Notes on Culture

A long form essay exploring the various elevating facets of the fabulous inner journey called the Kumbha Mela

The impact and lasting influence of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita that continues to shape entire cultures across the world.

A profound philosophical Pravachan delivered by a "Mad Sadhu" of Kashi sometime in the 1920s as recorded by Gopinath Kaviraj

This is the first episode of a series analysing the characters of the Mahabharata penned by the legendary DVG about 50 years ago.

A long form essay narrating the history of the calculated destruction of Sanskrit in Tamil Nadu by Dravidianists

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

This is the firsthand story narrating the origins of how Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed India's national song, Vande Mataram

A brief history of the magnificent world of ancient Indian perfumes and cosmetics lost in time. India was the world leader in the perfume industry for more than five hundred years.