The Missing Box: Building the Civilisational Infrastructure Hinduism Needs

This article argues that Hinduism possesses strong spiritual and religious institutions, yet lacks the civilisational infrastructure needed for long term resilience. Ravi Ladva describes this gap as the missing third box, encompassing research, public policy, media, legal expertise, funding, data, advocacy, and institutional memory. He presents the Banyan Tree Network as an effort to connect independent Hindu organisations through shared knowledge, expertise, relationships, and resources. Drawing on the banyan tree metaphor, the article proposes an interconnected ecosystem rather than centralised control. The central message is that Hindu traditions require durable intellectual, economic, legal, media, and organisational foundations to flourish across generations.