Karnataka History

Essays

Diwan Purnaiah’s Dharma Chhatrams and the Lessons they Teach

Diwan Purnaiah’s Dharma Chhatrams and the Lessons they Teach

An essay on the sprawling network of Dharma Chhatrams founded by Purnaiah, the eminent Diwan to three Mysore Kings and the lessons they teach us

The Unknown Hoysala Hero Kuvara-Lakshma’s Ultimate Sacrifice

The Unknown Hoysala Hero Kuvara-Lakshma’s Ultimate Sacrifice

Unveiling the Untold Tale of Kuvara-Lakshma's Loyalty and Sacrifice

A Jilted Italian Lover’s Description of Primary Arithmetic Education in Gerusoppa

A Jilted Italian Lover’s Description of Primary Arithmetic Education in Gerusoppa

How a jilted Roman lover of the 16th Century, waiting by a Hanuman porch in Gerusoppa, watched four boys learn arithmetic without paper, pen, ink—or a master.

When Hidambeshwara Gave His Hair to Save His Archaka

When Hidambeshwara Gave His Hair to Save His Archaka

The heroic story of how Hidambeshwara gave his hair to save the honour of his devotee

Sri Krishnadevaraya Reduced to a Footnote: It’s Time to Bury Such Politics of History

Sri Krishnadevaraya Reduced to a Footnote: It’s Time to Bury Such Politics of History

An unfortunate outcome of the contemporary fashion of thinking and the resultant public discourse is the fact that with each successive decade since Independence, the Indian (more importantly, Hindu) society has been eroded of its capacity of our society to produce heroes. In a line, this thinking is shaped by