Notes on Culture

Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda
A comprehensive critique of the 2006 Hindi film, "Rang De Basanti" as a vehicle of Communist propaganda
Tantu and Bhitti: A Modern Mahabharata and a Profound Autobiography of a Literary Colossus
The final episode of this series introducing Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's major works explores Tantu (Strand) and Bhitti (Foundation). Tantu is a modern, epic narrating the tragic story of India's all-round d ...
Jvalaji
The Ateshgah Fire Temple in Baku, Azerbaijan, was originally the Hindu temple named Jvalaji built in 1745
Illustration of a Jesuit reading the Indian Constitution
How Jawaharlal Nehru's lifelong obsession for seeking validation from the White Man enabled large scale conversion activity by Christian missionaries in India
P.K. Gode: The Scholar who Descended from a Lineage of Warriors
P.K. Gode's ancestor was Naro Rayaji Gode, who served in the Maratha Empire under Gangadhar Krishna Pratinidhi in the 18th century. P.K. Gode has painstakingly traced his family's history using the fr ...
Illustration of Indian History Scholars at Work
Read the inspiring stories of how the exemplars of Indian History educated themselves
Illustration of an Indian History Scholar busy in Research
The sort of cultural commitment that the exemplars of Indian history had set for themselves is truly astonishing
A Slice of Srimad Ramayana in Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma’s Life
A deeply moving and enriching incident in the student days of the towering scholar and musician, Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma
Shyamdas
Gopinath Kaviraj evocatively describes the profound spiritual Sadhana of a Vaishnava Sadhu named Shyamdas Babaji
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