Notes on Culture

Illustration of S.L. Bhyrappa Immersed in Study
ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರು ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತರಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮದೇ ಆದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು ಹಾಗು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಭಾರತದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇರುವ ಕಾಳಜಿಯ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಕಶ್ಯಪ್ ನಾಯಕರು ಹೃದ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ
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Kashyap Naik
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The Musician who Cut his Tongue to Avoid Singing Before Tipu Sultan
A brief episode from a Kannada novel featuring a heroic singer who defied Tipu Sultan's authority
Niranjan Pal’s Passionate Appeal for Showcasing the Glory of Indian Culture through Cinema
In a 1913 essay of great historical and cultural value, the pioneering Indian filmmaker, Niranjan Pal elaborates his vision for using the emerging medium of cinema to showcase the best aspects of Indi ...
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. ...
The Philosophy of Equality in the Manusmriti
In this brilliant episode, DVG breaks down the Manusmriti's philosophy of equality on five planes.
“I Wear only the Skin that Parameshwara has Given me!” Celebrating a Spotless Devotee of Shiva
The iconic D.V. Gundappa brings alive a highly evocative, moving and ennobling profile of a spotless Bhakta of Shiva eponymously named "Shiva Pooje" Naranappa.
Ramayana Version
Much confusion, debates and distortions have occurred owing to the hundreds of versions and retellings of the Ramayana that have appeared in all Indian (and foreign) languages. This episode begins a d ...
Jvalaji
The Ateshgah Fire Temple in Baku, Azerbaijan, was originally the Hindu temple named Jvalaji built in 1745
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