What could the sorrow of Yudhiṣṭhira have in common with the trials of Bhagavān Śrī Rāma? In the Rāmopākhyāna of the Mahābhārata, Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍeya answers a question born of anguish with a story that transcends time. A profound encounter between two great Itihāsas, revealing how even the noblest must confront suffering. Discover this remarkable episode in part 6 of our series titled ' Rāmakathā beyond the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa’ by @purvaja_h .

We live in an age where we can create almost anything, but creation without discernment leads to chaos. Indian thought offers a powerful paradigm - Aucitya. The grammar of coherence that helps a creator discern context, purpose and meaning. At Bṛhat, we bring this idea to product design, creativity and UX at our upcoming Aucitya Workshop at BORI, Pune. A one-day immersive workshop that explores how this Indian framework can help us create products that are not just functional or beautiful, but meaningful in design, technology and material culture. Due to an over whelming response, we have re-opened the registrations for a limited number of seats. Join us to create with Aucitya: brhat.in/programs/aucitya/ed… @Indicinspires @vrtam_studios @RaoNarahari @filmervishal

From the journey of the Jīva to the significance of Śrāddha and Pitṛ Devatās, join @jamvasu, @quizkadambi, and Anand Krishnaswamy as they explore questions that shape not only how we understand death, but also how we choose to live. Watch: youtu.be/lWUjTzU1o-o

How much do we really know about the cities we live in and travel to often? Our Kṣetra Scholar Amogh Vaidya leads us in this edition, to look beyond the familiar and uncover Pune's sacred heritage. Kṣetrabhūmi - Pune Edition | 23-24 October 2026. Few seats left. Join the immersion. For details & registrations: brhat.in/ksetrabhumi/pune-ed… WhatsApp - 9422055770

Namaste, A gentle reminder for today's 'Ask Me Anything: Dying, Death & Beyond — A Dharmic Perspective' at 8 PM IST. We look forward to having you join us for a thoughtful and open conversation on death, dying, remembrance and what lies beyond, through an Indic perspective. Session Details Date: Thu, 8th October 2026 (Today) Time: 8:00 PM IST Join the Session on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/8575526482… Meeting ID: 857 5526 4822 Passcode: 792969 We encourage you to join a few minutes early and bring along your questions — philosophical, practical, personal or simply curious. We look forward to exploring together what death can teach us about living. Warm regards, Team Bṛhat

Continuing our engagement with IKS, policy, and Bhāratīya culture, Bṛhat participated in the IKS Talk Series on Policy and Scholarly Writing hosted by the Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (SIKSA), IIT Kanpur, on October 3–4. Across three sessions, we addressed a central inquiry: how classical Indian knowledge frameworks can inform contemporary reasoning, decision-making, and academic discourse. #IndianKnowledgeSystems #IKS #IITKanpur #Ethics #TarkaShastra #ScholarlyWriting #PublicPolicy #IndicThought #Brhat #Brhat #BJS

Every year, millions of Indians remember ancestors during Pitṛ Pakṣa. Families cook favourite foods of grandparents, offer water, sesame, speak aloud ancestors’ names. But if a person is reborn after death, who are we feeding? Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka (@jamvasu) explains: The old texts have an answer, and it's more beautiful than you'd expect. - At death, the self doesn't float away bodiless. It carries a subtle body, with its karma and memories, wherever it goes. - Our ancestors are addressed as Vasus, Rudras and Ādityas. These are not stages of an afterlife. They are names of respect, the way we might call an elder "ji." The same grandfather can be a Vasu in one family's ritual and a Rudra in another's. - The Mahālaya śrāddha is not confined to three generations. It reaches wider: other kin, the mother's line, friends, teachers, and on the final day, every ancestor whose name and tithi the family has forgotten. - Wherever that self now is, whether in svarga, in a new birth or somewhere in between, the offering reaches it through the family's names and love. The Matsya Purāṇa says the food becomes what that being needs: nectar for a god, grass for an animal, food and drink for a human. So Pitṛ Pakṣa is not about a ghost waiting at the door. It's about a bond that keeps working across lifetimes. Read the full story of how the tradition explains it: The Fortnight of the Fathers: Pitṛ Pakṣa, the Subtle Body and the Śrāddha brhat.in/dhiti/the-fortnight…