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Profiles Oct 14, 2019

V.S.Srinivasa Sastri (Part 5)

Beauty in his Words Even if a minor grammatical mistake in the English language fell on Sastri’s ears, he would react as though he was gravely wounded on his b...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Profiles Oct 14, 2019

DVG as a Constitutional Reformer and Inspiration from Tyagaraja

When the world-renowned scholar, India-aficionado, and multifaceted expert on various art forms, Ananda Coomaraswamy was asked to deliver a message regarding In...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna

Philosophy Oct 12, 2019

ಭಾರತ-ಸಾವಿತ್ರೀ (ಭಾಗ 2)

ಪುರುಷಾರ್ಥಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿಯ ಸಂದೇಶದ ಅಂಶಗಳು ಗ್ರಂಥದುದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ ಅಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದಿರುವಂತಹವೇ ಆಗಿವೆ. ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದ ಸಂದೇಶ – ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಥಮ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಹವಾದ ತತ್ತ್ವವೆಂದರೆ ಧರ್ಮವು ಮಾತ್ರವ...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy

Profiles Oct 12, 2019

D.V.G's Himalayan Service to Public Life: The Anti-Partition Champion

Public Organisations The public meeting that took place towards the end of 1919 was organized by D.V.G. In the South Indian Princely States Conference held in...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna

Epics Oct 10, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 87 – Dhṛtarāṣṭra Tries to Kill Bhīma; Gāndhārī Curses Kṛṣṇa

Dharmarāja walked past all the women who were shouting at him, went to the old king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and bowed down to him. The others too called out their own name...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Profiles Oct 09, 2019

Māgaḍi Lakṣmīnarasiṃha Śāstri--Pāṭhaśālā and Guru

In 1931, Lakṣmīnarasiṃha Śāstri joined the Pāṭhaśālā in this Maṭha for higher studies. He was then eighteen years of age. The background of this Pāṭhaśālā requi...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N

Profiles Oct 08, 2019

Magadi Karanika Krishnamurthy

Magadi Karanika Krishnamurthy is worthy of remembrance. He had a mind that was liberal, a heart that was generous, and an outlook that was progressive. The rewa...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vedavyas M G

Profiles Oct 07, 2019

V.S.Srinivasa Sastri (Part 4)

The Tradition of Smārta-bhāgavata-s It is easy to infer from his name that Sastri belonged to a family of Vaidikas. He beloned to a sub-community called the ‘v...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Profiles Oct 06, 2019

D.V.G: The Unrivalled Expert on the Problem of the Princely States

The Rule of the Maharajas The situation in the states ruled by the Maharajas were not really praiseworthy. Bhopal was a Hindu-majority state as long as it was...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna

Philosophy Oct 05, 2019

ಭಾರತ-ಸಾವಿತ್ರೀ (ಭಾಗ 1)

ಪರಂಪರೆಯ ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿಗಳ ಪಂಕ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಭಗವಾನ್ ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸರು ದ್ವಾಪರಯುಗದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಘಟನಾವಳಿಗಳನ್ನು ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮಹತ್ತ್ವದ್ದೂ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಾದದ್ದೂ ಆದ ಅ...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy

Epics Oct 03, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 86 – Hastinapura Engulfed in Sorrow

STRĪ-PARVA Starting from the first day of the war, Sañjaya went to the battlefield from the capital city every day and reported the day’s events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar

Profiles Oct 02, 2019

Paṇḍita-pravara Māgaḍi Lakṣmīnarasiṃha Śāstri

The following incident happened in the 1930s, when Śrī Candraśekhara-bhāratī Mahāsvāmi adorned the Śāradā-pīṭha at Sringeri. The Mahāsvāmi’s liking for and supp...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N