Notes on Culture

The language and idiom of the Bhagavad Gita is known as the Samadhi-Bhasha. The Krishna who delivered the discourse was not a historical person but was Bhagavan himself.

A brief history of the magnificent world of ancient Indian perfumes and cosmetics lost in time. India was the world leader in the perfume industry for more than five hundred years.

A tribute to the Indian literary colossus, Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, on the occasion of receiving the Padma Bhushan award.

This is an English translation of DVG's evocative Kannada poem, Daarigara Haadu or the Song of the Wayfarers

An overall assessment of the trajectory, downfall and death of Progressive literature in India and the damage it has inflicted on the literary and cultural sensibilities of our people.

Kalinath Baba explains the secret of his magical powers of clairvoyance by saying that he has mastered the art of direct perception

In this episode, DVG sketches out the Vedic philosophical premise as the basis for the Manusmriti in 14 postulates.

Ghar-Wapsi of converted Hindus was a continuous process until it suddenly stopped due to the depleted vigour of the Hindu society