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DVG's Eightfold Pledge in Public Life

Kathāpīṭhalambaka - 1- Śiva Starts Narrating a Story

इदं गुरु-गिरीन्द्रजा प्रणय-मन्दरान्दोलनात् पुरा किल कथामृतं हर-मुखाम्बुधेरुद्गतं | प्रसह्य रसयन्ति ये विगतविघ्नलब्धर्धयो धुरं दधति वैबुधीं भुवि भवप्...

Drama Companies of Bellary (Part 2)

Kumbāra Guṇḍayya (Guṇḍayya, the Potter) In one of the plays – probably ‘Vijayanagara Patana’ – one of the characters is a potter. That day Raghavacharya beckon...

Caturvidhābhinaya in the Kumārasambhava - Part 4 - Devas and Brahmā

Sagra 2 The second sagra of Kumārasambhava starts with the devas going to Brahmā seeking his help in vanquishing the demon Tārakāsura. In the verse 2.2, the p...

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The Abiding Inspiration of Gopal Krishna Gokhale

My Ātma-guru: N Narasimha Murthy (Part 2)

Guidance Most of the major works that I can claim to have read in the areas of political science and economics were suggested by Murthy. He lent his personal c...

Introduction to the Kathāmṛta – Part 20 - Conclusion

Conclusion: Even as I wrote this work, my daughter Smt. Shanta and grand-daughter Smt. Leela went through different segments and expressed their delight. They...

Drama Companies of Bellary (Part 1)

Circa 1909, the drama company Sumanorama Sabhā (or Suguṇavilāsa Sabhā) of Bellary arrived in Bangalore. Kolachalam Srinivasa Rao was the director of that drama...

DVG's Entry into the Rough and Tumble of Political Life

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