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Rājadharmapravīṇa T R A Thumboo Chetty
Profiles Jul 05, 2019

Rājadharmapravīṇa T R A Thumboo Chetty

After Sir K Seshadri Iyer, Rayalu Arokiaswamy Thumboo Chetty of Tiruchirapalli (Trichinopoly) became the Diwan of Mysore. His tenure as Diwan was for a mere sev...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Karthik Muralidharan
Mahābhārata – Episode 73 – The Great War Begins
Epics Jul 04, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 73 – The Great War Begins

Yudhiṣṭhira made his way into the enemy ranks and walked straight to Bhīṣma. He bowed down to the grandsire, touched his feet, and said with great humility, “Gr...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar
The Pioneering Efforts of Swami Vivekananda
Profiles Jul 03, 2019

The Pioneering Efforts of Swami Vivekananda

Does the ancient Hindu religion have the life-essence to survive, giving answers to the questions posed by the new world? Does that hallowed and sacred culture...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Hari Ravikumar
S G Bindu Rao (Part 1)
Profiles Jul 02, 2019

S G Bindu Rao (Part 1)

One day, at about three in the afternoon, Bindu Rao visited my house. I asked him, “When did you arrive?”  He said, “I left Chitradurga this morning and c...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Kiran Prasad
The Sphere of Influence of the Bhagavad Gita
Philosophy Jun 30, 2019

The Sphere of Influence of the Bhagavad Gita

Once when Rabindranath Tagore visited a large library in America, he expressed a desire to see the most prized books which were kept there. The officials there...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna
Mahābhārata – Episode 72 – Preparations for the War; Bhagavad-Gītā Counsel
Epics Jun 27, 2019

Mahābhārata – Episode 72 – Preparations for the War; Bhagavad-Gītā Counsel

BHĪṢMA-PARVA नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरञ्चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥ Having saluted Nārāyaṇa, the human and the divine;...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar
ಶೃಂಗಾರಶಯ್ಯೆ
Literature Jun 26, 2019

ಶೃಂಗಾರಶಯ್ಯೆ

ನಿದ್ರೆಯು ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯಾದರೆ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಯು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ. ಮಂಚ-ಮಧುಮಂಚಗಳು ಮತ್ತೂ ಮಿಗಿಲಾದ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ. ಅಷ್ಟೇಕೆ, ಭೋಗಲೋಕದ ಸ್ವೀಕೃತಿ, ನಾಗರಕಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಸತ್ಕೃತಿ. ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸ್ತರಗ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
C Rajagopalachari (Part 3)
Profiles Jun 25, 2019

C Rajagopalachari (Part 3)

Literary Work In reality, Rajagopalachari’s first love was literature. He had deep interest in good books. Once on a visit to Bangalore when he was the Governo...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vedavyas M G
The Musician Kempe Gowda
Profiles Jun 23, 2019

The Musician Kempe Gowda

I had the acquaintance of Sri Kempe Gowda for a really short time—about two or three hours. Sri Kempe Gowda hailed from the Coimbatore region. There was no one...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna
Tradition of the Bhagavad Gita Over the Centuries
Philosophy Jun 21, 2019

Tradition of the Bhagavad Gita Over the Centuries

New Dimensions of Meaning The qualities of poetry, song, and sastra are all infused in the Gita. In the view of the Three Acaryas [Adi Sankara, Ramanuja and Ma...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna