Notes on Culture

When Ramaswami Sivan Stoked a Needless Controversy Over Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan
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 brothe ...
Duryodhana and Karna: A Friendship that Never was
The first episode of a series analysing the nature of the relationship between Duryodhana and Karna.
The Magnificent Temple Heritage of Sri Bhujangeshwara at Ummatturu
The second part of our essay series on Ummatturu provides a detailed description of the magnificent Bhujangeshwara Temple that dates back to the eleventh century.
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Arati VB
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K Viswanath Sankarabharanam
An appreciation of the art, craft and legacy of K.Viswanath, one of the greatest masters of Indian cinema
The Universal Parallels Between Vrtrasura’s Story and the Nehruvian Legacy
Exploring the parallels, symbolism and universality of the timeless Vedic story of Vrtrasura and Indra
Puranas and Woke: From Sanctifying the Mundane to Perverting Sanctity
The second episode expounds on the infinite artistic and spiritual possibilities embedded in the Puranas and how an evil ideology perverted even the notion of beauty and sanctity.
Illustration of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
This is the firsthand story narrating the origins of how Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed India's national song, Vande Mataram
Illustration of Kalinath Baba
Gopinath Kaviraj narrates an incredible incident of meeting Sri Kalinath Baba in Kashi. This sadhu was endowed with astonishing powers of clairvoyance.
Babubhai Jashbhai Patel: The Acharya who Upheld the Values of the Sanatana Educational Tradition
An anecdote from the life of Babubhai Jashbhai Patel, former Gujarat Chief Minister and Vice Chancellor of the Sardar Patel University
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