Notes on Culture

Bengali Arrack and Bouleponge: A Glimpse into the Savage Lifestyle of European Naval Merchants and their Crew in the 17th Century Mughal Empire
Bengali Arrack and Bouleponge: A Glimpse into the Savage Lifestyle of European Naval Merchants and their Crew in the 17th Century Mughal Empire
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
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
From Independence to the Emergency: The Sordid Journey of the Downfall of Indian Cinema
From Independence to the Emergency: The Sordid Journey of the Downfall of Indian Cinema
The downfall of Indian cinema can be traced with a cutoff point: the Emergency of 1975 and its aftermath.
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
The Musical Milieu of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan
The Musical Milieu of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan
A unique feature of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan's voice was that it never needed any practice.
By
Dr. N.S. Rajaram
4 min read
Kalidasa as the Representative of his Era in Tagore's Masterly Exposition
Kalidasa as the Representative of his Era in Tagore's Masterly Exposition
In this episode, we are treated to Rabindranath Tagore's brilliant and sublime exposition on why Kalidasa was the representative poet of his era.
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
4 min read
Nine Years of Penance: How Jadunath Sarkar Wrote "India of Aurangzib"
Nine Years of Penance: How Jadunath Sarkar Wrote "India of Aurangzib"
This is the definitive story narrating the kind of superhuman effort that Acharya Jadunath Sarkar put in to produce his seminal masterpiece, "India of Aurangzib."
By
Team Dharma Dispatch
6 min read
An Unknown Anecdote of an Old Woman and the Brihadeeshwara Temple
An Unknown Anecdote of an Old Woman and the Brihadeeshwara Temple
A little known story of an old woman who visited the Brihadeeshwara Temple at Thanjavur and her service to it.
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
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