Notes on Culture

Inculcating the Spirit of Maharshi Valmiki on this Deepavali
A study of Srimad Ramayana will reveal the truth that its central message is the destruction of Adharma. This is also the message of Deepavali.
ఒక వృద్ధ స్త్రీ - బృహదీశ్వరాలయం - అజ్ఞాత ఘటన
ప్రాచుర్యంలో లేని ఒక కథ – తంజావూర్ బృహదీశ్వరాలయం దర్శించిన ఒక వృద్ధ స్త్రీ
The Golden Age of Indian Epigraphy
The Golden Age of Indian Epigraphy began in the late 19th century and lasted up to the 1950s. It is an epoch that needs a more comprehensive study.
Sri Chamarajendra Vedaratnamala: The Making of an Immortal Garland of Sacred Sanatana Literature
The first part of a series narrating the story of how the monumental thirty-six volumes of the Sri Chamarajendra Vedaratnamala were conceived and published in record time. It still counts as a world-c ...
Devala Muni
A brief introduction to the Devala-Smriti, a very ancient Dharmasastra treatise. In the 10th century, a chapter titled Mlēccita-Śud'dhih was added to it, dealing with the reconversion of Hindus back t ...
Rama and Guha in a boat
Several famous and popular episodes and stories in the Ramayana are actually interpolations added to the epic over time. This essay unravels some major such episodes using evidence-backed scholarship. ...
Introducing the Jivana of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
A pen portrait of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, one of the literary titans of Kannada who redefined the short story genre and set a high standard for journalism as the editor of the monthly, Jivana.
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