Essays exploring the vast repository of the Hindu Cultural ethos
The daily routine and conduct of Nalla Pillai, the schoolmaster of Kelambakam offers an extraordinary glimpse into a one-man institution of nation-building, which has now become extinct.
A heart-warming and profoundly moving picture of the routine and lifestyle of the Purohita of Kelambakam. Such exalted people lived in flesh and blood just a century ago throughout India. This essay beautifully expounds the reason they commanded such reverence.
This is the full text of Bharataratna Sir M. Visvesvarayya's extraordinary tribute to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.
A forgotten folklore that throws brilliant light on the unbroken Sanatana cultural consciousness and daily custom of lighting lamps in Hindu homes.
Tracing the origins of the dateless and profound tradition of Devi Bhagavati worship in Kerala. In many parts of South India, the Goddess is also known as the Malayala Bhagavati. This is Her story.
The concluding episode of the story of the making of the Jayachamarajendra Vedaratnamala. The great Maharaja had subordinated his royal crown at the vedayajñavedi – the altar of this great Vedic Yajna, and it became his crowning glory.
The Puranic roots and cultural metamorphosis of the expletive, "Moo Devi" prevalent in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The ennobling story of the life of Vidvān H.P. Venkata Rao, who was appointed as the General Editor of the Chamarajendra Vedaratnamala.
How Shilpa Siddhanti Shivayogi Sri Siddhalinga Swami's profound vision acted as the motive force behind Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar's Vedaratnamala volumes of the Rg Veda.
In the final episode of this series, we consider K.M. Munshi's eightfold formula for revitalising Sanskrit studies in the early years of Indian independence. The formula largely holds valid even today.