Notes on Culture

A brief episode from a Kannada novel featuring a heroic singer who defied Tipu Sultan's authority

The concluding episode of this series offers some suggestions regarding Ghar-Wapsi and some measures to counter the existential threat faced by the Hindu community

ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರು ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತರಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮದೇ ಆದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು ಹಾಗು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಭಾರತದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇರುವ ಕಾಳಜಿಯ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಕಶ್ಯಪ್ ನಾಯಕರು ಹೃದ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ

Exploring the Tirtha-Yatra connection between the Kangra Jwalamukhi Temple and the Jvalaji Temple in Baku, Azerbaijan

The first part of a series carrying excerpts from Dr. Francis, a British surgeon who stayed in India at the turn of the twentieth century and recorded his observations of our society, culture, beliefs ...

Exploring the splendid tradition of Virakta Kavya or Renunciate Poetry in the Indian tradition since the Vedic times to the 20th Century

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