Vatapi Ganapatim Bhaje is a Sanskrit kriti composed by the legendary poet-composer and singer Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar. It is sung in almost all music concerts in South India. The kriti’s opening line ...

SACRED GAMES recently dropped on Netflix, marking the streaming service's first Indian Original Series. Many have been asking about the meaning of the title of episode 3 called Atapi Vatapi. Here's ...

Chennai:For those with an ear for Carnatic music, the mere mention of Vatapi Ganapathy (Vatapi Ganapatim Bhajeham, to be precise) brings to mind the famous song composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar in ...

Not many may know that among the early idols of Ganapati in Tamil Nadu is the Vatapi Ganesha which was brought in AD642 by the Pallavas who overcame the Chalukyas in a fierce battle at Vatapi, an ...

Remember the story of Sage Agastya who got the Vindhya mountains to stop growing? This story is about how he bested two demons after that. In the forests to the south of the Vindhyas lived two demon ...

When the various artisans who came to Vatapi encountered the sandstone cliffs and deep, chasm-like gorges of the landscape, their creativity soared to unparalleled heights. One of the first things ...

Sacred Games was released on Netflix on Friday, July 6. The drama is based on the critically acclaimed 2006 novel of the same name by Vikram Chandra. The highly anticipated show is set in Bombay, ...