The Foolish Brahmin Who Became an Amildar: A Classic South Indian Folktale of Literal Obedience
How a King’s Metaphorical Advice Turned into Charcoal, Bitten Ears & Bundles of Hair
The Wisdom Seller: A Forgotten Folk Tale of a Brahmin Boy Who Sold Wisdom and Saved a King
This is the lovely story of a fool named Vidhya, and a poor Brahmin's two paisa of advice, and the words that made him a Prime Minister.
Swami Vankhandi of Sadh Belo
Swami Vankhandi of Sadh Belo: The Saint Who Rose from the Indus and Humbled a British Officer
Reclaiming Sanatana Spaces: A Profound Lesson from the Mandsaur Silk-Weavers Guild
This is the story of a silk-weavers guild from Mandsaur who restored a magnificent Surya Mandir in 473 CE
The Little-Known History of Inscription-Writers and Engravers
An understudied chapter of our history is the role of and function played by inscription-writers and engravers
Vina Sambayya: The Musician who Reserved his Music for Shiva
DVG writes an evocative profile of Sri Vina Sambayya, a great Vina exponent who flourished in the court Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.
Three Stories for Mahashivaratri 2025
Presenting a bouquet of three stories extolling the matchless devotion towards Shiva drawn from the annals of Sanatana history and tradition to celebrate this year's Mahashivaratri
The Poignant Story of the Jai Sitaram Gosais
This essay narrates the evocative story of a forgotten sect of Hindu monks known as the Jai Sitaram Gosais
Manthara and Richard III: The Contrast Between the Sanatana and the Mleccha Mind
The concluding episode of this series of comparative analysis of the Manthara episode and Richard III delves into a striking, fundamental contrast between the Sanatana mind and the Mleccha mind.
Richard’s Seduction of Anne and Manthara’s Brainwashing of Kaikeyi
The episode of Richard III's seduction of Anne and Manthara's slow and effective poisoning of Kaikeyi's mind offers a brilliant comparative analysis of the genius level grasp of literary Masters over human impulses and their real life operation.