Notes on Culture

The Tears of the Poralavoor Adithiri and Rama Varma’s Victory Against Tipu Sultan
The concluding part of this series reveals the connection between the young Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma's encounter with the Poralavoor Adithiri and how it contributed to his victory over Tipu Sultan ...
Jvalaji
The Ateshgah Fire Temple in Baku, Azerbaijan, was originally the Hindu temple named Jvalaji built in 1745
The Fabulous Tradition of Adaptive Direct Transmission of Sacred Knowledge Through Itihasa and Purana
Our ancient Rishis, Gurus and Acharyas relied on direct communication of essential knowledge and developed creative and flexible methods for its retention and transmission so that it reached the last ...
Manusmriti as a digest of the Hindu Philosophy of Life
In this episode, D.V. Gundappa examines the Manusmriti from the premises set out by Manu himself.
The Debt the Hindu Civilisation Owes to Manu
In the concluding episode of the Manusmriti Special Series, DVG expounds on the debt that the Hindu civilisation owes to the Manusmriti.
Bangalore Nagaratnamma: A Life Dedicated to Tyagaraja
This is an abridged English translation of D.V. Gundappa's brilliant and moving profile of Bangalore Nagaratnamma, a musician par excellence who built a memorial for Tyagaraja in Tiruvayur.
The Hindu Joint Family as the Purest Form of Democracy
In the second episode, DVG gives us a captivating and heartwarming portrait of the innate strength of a Hindu joint family system and characterises it as a government of the people in the real sense.
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