Simran Agarwal

Assistant Editor, The Marg Foundation

Simran Agarwal is an assistant editor at the MARG Foundation. She recently completed her masters in arts and aesthetics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Her writing has been published by Garland Magazine and Scroll.in, among others.

Written by Simran Agarwal

Black and white photo of ancient stone carvings with a central female figure, ornate patterns and a reclining animal.

Why Indian Buddhism has gardens, not monasteries

Wishing trees, jewels, unfading flowers – what place do these sensual pleasures have in the ascetic life of Buddhist monks?

by Simran Agarwal