic underground scenes.

K I N O I N O - post excerpts from the latest royal family kino