Notes on Culture

Ahalyesvara Mahadeva Temple Inscription
An 18th century inscription of Yashwant Rao Holkar narrates the full story of building the Ahalyesvara Mahadeva Temple in Maheshwar
How Hair-Dyes were Prepared in Ancient India: A List of Recipes and Methods
An essay containing detailed information about the recipes and the procedure for preparing hair-dyes in ancient India.
The Decree of Madhusudana and the Lessons for our Supreme Court Milords
The dispute between the Bhillamāladeva and Devi Bhagavati Temple was resolved by a profound appeal to the divinity of their respective devotees. This is a great model of how such cases can be resolved ...
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan: Music of the Spirit
The Art of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan, one of the greatest musical geniuses the world has ever known.
An Introduction to Mankhas, the Extinct Sanatana Artists: Or How Nehruvian India Squandered Away its Cultural Suzerainty
Mankhas or Picture Showmen were practitioners of narrative pictorial storytelling. From very ancient times, it evolved into a separate art form and captured the imagination of countless generations an ...
Maintaining a Sanskrit Pathashala was Once the Pride of the Hindu Community
The second part of this series narrates how the Sanatana Community kept Sanskrit alive during oppressive Islamic regimes by maintaining Pathashalas. The era of universities established during British ...
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 ...
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. ...
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