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Sri K.T. Appanna and The Hindu Coffee Club
Profiles Aug 11, 2019

Sri K.T. Appanna and The Hindu Coffee Club

Sri K.T. Appanna hailed from the Aruvelu Brahmin sect. He was originally from Kollegal. His father was Sri Tirumalaswamayya working as a First Division Clerk at...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna
The Reverence Accorded to the Bhagavad-gītā - Part 2
Philosophy Aug 10, 2019

The Reverence Accorded to the Bhagavad-gītā - Part 2

Adherence to Sahaja-karma It is evident that the central teaching of the Gītā is the performance of sva-dharma. The Gītā also speaks about the varṇa system, wh...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Hari Ravikumar, Arjun Bharadwaj
ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ನುಡಿಬೆಡಗು--ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳು
Literature Aug 07, 2019

ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ನುಡಿಬೆಡಗು--ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳು

ಋಷಿಕುಮಾರ ಋಷ್ಯಶೃಂಗ ಹೆಣ್ಣನ್ನೇ ಕಾಣದೆ ಬೆಳೆದವನು. ಅವನು ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಬೈತಲೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೆರಳು ಹಾಕಿಕೊಂಡ ಹೆಂಗಸರನ್ನು ಕಂಡಾಗ ಅವರ ಹಣೆಯೇ ಎರಡು ಪಾಲಾದಂತೆ ಭ್ರಮಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅದನ್ನು ತುಂ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Karpura Srinivasa Rao (Part 1)
Profiles Aug 06, 2019

Karpura Srinivasa Rao (Part 1)

I have mentioned earlier[1] that Karpura Srinivasa Rao was one of the founding fathers of Karṇāṭaka Sāhitya Pariṣad. In any activity beneficial to the nation, h...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Dhruva Somayaji
Respectability of the Art of Dance - Part 2
Arts Aug 05, 2019

Respectability of the Art of Dance - Part 2

The Debauchery of the Art of Dance No one would mistake the intention of deterring the profession of prostitution. But it cannot be accepted that the art of da...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Madhulika Srivatsa
Ahalyabai Holkar: The Ideal Kshatriya Woman
History Aug 04, 2019

Ahalyabai Holkar: The Ideal Kshatriya Woman

Like Sawai Jai Singh, the other warrior who toiled for the cause of Sanatana Dharma during the period of the downfall of the Mughal Empire was the ideal woman A...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar, Sandeep Balakrishna
The Reverence Accorded to the Bhagavad-gītā - Part 1
Philosophy Aug 03, 2019

The Reverence Accorded to the Bhagavad-gītā - Part 1

A popular dhyāna-śloka (benedictory verse) for the Bhagavad-gītā is as follows: bhīṣma-droṇa-taṭā jayadratha-jalā gāndhāra-nīlotpalā śalya-grāhavatī kṛpeṇa va...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Hari Ravikumar, Arjun Bharadwaj
A Few Public Institutions
Culture Aug 02, 2019

A Few Public Institutions

I shall narrate my recollections of certain public institutions in Bangalore. I have written elsewhere about political institutions.[1] I will reminisce about s...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Pratap Simha
ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ನುಡಿಬೆಡಗು
Literature Jul 31, 2019

ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ನುಡಿಬೆಡಗು

  ಯದ್ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಮಹಾವ್ಯೋಮ್ನಿ ಕ್ರಿಯತೇ ತಚ್ಚರಾಚರಮ್ | ತಸ್ಮೈ ಜ್ಞೇಯದರಿದ್ರಾಯ ನಮೋ ಭಾರತವೇಧಸೇ || (ವರದವಿದ್ವಾಂಸನ “ಜ್ಞಾನಪಂಜರ”ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನ) (ಯಾರ ಅನುಭವಜನ್ಯಜ್ಞಾನವೆಂಬ ಮಹಾಕಾಶದಲ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Who are the Rasikas? (Part 2)
Profiles Jul 30, 2019

Who are the Rasikas? (Part 2)

The Nature of Rasikas Say, you have an invite to a dinner at a relative’s house, which is loaded with laddoos and chirotis (sweets). M S Subbalakshmi’s concert...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Varuni KS