Notes on Culture

Srimad Ramayana: The First Poem. Maharshi Valmiki: The First Poet
Srimad Ramayana has been justly hailed as the Adi Kavya (The First Poem) and Maharshi Valmiki as the Adi Kavi (The First Poet). The Rāmāyaṇa, however, paved a hitherto untrodden and unrealised path – ...
Devala Muni
A brief introduction to the Devala-Smriti, a very ancient Dharmasastra treatise. In the 10th century, a chapter titled Mlēccita-Śud'dhih was added to it, dealing with the reconversion of Hindus back t ...
Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane Cover
An in-depth literary analysis of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's Classic novel, "Tabbaliyu Neenaade Magane," published in 1968
A Guide for Hindu Parents to Prevent Their Children from Becoming an Incurable
Outlines of a recent social and cultural phenomenon that has infected our youth and invaded their psyches
Parva and Daatu: Classics from a Master Litterateur
The second episode of the series introducing the major literary works of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa features Parva and Daatu. These are deservedly acclaimed literary classics written by an author at the peak o ...
The Hindu Joint Family as the Purest Form of Democracy
In the second episode, DVG gives us a captivating and heartwarming portrait of the innate strength of a Hindu joint family system and characterises it as a government of the people in the real sense.
Duryodhana and Karna: A Friendship that Never was
The first episode of a series analysing the nature of the relationship between Duryodhana and Karna.
Mandsaur
This is the story of a silk-weavers guild from Mandsaur who restored a magnificent Surya Mandir in 473 CE
Origins of the Islamisation of Hindi Cinema
An essay on how the foundation for the Islamisation of Hindi cinema was laid as early as the 1930s beginning with the film, "Alam Ara."
By
Subroto Roy
6 min read
Illustration of the Ramayana
A.K. Ramanujan's infamous essay "300 Ramayanas," was a deliberate fabrication to rob Maharshi Valmiki's authorship of the Sanskrit original
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