Notes on Culture

An Unknown Anecdote of an Old Woman and the Brihadeeshwara Temple
A little known story of an old woman who visited the Brihadeeshwara Temple at Thanjavur and her service to it.
Picture of Bhagavan Shiva in Penance
Presenting a bouquet of three stories extolling the matchless devotion towards Shiva drawn from the annals of Sanatana history and tradition to celebrate this year's Mahashivaratri
The Grand Universe of Ummatturu Temples: Where Sri Krishnadevarya Began his Digvijaya
The first part of a series exploring the forgotten grand heritage of Ummatturu Temples. For centuries, Ummatturu was a preeminent Sanatana cultural hub crisscrossing Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
By
Arati VB
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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
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.
A Short History of the Premeditated Leftist Slaughter of the Indian Literary and Aesthetic 
Tradition
The first part of a series documenting the brief history of the calculated destruction of the two-millenia-old tradition of Indian literary and aesthetic tradition and discipline
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 Story of Manasa Devi the Naga Goddess of Bhagirathi
The unknown folklore of Manasa Devi, the snake-goddess worshipped in the Bhagirathi-Hooghly region about a century ago.
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