Notes on Culture

A critical analysis of the 1987 Tamil film, "Nayagan," which is widely regarded as one of the best movies of Maniratnam and Kamal Hassan.

The concluding episode of this series shows how Kunjanambi Setti from Padiyur, near Thrissur, became a profound connection with Arasikere, Karnataka.

In this episode, D.V. Gundappa examines the Manusmriti from the premises set out by Manu himself.

Devudu Narasimha Sastri's literary crowning glory, "Mahabrahmana" gives us a memorable depiction of the famous Vasistha-Visvamitra story.

The first episode of DVG's brilliant autobiographical sketch of Sri S. Subramania Iyer, the father of the Home Rule Movement, eminent lawyer and a multifaceted luminary of the Indian freedom struggle. ...

A comprehensive critique of the 2006 Hindi film, "Rang De Basanti" as a vehicle of Communist propaganda

The Puranic roots and cultural metamorphosis of the expletive, "Moo Devi" prevalent in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Gopinath Kaviraj records how Kalinath Baba's mastery of the Khechari Vidya gave him immense powers of clairvoyance