Notes on Culture

Tracing the origins of the dateless and profound tradition of Devi Bhagavati worship in Kerala. In many parts of South India, the Goddess is also known as the Malayala Bhagavati. This is Her story.

The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.

An essay narrating the brief history of the obscure Sthambeshwara Temple, a pioneering marvel of Pallava architecture predating Mahabalipuram.

This is the full text of Bharataratna Sir M. Visvesvarayya's extraordinary tribute to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.

Exploring the Tirtha-Yatra connection between the Kangra Jwalamukhi Temple and the Jvalaji Temple in Baku, Azerbaijan

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."

The Mad Baba of Benares delivers a profound and detailed discourse on the Yoga of Kundalini

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