Personal Essays, Poetry and Commentary
Personal reflections, poetry, cultural commentary, and musings on writing, art, technology, and daily life in a dharmika civilization
The personal essays, poetry, and commentary writings form the most diverse category, ranging from introductions and about pages to experimental poetry, cultural observations, and reflections on writing and creativity.
About and Introduction
About Fractal Maṇḍala introduces Amrit as a writer and creator based in Gurgaon, India, with a background in management and product development, currently working as Director of Strategy at Bṛhat. The Fractal Maṇḍala is described as a digital garden to chronicle learning and building — a space for web products, historical fiction, psytrance production, and essays on Indian history and civilizational consciousness.
Poetry
The Unpoems is a collection of poetry exploring truth, lies, and the ineffable. The poems are spare, direct, and emotionally charged — refusing ornamentation in favor of raw experiential truth. The opening poem “truth” captures the visceral confrontation with an unwanted truth that cannot be undone.
Cultural Commentary
- Hinduism in the Blindspot - examining the curious absence of investigations into Hinduism and its ontology even among free-thinking researchers
- Civilization 2 - reflections on civilizational transitions
- On History - reflections on the nature of historical writing
- Walking the Tightrope - the balance between tradition and modernity
- Witzel’s Realm - engagement with academic Indology
- Difference Between Us - reflections on cultural difference
- The Light of Masters - learning from teachers and traditions
- Against Everything - cultural critique
Writing and Creativity
- Midjourney - reflections on the creative process
- Peeves - pet peeves about writing and communication
- Pinned - pinned notes on the writing practice
- Quotes - collected quotations
- [Rid](/writings/blog/rid), [Rough](/writings/blog/rough), [Ruff](/writings/blog/ruff) - raw notes and fragments
- Note 2 - process notes
- Story Exercise - narrative craft exercises
- Reality Wall - the boundaries of creative expression
- Open Letter - an open letter on matters of cultural significance
See Also
- Philosophy, Reality and Deep Reads - deeper philosophical context
- Dharma and Civilizational Consciousness - the dharmika worldview underlying the commentary
- Creative Fiction and Worldbuilding - narrative craft
- Design, Art and Sanskrit Studies - the aesthetic dimension