Notes on Culture

Illustration of a Jesuit reading the Indian Constitution
How Jawaharlal Nehru's lifelong obsession for seeking validation from the White Man enabled large scale conversion activity by Christian missionaries in India
The Awesome Devotional Heritage of Devi Bhagavati of Kerala
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.
A Slice of Srimad Ramayana in Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma’s Life
A deeply moving and enriching incident in the student days of the towering scholar and musician, Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma
Episodes from the Udyoga Parva as Sagacious Guides to the Contemporary Hindu Society
The Udyoga Parva is one of the most glorious sections in the Mahabharata offering a wealth of insights and guidance for the contemporary Hindu society.
Abhyasa and Vairagya as the Foundations of Sanatana Education: Dogmatism and Bigotry as the Outcomes of Biblical Lessons
A Sanatana education in its truest sense is primarily a course of training and discipline, and only secondarily a course of teaching. Western religious instruction has only tended to produce fanatici ...
The Fascinating History of Flags in Ancient India
A bird's eye view of the fascinating and extraordinary history of flags and emblems in ancient India.
P.K. Gode: The Scholar who Descended from a Lineage of Warriors
P.K. Gode's ancestor was Naro Rayaji Gode, who served in the Maratha Empire under Gangadhar Krishna Pratinidhi in the 18th century. P.K. Gode has painstakingly traced his family's history using the fr ...
The 1891 India Diary of Dr. Francis and What It Teaches Us: Conclusion
The 1891 diary of the British surgeon Dr. Francis offers us valuable raw material for doing a fuller historical analysis of British colonialism. While it is largely sympathetic to India, it does not r ...
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