Tattva Heritage Foundation is pleased to support a significant research initiative undertaken by Brhat, an institution dedicated to revitalizing Indian public policy and leadership through the lens of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS). The project, titled A Study of the Indian Political Theory for Global Futures, seeks to recover and reinterpret classical Indian traditions of political thought and bring them into meaningful dialogue with contemporary global governance challenges. The research is led by Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka, a scholar of Nyāya, Vyākaraṇa, Advaita Vedānta, and Indian political theory.

Contemporary governance discourse has largely been shaped by Western approaches to statecraft. This project expands that conversation by engaging the comparative insights of Pt. MM Rajeśwara Śāstri Draviḍ, particularly his two-volume Pāścāttyabhāratīyarājanītyoh Samālocanaṃ, which serves as the principal textual foundation of the study, alongside classical works such as the Arthaśāstra and Kāmandaka Nītisāra. Together, these texts articulate a vision of governance aligned with ṛta and expressed through rājadharma, nyāya, and lokasaṃgraha, where political authority is inseparable from ethical responsibility, social cohesion, and long-term civilizational wellbeing.

The project is grounded in close reading of primary texts and comparative analysis. The anticipated outcomes include scholarly publications, structured analytical frameworks, curricular resources, and policy-relevant insights. By treating Indian political philosophy as a source of conceptual insight rather than historical curiosity, the project seeks to restore its place within contemporary debates on governance and public life.