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The Tradition of Kshaatra in India: The Gupta Empire
History Feb 13, 2018

The Tradition of Kshaatra in India: The Gupta Empire

The preeminent name among the Gupta Dynasty is Chandragupta I. He was the son of Ghatotkachagupta. He had married Kumāradevī of the Licchavi clan. Subsequently,...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna, Hari Ravikumar
Mahābhārata – Episode 5 – Enter Karṇa
Epics Feb 08, 2018

Mahābhārata – Episode 5 – Enter Karṇa

At the fag-end of the tournament, when they heard the tumultuous sound at the gates, filled with wonder the spectators asked, “Have the mountains crumbled?” “Ha...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar
The Vedānta Booklist
Philosophy Feb 07, 2018

The Vedānta Booklist

India’s greatest gift to the world is perhaps Vedānta, the science of reality, which can be hailed as the crown-jewel among the various treasures that our unbro...

G L Krishna, Hari Ravikumar
Alaṅkāras in Homer's Iliad - 2
Literature Feb 06, 2018

Alaṅkāras in Homer's Iliad - 2

Arthāntaranyāsaḥ   uktirarthāntaranyāsasyātsāmānyaviśeṣayoḥ | (C.L. – 119) In Arthāntaranyāsa, a general statement is used to provide a rationale for a specific...

Arjun Bharadwaj
Alaṅkāras in Homer's Iliad -1
Literature Feb 05, 2018

Alaṅkāras in Homer's Iliad -1

The primary purpose of any work of art is to evoke ‘rasa’, i.e. aesthetic experience in the connoisseur. The experience of rasa is universal and holds true for...

Arjun Bharadwaj
Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Social Ideal
Philosophy Feb 01, 2018

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Social Ideal

Public life is replete with seeming paradoxes. A person closely involved in the public space cannot be hassled by what other people think about him but if someo...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar
ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮಯೋಗ: ವೇದ-ಪುರಾಣಬಾಲಕರ ಮೌಲ್ಯನಿಶ್ಚಯ
Literature Jan 31, 2018

ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮಯೋಗ: ವೇದ-ಪುರಾಣಬಾಲಕರ ಮೌಲ್ಯನಿಶ್ಚಯ

ಉಪಕ್ರಮ ನಮ್ಮ ಪರಂಪರೆಯ ವೇದ-ಪುರಾಣಕಥೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬರುವ ಅನೇಕಪಾತ್ರಗಳನ್ನೂ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ಆಧುನಿಕರು ಬಗೆಬಗೆಯಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸುವುದುಂಟು. ಹೀಗೆ ಮಾಡುವಲ್ಲಿ ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ ಮೂಲದ ತತ್ತ್ವದೃಷ್ಟಿಗೆ ಅ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh