Notes on Culture

Nine Years of Penance: How Jadunath Sarkar Wrote "India of Aurangzib"
This is the definitive story narrating the kind of superhuman effort that Acharya Jadunath Sarkar put in to produce his seminal masterpiece, "India of Aurangzib."
The Essential Ramayana: An Introduction
This is the introductory episode of a series exploring the various nuances of Maharshi Valmiki's immortal epic, Srimad Ramayana. It is part of the Prologue written by scholar and researcher, Sri Arjun ...
Rama and Guha in a boat
Several famous and popular episodes and stories in the Ramayana are actually interpolations added to the epic over time. This essay unravels some major such episodes using evidence-backed scholarship. ...
Parva and Daatu: Classics from a Master Litterateur
The second episode of the series introducing the major literary works of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa features Parva and Daatu. These are deservedly acclaimed literary classics written by an author at the peak o ...
Ahalyesvara Mahadeva Temple Inscription
An 18th century inscription of Yashwant Rao Holkar narrates the full story of building the Ahalyesvara Mahadeva Temple in Maheshwar
The Civilisational Wound and the Cultural Hoax Called Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb
A historical exploration of the phenomenon commonly known as Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb
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