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The Genres of History and Biography (Part 3)
Culture Jul 15, 2020

The Genres of History and Biography (Part 3)

Two Sides The important aspects of a biography may be divided into two categories: i. external aspects and ii. inner nature. By external episodes, I mean deta...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Hari Ravikumar
Ramadasappa (Part 2)
Profiles Jul 14, 2020

Ramadasappa (Part 2)

After I entered high-school, I lived in the college hostel in Mysore. Belavadi Dasappa was the hostel warden. He was Ramadasappa’s friend. As per Ramadasappa’s...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vishwas Rao
Devotion to Education
Culture Jul 10, 2020

Devotion to Education

The starting salary for teachers in the education department was three rupees. This was during the time of Garret, Leonard, Rice, and other British officers. As...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya
The Genres of History and Biography (Part 2)
Culture Jul 08, 2020

The Genres of History and Biography (Part 2)

The Necessity of History What’s the meaning of this? It is just that history will never leave us. What we do, what we don’t do, what we experience, what we avo...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Hari Ravikumar
Ramadasappa (Part 1)
Profiles Jul 07, 2020

Ramadasappa (Part 1)

Ramadasappa was my second teacher who taught me the English language. He was the first person to graduate with a BA degree from Mulbagal. I recall him coming th...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vishwas Rao
DV Gundappa: Systematic Study
Profiles Jul 03, 2020

DV Gundappa: Systematic Study

It has been seventy years since I bade farewell to my schooling (1902). I've now analyzed my life through these seventy years and I have learned two lessons...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Pradyot Hegde, Prateek Upadhya