Samskara before instruction
Children learn deeply from repetition, atmosphere, imitation and family conduct. Values become durable when they are lived, not merely explained.
A Bharatiya approach to parenting
Shastriya
Parenting
Towards a better life for children and parents.
Parenting is not only about managing a child’s behaviour. It is about shaping habits, character, relationships, judgement and the inner direction of life. Shastriya Parenting brings Bharatiya wisdom into the everyday realities of modern family life.
Published in 2025 · Paperback · Navjeewan Publication
SamskaraCharacter through lived practice
ParivaraFamily as the first learning space
AnushasanaDiscipline with clarity and purpose
Jeevan DrishtiA deeper view of a good life
Why this book
Parenting needs more than techniques.
Modern parents have access to more advice than any previous generation, yet many still struggle with questions that cannot be answered by tips alone: What kind of person should my child become? Which habits should a family protect? How should freedom and discipline coexist? What is the role of food, routine, stories, elders, festivals, study, service and spiritual life in a child’s development?
Shastriya Parenting approaches these questions through a Bharatiya lens. It treats parenting as a long-term responsibility of cultivating samskara, strengthening the family environment and helping a child grow with self-control, sensitivity, courage, competence and a meaningful orientation towards life.
The aim is not to recreate the past. It is to understand enduring principles and apply them intelligently within present-day homes, schools, technologies and social realities.
Core principles
A home shapes the child before the world does.
The book is organised around practices that make values visible in everyday family life.
Family as the first gurukula
The home is the child’s earliest space for language, relationships, responsibility, reverence, emotional regulation and social behaviour.
Discipline with purpose
Healthy boundaries are not punishment. They help the child build self-control, steadiness, responsibility and respect for shared norms.
Saatvik daily rhythms
Food, sleep, speech, study, movement, media and family routines influence attention, mood and the quality of a child’s inner life.
Stories, rituals and belonging
Stories, family traditions, festivals and shared practices can connect children with memory, gratitude, identity and intergenerational wisdom.
Freedom growing into responsibility
The goal is not lifelong control by parents. It is gradual development of judgement so that the child can choose wisely without constant supervision.
Inside the book
From philosophy to daily practice.
Shastriya Parenting is a practical guide rather than a collection of abstract ideas. It connects enduring principles with the questions parents face at home.
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Part I
Understanding the child
Nature, development, imitation, attention, habits and the formation of character.
Part II
Creating the family environment
Home culture, parents as examples, elders, relationships, speech and shared responsibilities.
Part III
Daily living
Food, sleep, play, study, stories, rituals, festivals, media and the rhythm of family life.
Part IV
Discipline and freedom
Boundaries, consequences, responsibility, independence, emotional steadiness and wise decision making.
Part V
Growing towards a meaningful life
Seva, gratitude, self-knowledge, social responsibility, purpose and the transition towards adulthood.
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The central question of parenting is not only what should my child achieve? It is also what kind of human being is this home helping the child become?
Who it is for
For families seeking rootedness without losing practicality.
Parents
who want a coherent way to think about values, habits, learning, discipline and family culture.
Young couples
who want to consciously shape their future home before parenting becomes reactive.
Educators
who wish to understand the relationship between family, character, culture and education.
Grandparents & families
who want meaningful intergenerational participation in raising children.
Talks & videos
Explore Shastriya Parenting through conversations and practical guidance.
Watch selected discussions and talks by Ankur Joshi on parenting, samskar, Bharatiya education and the family environment.
Book discussion
भारतीय संस्कृति आधारित पालन-पोषण
A conversation centred on the idea of Shastriya Parenting and Bharatiya culture based parenting.
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Long-form conversation
Anaadi Samvada: Shastriya Parenting
Prof. Ankur Joshi in conversation with Nigamanth Srivatsan on the principles and contemporary relevance of Shastriya Parenting.
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Practical parenting
Why is my child not able to write?
A focused parenting video on understanding a child who grasps verbal material but faces difficulty with writing.
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Education & samskar
गुरुकुल परम्परा, शिक्षा, संस्कार और समाज निर्माण
A wider discussion on Gurukul tradition, education, values and social formation that connects closely with the book's parenting framework.
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