Notes on Culture

A long form essay narrating the history of the calculated destruction of Sanskrit in Tamil Nadu by Dravidianists

Maha Sivan's voice extended from the anu-mandara pancama to ati-tara shadja. It is difficult to believe that any human voice – let alone a male voice – could have such a stupendous range

Origins of The All India Progressive Writers' Association, an organ of the Communist Party of India that invaded the Indian literary space in the 1930s and inflicted enormous damage

Ghar-Wapsi of converted Hindus was a continuous process until it suddenly stopped due to the depleted vigour of the Hindu society

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

The first part of a series exploring Kulapati K.M. Munshi's vision for writing the comprehensive history of India

Kulapati K.M. Munshi delineates his approach to the study of Indian History as a flowing stream through time instead of using dynasties and isolated periods.

A brief history of the liquor industry in the 17th Century Mughal Empire and its interactions with the European trading merchants reveals a rather stark picture