Notes on Culture

The 900-year old Belur Chennakeshava Temple is one of the greatest treasure-houses of Indian art, architecture and sculpture, all of which was accomplished by the motivation of Sanatana piety. This es ...

In the second part of this series, Dr. Francis provides an eye-opening picture of the manner in which the officers of the British Raj took enormous loans from our Mahajans and Shroffs (moneylenders) f ...

The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.

This is a heartwarming and evocative profile of Swami Mahadeva Sastri, an Avadhoota in Bangalore hailing from the pre-Independence era.

In the Sanatana theory and practice, education was not merely learning but realisation. Literacy was merely one subset of it.

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 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.

Shatavadhani Dr. Ganesh paints an intimate picture of the ennobling Vedic life and lifestyle of the elder Vidvan Rajagopala Sarma.