Hyder Ali
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
Karnataka History
The Unknown Hoysala Hero Kuvara-Lakshma’s Ultimate Sacrifice
Unveiling the Untold Tale of Kuvara-Lakshma's Loyalty and Sacrifice
Karnataka History
A Jilted Italian Lover’s Description of Primary Arithmetic Education in Gerusoppa
Pietro Della Valle, the 16th Century Italian musicologist and traveller, gives us a vivid and endearing picture of how small boys learnt arithmetic in Gerusoppa, now in Uttara Kannada district.
Indian History
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
Communist Betrayal of India
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