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Introduction to the Kathāmṛta – Part 1 – Kathāmṛta and Kathā-sarit-sāgara
Literature Apr 09, 2020

Introduction to the Kathāmṛta – Part 1 – Kathāmṛta and Kathā-sarit-sāgara

कवीन्द्रमानसाम्भोजनिवासभ्रमरीं नमः। देवीं सहृदयानन्दशब्दमूर्तिं सरस्वतीं॥ (सोमदेवः) श्रीरामायणभारतबृहत्कथानां कवीन्नमस्कुर्मः। त्रिस्रोता इव सरसा सरस्वती...

A R Krishna Sastri
Footprints of Scholarly Temerity in Sanskrit Literature - 6
Literature Apr 08, 2020

Footprints of Scholarly Temerity in Sanskrit Literature - 6

Kirīṭa-pati Veṅkaṭācārya (18th–19th cen. CE) was a great scholar of several śāstras and was a champion of Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy. He lived in Sura-pura, a pro...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Shashi Kiran B N
ಕರ್ಣಾಟ ಭಾರತ ಕಥಾಮಂಜರಿ – ಮರುಓದು, ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ, ಕೆಲವು ಪಾತ್ರಗಳ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ (ಭಾಗ 13)
Literature Apr 07, 2020

ಕರ್ಣಾಟ ಭಾರತ ಕಥಾಮಂಜರಿ – ಮರುಓದು, ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ, ಕೆಲವು ಪಾತ್ರಗಳ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ (ಭಾಗ 13)

  ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸನ ಯುದ್ಧವರ್ಣನೆಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಕಲ್ಪನಾಶಕ್ತಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಯುದ್ಧದ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಅವನ ಅಭಿಮತ              ಮಹಾಭಾರ...

Prof. L V Shantakumari
Dr. T V Arumugam Mudaliar
Profiles Apr 03, 2020

Dr. T V Arumugam Mudaliar

Renowned as a doctor, a compassionate man, and an extremely capable surgeon in the old Mysore area, Rao Bahadur Dr. T V Arumugam Mudaliar was a contemporary of...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vedavyas M G
Mahābhārata – Episode 112 - Story of Yayāti
Epics Apr 02, 2020

Mahābhārata – Episode 112 - Story of Yayāti

Yayāti was the tenth in the line of descendants from Dakṣa-prajāpati; his son was Pūru. Further in his lineage Duṣyanta was born. The preceptor of the Asuras,...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar
Footprints of Scholarly Temerity in Sanskrit Literature - 5
Literature Apr 01, 2020

Footprints of Scholarly Temerity in Sanskrit Literature - 5

Lolla Lakṣmī-dhara (15th–16th cen. CE) was a scholar-poet in the court of Kṛṣṇa-deva-rāya. He is well-known as the author of Lakṣmī-dharā, arguably the best ava...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Shashi Kiran B N
Ramanna’s discipline, affection (Part 3)
Profiles Mar 31, 2020

Ramanna’s discipline, affection (Part 3)

Introduction to books I have mentioned above that Ramanna made me read Kannada Rāmāyaṇa, Bhārata and other books regularly. Bhāgavata and Ranganātha-rāmāyaṇa -...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Varuni KS
কৃষ্ণ-জীবনে ভগবদ্গীতা – উপসংহার
Philosophy Mar 27, 2020

কৃষ্ণ-জীবনে ভগবদ্গীতা – উপসংহার

অর্জুনকে শোক থেকে বিরত থাকার জন্য অনুরোধ করে কৃষ্ণ গীতার সূচনা করেন – “জীবিত বা মৃত, কারোর জন্য অশ্রুপাত করনা” (ভ. গী. ২.১১)। এবং তিনি গীতার পরিসমাপ্তিও করেন অর...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Hari Ravikumar | Trans: Sayantan Bandyopadhyay