Notes on Culture

Episodes from the Udyoga Parva as Sagacious Guides to the Contemporary Hindu Society
The Udyoga Parva is one of the most glorious sections in the Mahabharata offering a wealth of insights and guidance for the contemporary Hindu society.
Swami Vivekananda's Fiery Takedowns of Predatory Evangelism Must be Made Prescribed Reading for our Children
An annotated exposition of Swami Vivekananda's doughty takedowns of Christian Missionary Perfidies
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JK
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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.
Monkeys in the Ramayana Frolicking
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 ...
DVG as the Cultural Chronicler of Bharatavarsha in Two Anecdotes
Excerpts from two brilliant anecdotes from D.V. Gundappa that show his prowess and preeminent position as the cultural chronicler of Bharatavarsha
Illustration of Kalinath Baba
Gopinath Kaviraj narrates an incredible incident of meeting Sri Kalinath Baba in Kashi. This sadhu was endowed with astonishing powers of clairvoyance.
Babubhai Jashbhai Patel: The Acharya who Upheld the Values of the Sanatana Educational Tradition
An anecdote from the life of Babubhai Jashbhai Patel, former Gujarat Chief Minister and Vice Chancellor of the Sardar Patel University
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