The sorry state of language education at the primary level is the consequence of designing textbooks based on political ideologies, caste, religion and other harmful factors. Recovering the foundations of our educational system will help mitigate these ills.
How the ancient epic of Indra, Nahusha, and Vritrasura mirrors the cosmic order and offers profound insights into modern political realities.
The divine and profound lives of Sri Krishna, Chanakya and Vidyaranya Swami are the real-life illustrations of the synthesis of Brāhma and Kṣāttra.
The Hindu civilisation and culture flourished as long as harmony existed between Brāhma and Kṣāttra.
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan's untimely death was a huge blow for his brother, Ramaswami Sivan. He wrote an unfair book castigating greats like Patnam Subramania Iyer in order to uphold his own death brother's eminence.
Pattanam Subramania Iyer and Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan shared a mellow friendship underscored by music.
A unique feature of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan's voice was that it never needed any practice.
Maha Sivan's voice extended from the anu-mandara pancama to ati-tara shadja. It is difficult to believe that any human voice – let alone a male voice – could have such a stupendous range
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan was a child prodigy whose compositions match the quality of the Trinity of Carnatic Classical Music.
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan was born in a lineage of accomplished musicians and he took the illustrious legacy to the very summit.