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दिवः कान्तिमत्खण्डमेकम्—मेघदूते उज्जयिनीवर्णनम्
Literature May 14, 2018

दिवः कान्तिमत्खण्डमेकम्—मेघदूते उज्जयिनीवर्णनम्

कविः कालिदासः सोऽयमत्र विहितः कविकुलगुरोः कालिदासस्य काव्यसौन्दर्यसौविध्याविष्कारात्मकः प्रकल्पः। एष पुनरखण्डानन्दप्रदानपटुं खण्डकाव्यप्रवेकं मेघदूतं विषयीकृत्य...

Shashi Kiran B N
Mahābhārata – Episode 14 – Building Indraprastha
Epics May 10, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 14 – Building Indraprastha

Vidura said, “Dear king! Friends must indeed say only that which brings welfare; words that are disagreeable don’t fall on your ears; Bhīṣma and Droṇa have spok...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar
Punyashloka Venkatarama Bhatta: His Lineage and Family
Profiles May 09, 2018

Punyashloka Venkatarama Bhatta: His Lineage and Family

If there’s anything good in my life, Sri Vedamurti Venkatarama Bhatta is one of the people responsible for it. He is akin to my grandfather. Sri Annambhatta an...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna
S G Narasimhacharya
Profiles May 08, 2018

S G Narasimhacharya

Once my craze for English came under control, the craze for Kannada began. During those days [i.e. the early 20th century], for people of my age, a prominent na...

D V Gundappa | Trans: K B S Ramachandra
“ಅಭಿನವಭಾರತಿ”ಯ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳು — ರಸಪಾರಮ್ಯ
Literature May 07, 2018

“ಅಭಿನವಭಾರತಿ”ಯ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳು — ರಸಪಾರಮ್ಯ

ರಸಪಾರಮ್ಯ ರಸವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಅಭಿನವಗುಪ್ತನ ಒಳನೋಟಗಳು ಅಪಾರ, ಅಮೋಘ. ಈ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಸುವಿಪುಲವಾದ ಚರ್ಚೆ-ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಗಳೂ ಕಳೆದ ನೂರು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಾದ್ಯಂತ ಸಾಗಿವೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ನಾವಿಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Mahābhārata – Episode 13 – Duryodhana’s Evil Plans
Epics May 03, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 13 – Duryodhana’s Evil Plans

Duryodhana’s spies brought news that Draupadī was married off to the Pāṇḍavas; the archer who bent the bow, strung it, and shot the target was none other than A...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar
Attikuppe Krishnashastri
Profiles May 02, 2018

Attikuppe Krishnashastri

We know that in December 1919, the Mysore People’s Convention, a citizens’ initiative, met in Bangalore. Among the members who came to attend the meeting, aroun...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra G S
The Kannaḍa Sāhitya Sammeḻana of Davanagere
Culture May 01, 2018

The Kannaḍa Sāhitya Sammeḻana of Davanagere

In 1922, the Kannaḍa Sāhitya Sammeḻana[1] was held at Davanagere. That year, Mysore’s Vṛddha Pitāmaha[2] Sri. M. Venkatakrishnayya presided over...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Karthik Muralidharan
“ಅಭಿನವಭಾರತಿ”ಯ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳು
Literature Apr 30, 2018

“ಅಭಿನವಭಾರತಿ”ಯ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳು

ಯತ್ಸಾರಸ್ವತರಸಸಿದ್ಧ ಏವ ಶುದ್ಧಃ ಸರ್ವೋऽದ್ಧಾ ವಿಲಸತಿ ವಾಚ್ಯವಾಚಕಾತ್ಮಾ | ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರೀ ಜಯತಿ ಜಗದ್ಧಿತಾವತಾರಃ ಸ ಶ್ರೀಮಾನಭಿನವಗುಪ್ತದೇಶಿಕೇಂದ್ರಃ || —ಗುರುನಾಥಪರಾಮರ್ಶಃ ಈ ಮುನ್ನವೇ ನಾವು...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh