Notes on Culture

For centuries, Kishkinda was a sacred Kshetra, the abode of Hanuman. Its environs birthed the great Hindu Empire of Vijayanagara. Over the last three decades, its sanctity has been almost completely e ...

The story of the 13th Century Kannada poet named Rudrabhatta, who pledged an alphabet in his name to get a loan.

A comparative analysis of the Hindu code of war ethics and the Islamic jihad

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.

A little known story of an old woman who visited the Brihadeeshwara Temple at Thanjavur and her service to it.

Adikavi, Maharshi Valmiki provided the first great model for composing poetry imbued with all the nine Rasas. He authored the Ramayana at a time when the formal academic discipline of aesthetics was n ...

A long form essay exploring the various elevating facets of the fabulous inner journey called the Kumbha Mela