Notes on Culture

A long form essay narrating the history of the calculated destruction of Sanskrit in Tamil Nadu by Dravidianists

The concluding episode of this series shows how Kunjanambi Setti from Padiyur, near Thrissur, became a profound connection with Arasikere, Karnataka.

The first part of an essay series tracing the extraordinary educational tradition of spreading sacred knowledge throughout the length and breadth of Bharatavarsha for a period of at least three millen ...

Using a series of superb analogies, the medieval Tamil educationist Pavanandi exposits the qualifications of a good teacher and a good pupil and vice versa. These prescriptions are not only timeless b ...

The first episode of a series analysing the nature of the relationship between Duryodhana and Karna.

The Manusmriti is a bitter medicine for the so-called modern man. In Manu's eyes, the modern man is in a pathetic condition and needs therapy.

P.K. Gode was homeschooled by his father till he was ten years old. He underwent rigorous training in Sanskrit and English. Later in life, he had the fortune of learning under top-notch scholars and t ...