Understanding the transition from Congress and Communist rule to Mamata Banerjee's terror-regime, and why the BJP’s 2026 victory marks the end of a century-long Bhadralok hegemony
A tribute to the late S.R. Ramaswamy, a national treasure who passed away yesterday
The University of Mysore took its inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita. Power-hungry caste politicians aided by communists eventually transformed it into a graveyard of knowledge.
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Forgotten Vijayanagara Heritage: The Ancient Haridra Dam and Crumbling Kali Temple of Devarabelakere.
How political patronage, taxpayer plunder, and Western approval created an Indian cinematic idol named Satyajit Ray, maker of "Pather Panchali."
A desperate Stalin faces a leadership vacuum and an unproven film star Vijay emerges as a challenger in Tamil Nadu’s most unpredictable election yet
The 1915 Letter that Introduced K.A. Nilakanta Sastri to Jadunath Sarkar: A Forgotten Chapter in Modern Indian Renaissance
Michel Danino has created a substantial and qualitative scholarly legacy in his own lifetime and continues quietly on his chosen path away from public glare, any temptations of celebrity
ಶ್ರೀ ಬಿ.ಜಿ.ಎಲ್. ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಅವರ "ಮೈಸೂರು ಡೈರಿ" ಪುಸ್ತಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಹೊಮ್ಮುವ ಕರಾಳ ಸತ್ಯಗಳು ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದ ಪತನದ ಸೂತ್ರರೂಪ ಗಾಥೆ
Beyond the Rajaji Utsav, a look at how C. Rajagopalachari’s legacy exposed the early roots of corruption and political sidelining by the Nehruvian establishment