Notes on Culture

Old Bangalore Dosa Hotel
The iconic D.V. Gundappa narrates the first hand history of the origins of the hotel business in Bangalore
A Brief History of the Breathtaking Belur Chennakeshava Temple
The 900-year old Belur Chennakeshava Temple is one of the greatest treasure-houses of Indian art, architecture and sculpture, all of which was accomplished by the motivation of Sanatana piety. This es ...
Ghar-Wapsi Ritual
The primacy of Ghar-Wapsi has been celebrated in contemporary Indian literature most notably by Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
When Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan Composed the Mela Ragamalika in Just a Week
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan was a child prodigy whose compositions match the quality of the Trinity of Carnatic Classical Music.
The Mahakala Corridor: A Corridor to the Sanatana Cultural Reclamation
Commentary on the civilisational significance of the newly-inaugurated Mahakal Corridor in Ujjain.
Acharya Jadunath Sarkar as a Rishi of Indian History: His Asceticism and Indifference to Fame
In the concluding episode of this series, G.S. Sardesai gives us a vivid, moving, and stirring portrait of Acharya Jadunath Sarkar as a man, his routine, habits, his sense of duty, his unflinching pat ...
Duryodhana’s Lakshagriha Plot and the Congress Party’s Advisors
A story from the Mahabharata and its parallel to the contemporary politics of the Congress Party
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