Notes on Culture

Vasudeva Sharan Agarwala and A.S. Altekar were exemplary scholars of Indian history who brought a vast range of scholarship and field experience to their work

A near-comprehensive account of how the grand and unbroken tradition of Indian drama was intentionally destroyed by the Leftists

An essay on how the foundation for the Islamisation of Hindi cinema was laid as early as the 1930s beginning with the film, "Alam Ara."

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 ...

A profile and humble tribute to Acharya Mysore Hiriyanna, one of the pristine scholars of Sanatana philosophy and aesthetics

An essay containing detailed information about the recipes and the procedure for preparing hair-dyes in ancient India.

This is the firsthand story narrating the origins of how Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed India's national song, Vande Mataram

A pen portrait of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, one of the literary titans of Kannada who redefined the short story genre and set a high standard for journalism as the editor of the monthly, Jivana.

In this episode, DVG provides a brief sketch of the life of Rishi Manu along with a brief, chapter-wise synopsis of the Manusmriti.