Month: January 2015

Shivavakkiayar, one of the well-known Siddhars, is a 10th-century Tamil devotional poet and mystic. Two of his poems are reproduced below.

Srinath Raghavan revisits the character of Duryodhana in Mahabharat to discover an anti-hero and argues for projecting him more positively. There have been many versions

The Siddhars present themselves as the greatest masters of yoga, medicine and alchemy in the history of Tamil Nadu and southern India. However, compared to

By C. K. Raju From Macaulay until today, the need for Western education has been justified on the grounds of science. The fact, however, is

From the times of Macaulay till today, we Indians have been told that western education is the pathway to success. We have been constantly reminded

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