Indian Aesthetic Tradition

Essays

Stability as a Contemporary Metaphor in the Downfall of Indian Cinema

Stability as a Contemporary Metaphor in the Downfall of Indian Cinema

Stability is the bedrock of the Indian aesthetic tradition. Its gradual erosion is one of the singular factors contributing to the decline and downfall of this tradition. Nowhere is this more visible than in Indian cinema.

From Philosophy to Faeces: Origins of the Leftist Infiltration and Takeover of the Indian Cultural Space

From Philosophy to Faeces: Origins of the Leftist Infiltration and Takeover of the Indian Cultural Space

This essay traces the manner in which the Communists systematically infiltrated the Cultural spaces of India to achieve a political goal

Revisiting Baahubali in a Quest for Rasa: An Analysis

Revisiting Baahubali in a Quest for Rasa: An Analysis

It’s more than two years since the nonstop, deafening noise-hype over the two-part Telugu film Baahubali has finally died out. Fresh in the wake of the release of both parts, I found all that hoopla amusing, ridiculous and completely overblown, given that it’s only a movie.