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Profiles Mar 06, 2018

Dr. Gundanna (Part 2)

Once, a Department of Health employee visited Dr. Gundanna’s clinic and explained his brother’s illness. Gundanna patiently heard his description and then turne...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Kiran Prasad

Profiles Mar 05, 2018

Dr. Gundanna (Part 1)

It’s impossible that anyone who has seen Dr. Gundanna will ever forget him. So magnificent was the mark left on the mind by his personality. For a period of twe...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Kiran Prasad

History Mar 04, 2018

The Tradition of Kshaatra in India: Samudragupta, the Torchbearer

The multi-volume History and Culture of the Indian People, a definitive work authored by numerous scholars, contains the most accurate and clear history of the...

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

Literature Mar 01, 2018

ವ್ಯಾಸವಟದ ಬೀಳಲುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ

(“ಮಹಾಭಾರತ”ದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ “ಕರ್ಣಾಟಭಾರತಕಥಾಮಂಜರಿ”, “ಕೃಷ್ಣಾವತಾರ” ಮತ್ತು “ಪರ್ವ”ಗಳ ತೌಲನಿಕಚಿಂತನೆ) ಕರ್ಣಾಟಭಾರತಕಥಾಮಂಜರಿ Kumaravyasa_0.jpg K...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Literature Feb 28, 2018

ವ್ಯಾಸವಟದ ಬೀಳಲುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ

(“ಮಹಾಭಾರತ”ದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ “ಕರ್ಣಾಟಭಾರತಕಥಾಮಂಜರಿ”, “ಕೃಷ್ಣಾವತಾರ” ಮತ್ತು “ಪರ್ವ”ಗಳ ತೌಲನಿಕಚಿಂತನೆ) ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಅರ್ಷಕಾವ್ಯಗಳೆಂದೂ ಇತಿಹಾಸಗಳೆಂದೂ ಹೆಸರಾದ ರಾಮಾಯಣ-ಮಹಾಭಾರತಗಳು ನಮ್ಮ ದೇ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Arts Feb 27, 2018

Rāganurāga – Part 4 – Grahabheda

Grahabedha is an interesting as well as a mesmerising facet of music. The science behind Grahabedha is very simple. The terminology becomes clear if it is calle...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Vishwanath Chandrashekara

Profiles Feb 26, 2018

H V Nanjundaiah (1860-1920) (Part 2)

When Nanjundaiah was in Shimoga, a teacher got transferred from there. He was a great scholar, highly civilised, and a tutor par excellence. He was loved and re...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vaishnavi Naik

Profiles Feb 25, 2018

H V Nanjundaiah (1860-1920) (Part 1)

I had heard the name of Sri. H V Nanjundaiah when I was still a student. I was told in my hometown about this legend – he had passed his M.A. (Master of Arts) a...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vaishnavi Naik

Epics Feb 22, 2018

Mahābhārata - Episode 6 - Pāṇḍavas in Vāraṇāvata

After Dhṛtarāṣṭra spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira [regarding the trip to Vāraṇāvata], Duryodhana was delighted and summoned Purocana to meet him in private. Duryodhana hel...

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

Profiles Feb 22, 2018

The Obscure Shiva Bhakta: Shiva Puje Naranappa

Earlier in this series, I had written about my maternal grandmother Sakamma. Naranappa was her husband. I’m unaware of how he was transferred to the Mulubagil...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna

Philosophy Feb 20, 2018

சிவ-ராம-கிருஷ்ணன்: மூன்று தத்துவங்கள்

இந்திய சம்பிரதாயங்களில் சிவன், ராமன், கிருஷ்ணன் எனும் தெய்வங்களை கற்றோரும், மற்றோரும் தொன்றுதொட்டு வணங்கி வருகின்றனர். ராமனும், கண்ணனும் வரலாற்றுக் கதாநாயகர்களெ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Sripriya Srinivasan

Philosophy Feb 19, 2018

ऋतं सत्यं तथा धर्मः — अर्थच्छायाः

४ ऋततत्त्वे त्रिचतुरर्थच्छायाविच्छित्तयः सन्तीव भान्ति— जगति विद्यमानः कश्चन क्रमो काचन व्यवस्था वा। अवश्यम्भावी कर्म-फलसम्बन्धः, ऋणि-ऋणसम्बन्धश्च। यतो ह...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N