Notes on Culture

The 1891 India Diary of Dr. Francis and What It Teaches Us: Conclusion
The 1891 diary of the British surgeon Dr. Francis offers us valuable raw material for doing a fuller historical analysis of British colonialism. While it is largely sympathetic to India, it does not r ...
The Glory of Gau-Mata: The Unbroken Heritage of Cattle Rearing and Worship in Bharatavarsha
The first episode of a new series tracing the evocative and rich tradition of Cow worship and cattle rearing in ancient India. The Go-Mata heritage is one of Bharatavarsha's unique gifts to world civi ...
Remembering Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade: The Maharashtra Historian Extraordinaire
The first part of a series profiling the iconic scholar of Maharashtra history, Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade whose service to scholarship and learning is a universe by itself.
Kalinath Baba showing a Mudra
Gopinath Kaviraj records how Kalinath Baba's mastery of the Khechari Vidya gave him immense powers of clairvoyance
Duryodhana and Karna: A Friendship that Never was
The first episode of a series analysing the nature of the relationship between Duryodhana and Karna.
Scene of Aparigraha
An outline exposition of Aparigraha or non-covetousness, one of the profoundest ideals birthed by the Sanatana genius.
Sita Devi in the Forest
Arjun Bharadwaj provides a rather profound and objective analysis of the much-debated episode of Sita Devi's abandonment by Sri Rama
When Ramaswami Sivan Stoked a Needless Controversy Over Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan's untimely death was a huge blow for his brother, Ramaswami Sivan. He wrote an unfair book castigating greats like Patnam Subramania Iyer in order to uphold his own death brothe ...
Illustration of Kalinath Baba
Gopinath Kaviraj narrates an incredible incident of meeting Sri Kalinath Baba in Kashi. This sadhu was endowed with astonishing powers of clairvoyance.
The Hindu Code of War Ethics and Jihad
A comparative analysis of the Hindu code of war ethics and the Islamic jihad
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