Before we embark on a study of our traditional literature—what we call śruti and smṛti—with our modern conception of history, seeking the absolute chronology of...
ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಜಿ. ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಿಂಹಾವಲೋಕನ ಈ ಲೇಖನದ ಮುಂದಿನ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪನವರ ಗದ್ಯದ ಬರೆಹಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಹಸ್ತಾಕ್ಷರದಂತೆ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ತೋರುವ ಕೆಲವು ವಾಕ್ಯವಿಧಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಸೂಕ್ತ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ...
Malik Kafur came to Devagiri, which was at the forefront of South India. Ramachandra was the king of that region. Initially, all of Malik Kafur's ruthless attac...
There was a great king named Aja in the Ikṣvāku dynasty. Daśaratha was his son. He had four sons who were all experts in dharma – Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, and Ś...
In his insightful essay titled ‘Uparūpakas and Nāṭyaprabandhas’, Dr. V Raghavan classifies these (i.e., the lyrics/ scripts used for different theatrical/ Yakṣa...
The word ‘upanayana’ means ‘leading closer’ or ‘taking nearer.’ It could mean ‘leading closer to wisdom’ or ‘taking near the ācārya for the sake of learning.’[1...
ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಕೆ ಆಧುನಿಕಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ಣಾಟಕದ ನಾಡು-ನುಡಿಗಳನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಿ, ಅವುಗಳ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿ-ಸೌಂದರ್ಯಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಶ್ರಮಿಸಿದವರ ಪೈಕಿ ಡಿ. ವಿ. ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪನವರು ಅಗ್ರಗಣ್ಯರು. ಋಷಿಕಲ್ಪರಾದ ಅವರ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್...
Our 'leaders' and 'intellectuals' have turned a blind eye to the rampant whitewashing of the atrocities committed [by the Muslims]. And so, we can observe a few...
Sometime after this episode[1], Duryodhana felt that he too should perform a grand yajña like Dharmarāja. Upon learning of this, Karṇa said, “Indeed! This can t...
The word ‘Śāstra’ refers to a well-structured presentation with novel insights (Śaṃsana Śāsana-prajñā). Anything that has these characteristics can be said to b...
The word ‘saṃskāra’ has no single-word equivalent in English; it has many meanings including ‘refinement,’ ‘cultivation,’ ‘perfection,’ ‘embellishment,’ ‘consec...
तदयं सङ्क्षेपः—निर्विशिष्टक्लैब्यसन्त्रस्ते सति समाजे, तेन विशिष्टो व्यक्तिगुणः सुतरां नावगम्यते[1]। तादृशस्तु भित्तीतिवृत्तवियुक्तो वाग्व्यापारः सरस्वतीविडम्बन...