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Literature Dec 31, 2017

Blind Emulation in Metrical Research

Many people have pointed out our blind emulation of the English language, culture, and people; this tendency of blindly imitating the west has also been ridicul...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shreesha Karantha

Epics Dec 28, 2017

Mahābhārata – Episode 2 – Birth of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura

The two children who were born to Satyavatī passed away at a young age. Satyavatī was saddened, thinking about her responsibility towards the lineage of her par...

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

Literature Dec 27, 2017

ನೋರಿ ನರಸಿಂಹಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಗಳ “ಕವಿಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮುಡು”: ಒಂದು ಪರಿಚಯ - 3

ಆ ಕಾಲದ ಕವಿಗಳ ರೀತಿ-ನೀತಿಗಳು, ವಿವಿಧಕಲೆ-ಕ್ರೀಡೆಗಳ ವಿವರಗಳು, ವೈದಿಕ-ಲೌಕಿಕವೈಭವ-ವಿಶೇಷಗಳು ಮತ್ತಿತರ ಅನೇಕಸ್ವಾರಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ನೋರಿಯವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಈ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹದವರಿತು ಬೆಸೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಶ್ರ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Literature Dec 26, 2017

The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer – Gods and the Royalty

Consistency and irony When Odysseus heads towards the city of Ithaca at first in the disguise of a beggar, stray dogs which are unfamiliar with him start barkin...

Arjun Bharadwaj

Profiles Dec 25, 2017

Introduction to the Life and Legacy of D V Gundappa

ಅಸಮದಲಿ ಸಮತೆಯನು ವಿಷಮದಲಿ ಮೈತ್ರಿಯನು । ಅಸಮಂಜಸದಿ ಸಮನ್ವಯ ಸೂತ್ರ ನಯವ ॥ ವೆಸನಮಯ ಸಂಸಾರದಲಿ ವಿನೋದವ ಕಾಣ್ಬ । ರಸಿಕತೆಯೆ ಯೋಗವಲೊ - ಮಂಕುತಿಮ್ಮ ॥ To find equality in disparity...

Sandeep Balakrishna

History Dec 24, 2017

The Myth of the Kalabhras Showers Doctoral Degrees

Among the enduring myths in which the Dravidianists repose unshakeable faith, the story of the Evil Kalabhras stands foremost. So, who were the Kalabhras? The a...

Sandeep Balakrishna

Culture Dec 21, 2017

Sanskrit and Culture

In 1957, the Central Government constituted a commission under the leadership of renowned linguist Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji. Great scholars like Dr. V Raghava...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Showri Karantha

Literature Dec 20, 2017

ನೋರಿ ನರಸಿಂಹಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಗಳ “ಕವಿಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮುಡು”: ಒಂದು ಪರಿಚಯ - 2

Kavi_Sarva_Bowmudu_medium_1.jpg KAVI SARVABHAUMUDU “ಕವಿಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮುಡು” ಒಂದು ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ. ಇದರ ಕಾಲ ಹದಿನೈದನೆಯ ಶತಮಾನ. ಇಲ್ಲಿಯ ಕಥೆಯ ಘ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Literature Dec 19, 2017

The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer – Insights into the Greco-roman culture

Excessive greed and curiosity kill! Patroclus, who is moved to pity by the words of Nestor and the sight of the causalities on the side of the Achaeans, makes...

Arjun Bharadwaj

History Dec 18, 2017

The Tradition of Kshaatra in India: Ashoka’s Decline

Among Ashoka’s numerous children, Tivra, Mahendra, Kunala, and Jaluka were prominent. The Vāyu and other Purāṇas contain several details about this. Among them,...

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

Philosophy Dec 17, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Man for all Seasons

When Akrura comes to Gokula and invites Krishna to participate in the dhanuryāga, he takes leave of his foster-parents Yashoda and Nandagopa, and goes off with...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

Epics Dec 14, 2017

Mahābhārata – Episode 1 – Birth of Bhīṣma

ĀDI-PARVA नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरञ्चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥ Having saluted Nārāyaṇa, the human and the divine; Sarasvatī...

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