Mysore Kingdom

Essays

How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge

How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge

The University of Mysore took its inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita. Power-hungry caste politicians aided by communists eventually transformed it into a graveyard of knowledge.

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 Magnificent Cultural Realm of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar

The Magnificent Cultural Realm of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar

An essay narrating the life and accomplishments of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, the cultural founder of the modern Mysore State

The Magnificent Temple Heritage of Sri Bhujangeshwara at Ummatturu

The Magnificent Temple Heritage of Sri Bhujangeshwara at Ummatturu

The second part of our essay series on Ummatturu provides a detailed description of the magnificent Bhujangeshwara Temple that dates back to the eleventh century.

Podcast #78: How the British Systematically Destroyed Hindu Charitable Institutions: The Untold Story

Podcast #78: How the British Systematically Destroyed Hindu Charitable Institutions: The Untold Story

It is a well known fact that India has never fully recovered from the all-encompassing horrors of British colonial rule. Both the human and the economic genocide carried out by the British against is well known. There's the famous research published by Columbia university which calculated that