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My Ātma-guru: N Narasimha Murthy (Part 5)

Interesting puranic exposition Giriyamma came home after a discourse on Purāṇa. Murthy asked: Murthy: Giri, which story was the topic of the discourse today?...

S.P. Balasubramaniam: Half a Century of Music has Lapsed into the Silence of the Ages

Sister Nivedita’s Life and Works - 2

Kathāpīṭhalambaka - 5 - The Story of Cāṇakya and Guṇāḍhya

Disobeying the king’s order, Śakaṭālana secretly hid me in his house; he had someone else killed and informed the king that I had been executed. It would not ha...

V N Narasimha Iyengar

One of the most popular personalities among the old Mysore citizens was one V N Narasimha Iyengar. He was also known as mīsè (mustachioed) Narasimha Iyengar. Th...

My Ātma-guru: N Narasimha Murthy (Part 4)

Abode of Snacks Meeting with friends was among Murthy’s favorite pastimes. He was not the one to chitchat. Others needed to chitchat. He listened to them and l...

DVG's 35-Year-Long Crusade for Responsible Government

Sister Nivedita’s Life and Works: A Study in Context

My Ātma-guru: N Narasimha Murthy (Part 3)

Amaldar[1] Sitaramayya Another instance. Both of us were walking on the 3rd cross road of Basavanagudi. We heard someone singing when we came near a house. We...

Kathāpīṭhalambaka - 4 - The Story of Pāṇini and Vararuci

Vararuci's narration continues... Once, when I had gone out to watch the Indradhvajotsava, I happened to spot Upavarṣa’s daughter Upakośā. We fell in love with...

Baṇḍi Rasūl Khān

I have passed two examinations in my life. One is the Lower Secondary[1] in Kannada. That was probably in 1898–99. At that time, there was no English [medium] s...

Caturvidhābhinaya in the Kumārasambhava - Part 7 - Manmatha Gets Ready for his Task

Manmatha continues to boast of his own skills in the pretext of praising his master: तव प्रसादात्कुसुमायुधोऽपि सहायमेकं मधुमेव लब्ध्वा। कुर्यां हरस्यापि पिनाक...