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Epics Nov 15, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 41 – The Story of Sāvitrī (Part 1)

In the kingdom of Madra, there lived a king named Aśvapati who always abided by dharma and truth and was loved by everyone. He did not have any children even th...

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

Literature Nov 14, 2018

ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಜಿ. ಅವರ ಭಾಷಾಶಿಲ್ಪ—ಗೀತರಚನೆ

ಗೀತರಚನೆಯ ಪಾಟವ ನವೋದಯದ ಕವಿಗಳ ಪೈಕಿ ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಜಿ.ಯವರಂತೆ ಲಕ್ಷಣಶುದ್ಧವಾದ ಗೀತಗಳನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿದವರು ಹಲವರಿಲ್ಲ. ಅವರ ಗೀತಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಗ-ತಾಳಗಳ ಸುಂದರಾನ್ವಯಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಪುಲಾವಕಾಶವಿದೆ. ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಆದಿಪ್...

Shashi Kiran B N

Culture Nov 13, 2018

Upanayana in the Sūtras and the Smṛtis

It was in the Sūtra period that the upanayana saṃskāra seems to have been fully established.[1] Most of the details of the ceremony are laid out in the gṛhya-sū...

Hari Ravikumar

Arts Nov 12, 2018

Dr.Padma Subrahmanyam’s Contributions to Indian values and National Integration in the Context of the Dravidian Movement

This article is an adapted version of the talk presented by Arjun Bharadwaj at the Swadeshi Indology Conference in December 2017   Abstract   The...

Arjun Bharadwaj, Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

History Nov 11, 2018

Rajputs: The Trailblazers of Warfare and the Mahakshatriyas of Mewar

When this was the perilous condition of Sanatana Dharma, it was the Rajputs who faced the aggression unleashed by Muslims. The history and contributions of the...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar, Sandeep Balakrishna

Epics Nov 08, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 40 – Rāmopākhyāna (Part 3)

Just as Śani approaches Rohiṇī for pleasure, Rāvaṇa decked himself up in expensive clothes and ornaments and went to Sītā. He described his achievements and wea...

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

Literature Nov 07, 2018

ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಜಿ. ಅವರ ಭಾಷಾಶಿಲ್ಪ—ಪದ್ಯಶೈಲಿಗೆ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳು

ಪ್ರೀತಿ-ರಸಿಕತೆ-ಕಾವ್ಯ: ಪ್ರಣಯವು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವೈತ, ಸರಸಸಲ್ಲಾಪಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಾದ್ವೈತ; ಪ್ರಣಯಶಿಖರದಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವೈತತಾವಿಸ್ಮೃತಿ, ಅಭೇದವೃತ್ತಿ, ಅದ್ವೈತ. (ಜೀವನಧರ್ಮಯೋಗ) ಪ್ರೇಮ-ವಾತ್ಸ...

Shashi Kiran B N

Culture Nov 06, 2018

Upanayana in the Vedas

Upanayana in the Saṃhitās Some of the characteristics of the upanayana described in the gṛhya-sūtras are seen in the Ṛgveda-saṃhitā itself.[1] The sacrificial...

Hari Ravikumar

Arts Nov 05, 2018

Yakṣagāna – A Deśī Theatre Art - Part 4

Several people have the tendency to find parallels between Bhūtārādhana and Yakṣagāna. They classify Bhūtārādhana as ‘folk’ (Jānapadīya) and as a corollary, con...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Profiles Nov 04, 2018

Mahadeva Sastri and Ramasesha Sastri

Sri Mahadeva Sastri  was the elder brother of Motaganahalli Sri Sankara Sastri. Even he was highly accomplished in music and literature. Every Ekadashi a B...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna

Epics Nov 01, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 39 – Rāmopākhyāna (Part 2)

Worried that the citizens of Ayodhya may yet again come to the forest, Rāma left the great forest, went to the banks of the beautiful Godāvarī river, and began...

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

Literature Oct 31, 2018

ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಜಿ. ಅವರ ಭಾಷಾಶಿಲ್ಪ—ಉದ್ಬೋಧಕವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯೆಗಳು

ಕೋಲಾರಮಂಡಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಪ್ರಚಲಿತವಿರುವ ವಾಗ್ರೂಢಿಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ: ವೆಗಟು / ಎಗಟು (ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸೇವನೆಯಿಂದ ರುಚಿಗೆಡುವುದು), ಅಂದಿಸು (ಎಟಕುವಂತಾಗಿಸು), ನಸನಸೆ (ರಂಪ; ಸಣ್ಣ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ದೊಡ್ಡದು ಮಾ...

Shashi Kiran B N