Changes in the Hindu Society

Essays

Parallels between Vamshavruksha and Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane

Parallels between Vamshavruksha and Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane

We detect several parallels between Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa's "Vamshavruksha" and "Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane," chief of which is the loss of cultural inheritance.

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“I Wear only the Skin that Parameshwara has Given me!” Celebrating a Spotless Devotee of Shiva

“I Wear only the Skin that Parameshwara has Given me!” Celebrating a Spotless Devotee of Shiva

The iconic D.V. Gundappa brings alive a highly evocative, moving and ennobling profile of a spotless Bhakta of Shiva eponymously named "Shiva Pooje" Naranappa.

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The Lost Access to the Hindu Societal Past

The Lost Access to the Hindu Societal Past

Unlike Muslim regimes, the British consciously destroyed traditional Hindu institutions as a result of which today's Hindu society has lost access to its own societal past.

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The Hindu Joint Family as the Purest Form of Democracy

The Hindu Joint Family as the Purest Form of Democracy

In the second episode, DVG gives us a captivating and heartwarming portrait of the innate strength of a Hindu joint family system and characterises it as a government of the people in the real sense.

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A Century of Cultural Erosion: Or How Hindus Lost Access to their Own Society and Culture

A Century of Cultural Erosion: Or How Hindus Lost Access to their Own Society and Culture

The first episode of a series featuring an English adaptation of DVG’s lecture titled "Samskruti" delivered at All India Radio on May 10, 1957. It an invaluable piece of contemplation on the rapid changes that had occurred in the Hindu society over the past half century.

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