ಈಚೆಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶದ ಒಳಗೂ ಹೊರಗೂ ಭಾರತೀಯಪರಂಪರೆಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಕುತೂಹಲ ಮತ್ತು ನವೋತ್ಸಾಹಗಳು ಹೊಮ್ಮಿದಂತೆ ತೋರುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಮಾರ್ಪಾಡು ಸ್ವಾಗತಾರ್ಹವೇನೋ ದಿಟ, ಆದರೆ ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ ಇಂಥ ಕುತೂಹಲ-ಉ...
Analysis – Characters and events The epics, Iliad and Odyssey, are placed in the backdrop of war and voyage at sea. Both war and voyage have always posed une...
A few Chinese travellers like It-sing have recorded that Ashoka was a saṃnyāsi and a Bauddha bhikkhu. They also state that they have seen a statue in this form....
By the time Jesus was taken to Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judaea, by envious Jewish priests accusing him of treason and blasphemy, the Jewish high priest J...
Uddaṇḍa-śāstri was well-known for his ability to compose fine poems on the move. He authored works such as Mallikāmāruta, Kokilasandeśa, Naṭāṅkuśa, and Svātīmuk...
The previous episode recounted Dr. BGL Swamy’s firsthand experience of the nature and contours of an “official” Tamil history complete with concocted names for...
The current series on the epics of Homer is in six parts. The series contains a brief synopsis of the stories, analysis of the main characters and events, figur...
Having borne the title of Śatāvadhāni, I’m often referred to as having a ‘computer mind.’ Whether this is done out of affection or ignorance, it causes me a gre...
विदितमेव खलु काव्यं दृश्यं श्रव्यं चेत्यादौ द्वेधा विभक्तं; पश्चाद्गद्य-पद्य-चम्पूभेदत्वेन त्रेधा चेत्यपि । तथा च मुक्तक-युग्मक-सान्दानितक-कलापक-कुलक-अष्टक-शतका...
The poetic conversation between Vāsiṣṭha-gaṇapati-muni and Ambikā-datta that took place at the conference of scholars—‘paṇḍita-goṣṭhi’—at Nava-dvīpa (Nadia) is...
With this part, we conclude the translation series of the preface to Vacanabhārata. The current article describes the literary approach of AR Krishna Sastri in...
Dialogue-poetry was not restricted to scintillating exchanges among scholars in India. Though rare, there are instances where this form of dialogue took place w...