Notes on Culture

The Education of a Titan
The Education of a Titan
P.K. Gode was homeschooled by his father till he was ten years old. He underwent rigorous training in Sanskrit and English. Later in life, he had the fortune of learning under top-notch scholars and t ...
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
Tabbali Cover Page
Parallels between Vamshavruksha and Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane
We detect several parallels between Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's "Vamshavruksha" and "Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane," chief of which is the loss of cultural inheritance.
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
3 min read
Illustration of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
“Come, I am now going to Dictate the National Song!” Or How Vande Mataram was Composed
This is the firsthand story narrating the origins of how Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed India's national song, Vande Mataram
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
How IPTA Captured Drama and Cinema
How IPTA Captured Drama and Cinema
A near-comprehensive account of how the grand and unbroken tradition of Indian drama was intentionally destroyed by the Leftists
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
The Next Time you Visit Vidisha, Remember Hatiya’s Sacred Service to Bhayillasvamin
The Next Time you Visit Vidisha, Remember Hatiya’s Sacred Service to Bhayillasvamin
An inscription dated 878 CE reveals the elevating story of Hatia, a Hindu merchant who performed a signal service to the deity Bhayillasvamin or Surya.
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
Venkannaya Meditating
The Triumph of Sri Venkannayya’s Rama Bhakti
A real-life episode from the 19th century narrating the extraordinary devotion that Sri Venkannayya had for Sri Ramachandra
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
5 min read
True Education is Removing the Walls that Enclose the Light Within us
True Education is Removing the Walls that Enclose the Light Within us
Knowledge is a light that resides within the student. The only task of the teacher is to move the walls that enclose and block this light.
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
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