Notes on Culture

A bird's eye view of the fascinating and extraordinary history of flags and emblems in ancient India.

At the height of British colonial rule in 1902, a fine Hindu thinker, Sri Sundararaman authored a brilliant essay advocating the introduction of Sanatana education in our schools to combat the Bible e ...

Gopinath Kaviraj narrates an incredible incident of meeting Sri Kalinath Baba in Kashi. This sadhu was endowed with astonishing powers of clairvoyance.

An essay on how the foundation for the Islamisation of Hindi cinema was laid as early as the 1930s beginning with the film, "Alam Ara."

A brief exposition on the foundational philosophical pillars that built and continue to sustain Bharatavarsha

The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.

Using the cow as the central motif, Dr. Bhyrappa's Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane explores a complex array of themes in the novel