Notes on Culture

Deciphering a Lake Inscription
Sri V.S. Sukhtankar travelled from Pune to a remote village in Andhra to decipher just one inscription related to Vijayanagara history
Technical and Literary Education in the Vijayanagara Empire
The second and concluding episode of this series provides some glimpses into the technical and literary education in the Vijayanagara Empire.
In the Company of Sadhus: Sri Sri Naga Baba, the Digambara Sadhu of Varanasi
The first episode of a series documenting the exalted spiritual lives of obscure Sadhus and Sanyasis.
How Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma Showed a Dharma-Drohi His True Place
A profound episode from the life of Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma shows the practical application of Hindu cultural self-confidence in dealing with enemies of Dharma
Valmiki Illustration
According to the Puranas, Valmiki was a robber initially. He was enlightened by the Rishis after which he sat in meditation chanting the sacred name of Rama with such intensity that an anthill grew ar ...
The Forgotten Hindu History of Pakistan: An Introduction
Loss of physical geography is also a loss of cultural narrative memory.
Bharatavarsha's Cultural Conquest of South East Asia Through its Sacred Education
It was Bharatavarsha's tradition of spreading sacred knowledge that played a central role in the cultural conquest of South East Asia.
Mandsaur
This is the story of a silk-weavers guild from Mandsaur who restored a magnificent Surya Mandir in 473 CE
Illustration of an Indian History Scholar busy in Research
The sort of cultural commitment that the exemplars of Indian history had set for themselves is truly astonishing
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