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Kāntāra and Universe of the Bhūtas

A review of the massively successful Kāntāra, appreciating the film’s foray into Karnataka’s lesser known Bhūta universe, along with an account of the tradition itself.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 13 min read

Cinema And Books

Swarnakamalam and the Value of the Performing Arts

A glimpse into the timelessness of the traditional arts, conveyed through superior cinema: Swarnakamalam; and the discussion of modernity threatening the value of traditional systems in its lyrical expositions.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 6 min read

Cinema And Books

T. S. Eliot’s Conception of Culture

Cultures across the world produce seekers and seers who bring home the truth. In India, this process is a living tradition. In other places, we have a rare T.S. Eliot who breaks the hold.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 12 min read

Dharma Today

Oral Storytelling Traditions

A rounded coverage of the oral storytelling traditions that prevail among old cultures around the world, and especially in India.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 9 min read

Culture And Policy

As Seen on TV – Cultural Review of Cinema

As Seen on TV introduces Bṛhat's cultural review of cinema lens, where we examine the impact movies have played in shaping India.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 5 min read

Cinema And Books

The Subtle Hindu Imagery of Sittarala Sirapadu

The movie Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo and its climactic song as an example of cinema that furthers cultural belonging.

Amritanshu Pandey, Sai Priya Chodavarapu 6 min read

Cinema And Books

India’s Storytelling Tradition and its Influence on World Literature

Ancient Indian storytelling disseminated functional genres (religious and scientific) and fictional genres: poetry, drama, and stories.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 10 min read

Bodhas

The Sri Lankan Crisis and Organic Farming

The Sri Lankan crisis and the subsequent economic turmoil question the abrupt policy shift of the government toward organic farming.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 22 min read

Culture And Policy

Reclaiming Medical Ethics

The medical ethics was an important feature of the Āyurvedic curriculum, duly emphasized by ancient practitioners. Caraka’s Oath can be regarded as the summation of this tradition, and veritably, its epitome.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 12 min read

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Sai Priya Chodavarapu

Kāntāra and Universe of the Bhūtas

Swarnakamalam and the Value of the Performing Arts

T. S. Eliot’s Conception of Culture

Oral Storytelling Traditions

As Seen on TV – Cultural Review of Cinema

The Subtle Hindu Imagery of Sittarala Sirapadu

India’s Storytelling Tradition and its Influence on World Literature

The Sri Lankan Crisis and Organic Farming

Reclaiming Medical Ethics