Spirit of Kshatra
The divine and profound lives of Sri Krishna, Chanakya and Vidyaranya Swami are the real-life illustrations of the synthesis of Brāhma and Kṣāttra.
Spirit of Kshatra
The Hindu civilisation and culture flourished as long as harmony existed between Brāhma and Kṣāttra.
Carnatic Classical Music
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan's untimely death was a huge blow for his brother, Ramaswami Sivan. He wrote an unfair book castigating greats like Patnam Subramania Iyer in order to uphold his own death brother's eminence.
Carnatic Classical Music
Pattanam Subramania Iyer and Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan shared a mellow friendship underscored by music.
Carnatic Classical Music
A unique feature of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan's voice was that it never needed any practice.
Carnatic Classical Music
Maha Sivan's voice extended from the anu-mandara pancama to ati-tara shadja. It is difficult to believe that any human voice – let alone a male voice – could have such a stupendous range
Carnatic Classical Music
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan was a child prodigy whose compositions match the quality of the Trinity of Carnatic Classical Music.
Carnatic Classical Music
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan was born in a lineage of accomplished musicians and he took the illustrious legacy to the very summit.
Carnatic Classical Music
The Art of Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan, one of the greatest musical geniuses the world has ever known.
Bhagavad Gita
A psychological analysis of Gandhi's experiments in celibacy and dogmatic insistence on non-violence.
Hindi Cinema
A deeply scholarly analysis of how the 1999 Hindi film, "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" subtly promotes Love Jehad by using Brahmin-bashing as one of its premises. Also included is a detailed critique of the superhit song, "chand chupa badal mein."
Bollywood
Tracing the history of the use of Sufi music to Islamise Hindi cinema in a systematic fashion.