Kashmir Shaivism | Indian Civilizational Knowledge Tradition | Prof. Rajnish Kumar Mishra

Central University of Kerala and the Abhinavagupta Institute of Advanced Studies, in collaboration with the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University organised the Seminar Titled 'Krama and Cultural Flows: Kashmir Shaivism between North and South India' in January, 2026. This talk reveals the foundational framework of Indian civilization through Kashmir Shaivism's integration of three essential elements: Shastra (knowledge), Shaastr (protection), and Sadhana (spiritual practice). Discover how ancient wisdom traditions maintained unbroken continuity across Bharata Varsha from Kashmir to Kerala despite centuries of disruption. This discourse dismantles colonial narratives of North-South division while establishing the unity of Indian consciousness through Kula and Krama traditions. The speaker emphasizes how warrior-saints protected this civilization not for subjugation but for preservation, and why questioning the relevance of great thinkers like Shankaracharya or Abhinavgupta makes us irrelevant to our own heritage. Essential viewing for seekers of authentic Indian philosophy, students of Kashmir Shaivism, and anyone interested in understanding the civilizational dharma of knowledge preservation. About the Speaker: Rajnish Kumar Mishra teaches in School of Sanskrit Studies, JNU, New Delhi. For more than two decades he has taught courses and supervised research in Kashmir Shaivism, Poetics and Aesthetics,Philosophy of Language and Comparative Philosophy. He has been associated with Encyclopedia of Hinduism (associate editor) and Encyclopedia of Indian Poetics (assistant editor). He has published a widely reviewed book "Buddhist Theory of Meaning and Literary Analysis" (1999). Topics Covered: 00:00 Introduction: Kashmir Shaivism as integrated philosophical tradition 01:32 Panini's grammatical wisdom and civilizational continuity 02:42 Unity of Bharata Varsha: Dismantling British North-South divide 03:50 Kashmir Shaivism - Lineage Preservation 06:07 Relevance of Great Thinkers: Beyond Western questioning frameworks 07:17 Kula and Krama traditions: Sadhana aspect of Kashmir 10:21 Abhinavgupta's manuscripts: Kerala's preservation of Kashmir #KashmirShaivism #IndianPhilosophy #Abhinavgupta #SpiritualKnowledge Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nhAUpe7aBm1rFCBgoWWcA/join Join our YouTube channel to get updated on new video releases: SangamTalks : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalks SangamTalks Hindi : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksHindi SangamTalks Business : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamBusiness SangamTalks Punjabi : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksPunjabi SangamTalks Tamil : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksTamiz SangamTalks Malayalam : https://www.youtube.com/@sangamtalksmalayalam SangamTalks Bangla : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksBangla SangamTalks Marathi : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksMarathi SangamTalks Kannada : https://www.youtube.com/@sangamTalkskannada SangamTalks Bhojpuri : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksBhojpuri SangamTalks Religion : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksReligion SangamTalks History : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksHistory SangamTalks IKS : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksIKS SangamTalks Media : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksClips SangamTalks Shorts : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksShorts For updates, you may follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangamtalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sangamtalks/ Telegram: https://t.me/sangamtalks Twitter /X : https://twitter.com/sangamtalks WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va95hH77z4kb3h4JaD1s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sangamtalks Website: https://www.sangamtalks.org Donate: https://www.sangamtalks.org/donate