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Essays exploring the vast repository of the Hindu Cultural ethos

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Manthara and Richard III: The Contrast Between the Sanatana and the Mleccha Mind

Manthara and Richard III: The Contrast Between the Sanatana and the Mleccha Mind

The concluding episode of this series of comparative analysis of the Manthara episode and Richard III delves into a striking, fundamental contrast between the Sanatana mind and the Mleccha mind.

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Richard’s Seduction of Anne and Manthara’s Brainwashing of Kaikeyi

Richard’s Seduction of Anne and Manthara’s Brainwashing of Kaikeyi

The episode of Richard III's seduction of Anne and Manthara's slow and effective poisoning of Kaikeyi's mind offers a brilliant comparative analysis of the genius level grasp of literary Masters over human impulses and their real life operation.

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Manthara and the Winter of Our Discontent

Manthara and the Winter of Our Discontent

A comparative analysis of the Manthara episode in the Ramayana with the famous opening soliloquy of Shakespeare's play Richard III

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The Glory of Gau-Mata: The Unbroken Heritage of Cattle Rearing and Worship in Bharatavarsha

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 civilisation itself.

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When Bala Krishna ate Butter from Devara Rangamma’s Hands

When Bala Krishna ate Butter from Devara Rangamma’s Hands

A moving and evocative story of Devara Rangamma, a pious devotee of Sri Venkateshwara Swami of the 18th century who was visited by Bala Krishna everyday and ate butter from her hands.

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Understanding the Mahabharata on the Canvas of Time

Understanding the Mahabharata on the Canvas of Time

In this episode, DVG provides an evocative philosophical backdrop that helps us understand the Mahabharata on the canvas of Time. There is a wealth of invaluable insights in this essay.

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An Analysis of the Characters of the Mahabharata by D.V. Gundappa

An Analysis of the Characters of the Mahabharata by D.V. Gundappa

This is the first episode of a series analysing the characters of the Mahabharata penned by the legendary DVG about 50 years ago.

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The Daily Routine of Sadguru Sri Sridhara Swami Maharaj as a Student

The Daily Routine of Sadguru Sri Sridhara Swami Maharaj as a Student

A highly inspiring and evocative account of the early student life of Sadguru Sri Sridhara Swami of Varadapura near Shivamogga.

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Want to Destroy Sanskrit? Learn the Vile Art from the Dravidianists!

Want to Destroy Sanskrit? Learn the Vile Art from the Dravidianists!

A long form essay narrating the history of the calculated destruction of Sanskrit in Tamil Nadu by Dravidianists

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The Samadhi-Bhasha of the Bhagavad Gita: In which the Bhagavan Himself Spoke

The Samadhi-Bhasha of the Bhagavad Gita: In which the Bhagavan Himself Spoke

The language and idiom of the Bhagavad Gita is known as the Samadhi-Bhasha. The Krishna who delivered the discourse was not a historical person but was Bhagavan himself.

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