Hinduism in Tamil Nadu

Essays

The DMK's Hindu Hatred is at the Root of Justice Swaminathan's Impeachment Move

The DMK's Hindu Hatred is at the Root of Justice Swaminathan's Impeachment Move

Anxious to retain the Muslim vote in the 2026 elections, DMK has angered Tamil Hindus by prohibiting the lamp-lighting at Thiruparankundram and trying to get Justice GR Swaminathan impeached

The Ideal Guru and the Ideal Shishya in the Medieval Tamil Desham

The Ideal Guru and the Ideal Shishya in the Medieval Tamil Desham

Using a series of superb analogies, the medieval Tamil educationist Pavanandi exposits the qualifications of a good teacher and a good pupil and vice versa. These prescriptions are not only timeless but have universal value and applicability.

The Profound Philosophy of Education in the Medieval Tamil Desham

The Profound Philosophy of Education in the Medieval Tamil Desham

A glimpse into the profound philosophical underpinnings of the educational system that existed in early medieval and medieval Tamil Desham.

How Rajaraja Chola's Brihadeeshwara Temple Built a Pan Indian Hindu Cultural Complex

How Rajaraja Chola's Brihadeeshwara Temple Built a Pan Indian Hindu Cultural Complex

The concluding part narrates the story of how by building the Brihadeeshwara Temple, Rajaraja Chola built an entire civilisation itself.

ఒక వృద్ధ స్త్రీ - బృహదీశ్వరాలయం - అజ్ఞాత ఘటన

ఒక వృద్ధ స్త్రీ - బృహదీశ్వరాలయం - అజ్ఞాత ఘటన

ప్రాచుర్యంలో లేని ఒక కథ – తంజావూర్ బృహదీశ్వరాలయం దర్శించిన ఒక వృద్ధ స్త్రీ

An Unknown Anecdote of an Old Woman and the Brihadeeshwara Temple

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.

How the Nada Muni from Thiruvarur Anticipated the 21st Century Pollution from Paramakudi

How the Nada Muni from Thiruvarur Anticipated the 21st Century Pollution from Paramakudi

What Kamal Haasan's slur against Tyagaraja Swami reveals about his anti-Hindu mind set and how Tyagaraja characterised such people