Bangalore Diaries

 What an exhilarating experience it was !!! 3 hours and minutes of pure cinematic joy !!! There are so many nuances and layers to this movie, but I will try to capture my raw thoughts into this movie. However, let’s start with a few disclaimers. Is this a 18+ movie? Yes - Sexual references, language, violence  Is this an out and out YASH movie? - Without any iota of doubt !!! Is this a movie with good production values? - Good no - Great - Absolutely Yes !! Yash and Geethu Mohandas have literally unleashed a beast onto us. The movie is fast paced, with some quick cuts, quite a few central characters, loads of action i.e. WORLD CLASS action and moves across different timelines.  
Let’s start with the improvements. This is an audience view and I am not an overall expert on all aspects of movie making (though I do have a little expertise one of the points below). The audio could have been lot better. Some places I did feel silence could have worked much more magnificently th...

Wodeyar family in general have been instrumental in preserving a lot of age-old scriptures, puranas etc by commissioning Asthana Vidwan’s to translate them into Kannada. We are blessed to be savouring the vast ocean of our ancient knowledge thanks to these generous souls.  Mysore’s Maharaja H. H. Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar was a scholar par excellence. He has authored many works, one of which is Sri TattvaNidhi . In the 5th Canto, there is a mention of 108 Shiva Kshetras along with the names of the presiding deities (as captured in Srimat Shivasarasangraha ).  Disclaimer : This list was published in the special edition of Bharatha Darshana (Feb 2026). This post is to translate the same into English so that it reaches wider audience. Full credit should go to the Bharatha Darshana team for bringing these nuggets to light.  1. Kaivalyashaila - Srikanta 2. Hemakedara -  Kedareshwara 3. Varanasi - Vishwanatha 4. Srishaila - Mallikarjuna 5. Prayaga - Nilakanta 6. Gaya -...