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K.P. Puttanna Shetty (Part 1)
Profiles Sep 03, 2019

K.P. Puttanna Shetty (Part 1)

K.P. Puttanna Shetty was the deputy commissioner of Kolar during 1903-04. On one of those days, K.P Puttanna Shetty inaugurated a library in one of the clubs of...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Kiran Prasad
Shekdar Gundappa (Part 2)
Profiles Sep 02, 2019

Shekdar Gundappa (Part 2)

Rumāle Śāmabhaṭṭa Now, this Vēṅkaṭaśarma was not one among my ancestors. It was a person named Śāmabhaṭṭa who was my predecessor. A Vedic practitioner by birth...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sudarshan Muralidhara
The Dawn of the Hotel Industry in Bangalore
Culture Sep 01, 2019

The Dawn of the Hotel Industry in Bangalore

Note: This is the first of a two-part series of an English translation of D.V. Gundappa's essay titled "Bengalurinalli Hotel Udyamada Arambha," the tenth essay...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna
Jñāneśvarī – Unsullied by Time (Part 2)
Philosophy Aug 31, 2019

Jñāneśvarī – Unsullied by Time (Part 2)

Bhakti-Vairāgya (Devotion-Detachment) Jñāneśvara’s school of philosophy broadly aligns with Advaita-vedānta; even so, it is not possible to pigeonhole his idea...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Hari Ravikumar, Arjun Bharadwaj
কৃষ্ণ-জীবনে ভগবদ্গীতা – ভক্তি
Philosophy Aug 30, 2019

কৃষ্ণ-জীবনে ভগবদ্গীতা – ভক্তি

গীতায় কৃষ্ণকে প্রায়শই ভক্তি সম্বন্ধে কথা বলতে লক্ষ্য করা যায়। তিনি যতদূর বলেন - যে রূপে চাও সেই রূপে আন্তরিকভাবে ঈশ্বরের উপাসনা কর ; তোমার বিশ্বাসকে আমি শক্তিপ্...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Hari Ravikumar | Trans: Sayantan Bandyopadhyay
ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ನುಡಿಬೆಡಗು--ಉಪಸಂಹಾರ
Literature Aug 28, 2019

ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ನುಡಿಬೆಡಗು--ಉಪಸಂಹಾರ

೩. ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಸಮಾಸಗಳು ಭಾರತೀಯಭಾಷೆಗಳ ಬಲಗಳ ಪೈಕಿ ಒಂದು ಸಮಾಸಗುಂಫನಶಕ್ತಿ. ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕ್ಕಿದು ಸರ್ವೋಚ್ಚವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಮೂಲಕ ನುಡಿಗೆ ಹೊಸತೊಂದು ಕಸುವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಂದ-ಅಡಕಗಳನ್ನೂ ತರಬಹುದು....

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Thiruvengadam Mudaliar
Profiles Aug 27, 2019

Thiruvengadam Mudaliar

Thiruvengadam Mudaliar was Armugam Mudaliar[1]’s younger brother. He was a friend of the entire world. A man with no enemies. I was very close to Thiruvengadam...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vedavyas M G
Shekdar Gundappa
Profiles Aug 26, 2019

Shekdar Gundappa

The storage of the genealogical records and investing in their maintenance are the things that have barely captured the emphasis of our folk. On the contrary, t...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sudarshan Muralidhara
Jñāneśvarī – Unsullied by Time (Part 1)
Philosophy Aug 24, 2019

Jñāneśvarī – Unsullied by Time (Part 1)

Jñāneśvarī – Unsullied by Time[1]   Bahiṇā-bāi, the poetess rich in experiential wisdom, has rightly said that the founda...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Hari Ravikumar, Arjun Bharadwaj
வேதங்களில் உபநயனம்
Culture Aug 23, 2019

வேதங்களில் உபநயனம்

ஸம்ஹிதைகளில் உபநயனம் கிருஹ்ய சூத்திரங்களில் குறிக்கப்படும் உபநயனத்துக்கான அம்சங்களை ரிக் வேத ஸம்ஹிதையிலேயே நம்மால் காண முடிகிறது.[1] பலி பீடமான  யூப ஸ்தம்...

Hari Ravikumar | Trans: Sripriya Srinivasan