Notes on Culture

Anecdotes from Sri Visvesvarayya's Life
In the concluding part of this essay series, we present several inspiring and ennobling anecdotes from Sir M. Visvesvarayya's life that remain eternal beacons of guidance
The Grand Universe of Ummatturu Temples: Where Sri Krishnadevarya Began his Digvijaya
The first part of a series exploring the forgotten grand heritage of Ummatturu Temples. For centuries, Ummatturu was a preeminent Sanatana cultural hub crisscrossing Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
By
Arati VB
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The Delightful Story of the Cussword, “Moo Devi”
The Puranic roots and cultural metamorphosis of the expletive, "Moo Devi" prevalent in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The Fragrant History of the World of Ancient Indian Perfumes
A brief history of the magnificent world of ancient Indian perfumes and cosmetics lost in time. India was the world leader in the perfume industry for more than five hundred years.
How IPTA Captured Drama and Cinema
A near-comprehensive account of how the grand and unbroken tradition of Indian drama was intentionally destroyed by the Leftists
Gurukula grooming Pandits
A Meeting held at the Bombay University Senate in 1913, among other things, set a blueprint of sorts to destroy the time-honoured system of scholarly education that produced Pandits of the highest ord ...
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