Notes on Culture

How Shilpa Siddhanti Shivayogi Sri Siddhalinga Swami's profound vision acted as the motive force behind Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar's Vedaratnamala volumes of the Rg Veda.

This is the story of a silk-weavers guild from Mandsaur who restored a magnificent Surya Mandir in 473 CE

According to the Puranas, Valmiki was a robber initially. He was enlightened by the Rishis after which he sat in meditation chanting the sacred name of Rama with such intensity that an anthill grew ar ...

Exploring the parallels, symbolism and universality of the timeless Vedic story of Vrtrasura and Indra

Much confusion, debates and distortions have occurred owing to the hundreds of versions and retellings of the Ramayana that have appeared in all Indian (and foreign) languages. This episode begins a d ...

Arjun Bharadwaj provides a rather profound and objective analysis of the much-debated episode of Sita Devi's abandonment by Sri Rama

This is a heartwarming and evocative profile of Swami Mahadeva Sastri, an Avadhoota in Bangalore hailing from the pre-Independence era.

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