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The Barbarism of Islam
History Sep 30, 2018

The Barbarism of Islam

K M Munshi writes in his preface to the fifth volume of the History and Culture of the Indian People, “The year A.D. 1000 was a fateful year for India. In t...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna, Hari Ravikumar
Rai Bahadur Arcot Srinivasacharya (Part 1)
Profiles Sep 29, 2018

Rai Bahadur Arcot Srinivasacharya (Part 1)

Sometime around 1910, my article in English about Diwan Rangacharlu’s governance was published in Indian Review, a Madras-based monthly. With that, I not only r...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj
Dakshinamurti Shastri
Profiles Sep 28, 2018

Dakshinamurti Shastri

Dakshinamurti Shastri hailed from Kollegal. He was a vaidika[1] from birth; a person who was absorbed in the study of the Vedas. He was also one who deeply enga...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Hari Ravikumar
वर्णनेतिवृत्तमीमांसा—चित्रकलादृष्टान्तः
Literature Sep 26, 2018

वर्णनेतिवृत्तमीमांसा—चित्रकलादृष्टान्तः

धीपारम्यं वर्णनगतमुक्तिचमत्कृतं हि चित्रं कृतकम्। हृद्भावशबलदुर्बलगतिस्तु वृत्ते विचित्रशैथिल्याय॥४॥ काव्यस्य हृद्भाव-चिद्भावसम्बद्धं पूर्वनिर्दिष्टमेव विषयं...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N
Two Music Connoisseurs of Bangalore
Profiles Sep 25, 2018

Two Music Connoisseurs of Bangalore

Dushtabuddhi Soorappa Soorappa was a clerk at the Government Printing Press. This is the last thing that should be said about him. What should be mentioned fir...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Manjunath Hegde Balgar
वर्णनेतिवृत्तमीमांसा
Literature Sep 24, 2018

वर्णनेतिवृत्तमीमांसा

[लेखोऽयं शतावधानिन आर्यगणेशस्य कन्नडभाषानिबद्धशोधप्रबन्धस्य संस्कृतानुवादः (Ref: Ganesh, R. Hadanu-havaṇu. Mangalore: Prasaranga, Mangalore University, 2018. pp...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N
The First of Islamic Invasions of Bharatavarsha
History Sep 23, 2018

The First of Islamic Invasions of Bharatavarsha

From here onwards we shall specifically focus on the nature of the barbaric assault on India by the Islamic forces from West Asia and its unfortunate results; i...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna, Hari Ravikumar
The Galaxy of Madhva Vidwans: Dung Association
Profiles Sep 22, 2018

The Galaxy of Madhva Vidwans: Dung Association

Ill-will between the Mathas I’ve already mentioned that there were two Madhva Mathas in Mulabagal. There arose a cause for ill-will between the two. I’ve also...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna
Cambodia – The Country And Its Roots – Arts
Culture Sep 19, 2018

Cambodia – The Country And Its Roots – Arts

For a person who has lived in the Indian main land and has experienced sanatanic lifestyle to the fullest, a mere visit to the Cambodian monuments will convince...

Arjun Bharadwaj