Notes on Culture

The Exalted Life of Manu and a Chapter-wise Synopsis of the Manusmriti
In this episode, DVG provides a brief sketch of the life of Rishi Manu along with a brief, chapter-wise synopsis of the Manusmriti.
Sita Devi in the Forest
Arjun Bharadwaj provides a rather profound and objective analysis of the much-debated episode of Sita Devi's abandonment by Sri Rama
An Enlivening Historical Voyage with the Banana
Delving into the Hindu annals, we get a fascinating, enlivening and instructive picture of the history of the ubiquitous banana. There is a fundamental reason why the banana is regarded as a sacred fr ...
Illustration of Renunciate Pilgrims
This episode delves into a detailed analysis of DVG's Renunciate Poetry with special emphasis on Daarigara Haadu
True Education is Removing the Walls that Enclose the Light Within us
Knowledge is a light that resides within the student. The only task of the teacher is to move the walls that enclose and block this light.
The Poor Brahmin and the Five Gold Cups
A simple but enchanting folktale from South India that is also deeply instructive
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