Notes on Culture

Illustration of the Telugu Poet Srinatha engaged in a debate
Read the thrilling tale of how Srinatha won the epithet, Kavisarvabhauma or the Emperor of Poets
Illustration of Mahakavi Srinatha in a Procession
Nori Narasimha Sastry fleshes out Mahakavi Srinatha's character as a feisty and talented poet who throws a deceptive poetic challenge to his counterpart, Arunagirinatha
The Education of a Titan
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 ...
The Exalted Life of Manu and a Chapter-wise Synopsis of the Manusmriti
In this episode, DVG provides a brief sketch of the life of Rishi Manu along with a brief, chapter-wise synopsis of the Manusmriti.
Life in an Indian Village: The Story of Kelambakam
Excerpts from an 1891 book describing the profound social life of the 11th century village of Kelambakam located between Mahabalipuram and Kanchipuram.
Bhartrhari
The first of a multipart essay series carrying a masterly exposition of the immortal Sanskrit poet Bhartrhari, authored by D.V. Gundappa
Jadunath Sarkar as a World-Class Scholar and Original Historian
In the fifth episode of this series, G.S. Sardesai paints an extensive portrait showcasing the extraordinary breadth and originality of Jadunath Sarkar's scholarship in history
The Nehruvian and Marxist Slaughter of  Hindu Inscriptional Studies
How the Nehruvian establishment aided and abetted by Marxists masquerading as historians destroyed Indian epigraphy.
Read More
logo
The Dharma Dispatch
www.dharmadispatch.in