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Satirical Humour in Modern Sanskrit Literature – 2
Literature Nov 13, 2017

Satirical Humour in Modern Sanskrit Literature – 2

It is impossible for anyone to observe the unobstructed flow of literary tradition across India through the ages. Also since most of the endeavours are at the l...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Srishan Thirumalai
Satirical Humour in Modern Sanskrit Literature – 1
Literature Nov 12, 2017

Satirical Humour in Modern Sanskrit Literature – 1

The credit for the first ever literary characterization of humour as a Rasa (hāsya-rasa), and according it, its rightful place, goes to the Sanskrit ālaṅkārikas...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Srishan Thirumalai
साहित्यसंहिता
Literature Nov 09, 2017

साहित्यसंहिता

संहितात्मकमिदं जगत् । संहिता नाम कश्चन समूहो यत्र नैकानि द्रव्याणि परस्परं संनिकृष्टानि। “परः संनिकर्षः संहिता” इतीदं पाणिनिमहर्षिभिः सन्दृब्धं सूत्रमत्रावधेयम्...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N
ರಾವಣ: ಒಂದು ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ
Literature Nov 08, 2017

ರಾವಣ: ಒಂದು ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ “ಕಾವ್ಯನ್ಯಾಯ”ದ (Poetic Justice) ಗೀಳಿರುವ ಕವಿ-ಕಥಕರಿಗೆ ರಾಮಾಯಣ-ಮಹಾಭಾರತಗಳಂಥ ವೈಶ್ವಿಕಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯಗಳ “ದುಷ್ಟ”ಪಾತ್ರಗಳಿಗೂ “ದುರದೃಷ್ಟವಂತ”ಪಾತ್ರಗಳಿಗೂ ತಮ್ಮ ವಿನೂತನಪ್ರತಿಭಾ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Mahābhārata - Difficulties
Epics Nov 07, 2017

Mahābhārata - Difficulties

There are times when we face difficulties as a result of our own ignorance, indiscretion, dullness of intellect, stupidity, etc., but at other times, we face di...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar
The Cradle of Dravidian Tamil
History Nov 06, 2017

The Cradle of Dravidian Tamil

Note: This essay and the ones that follow it are translated adaptations from the corpus of writings on the Dravidian movement authored by the late Dr. B G L Swa...

Sandeep Balakrishna
Among the Dravidianists
History Nov 05, 2017

Among the Dravidianists

Backgrounder The Tamil country stands tallest among all Indian regions that swallowed the missionary and colonial propaganda of the Aryan Invasion Theory in the...

Sandeep Balakrishna
ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಮರಲೇಖ – 2
Literature Nov 02, 2017

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಮರಲೇಖ – 2

ನಾವಿನ್ನು ಶಕುಂತಲೆಯ ಪ್ರಣಯಪತ್ರದತ್ತ ತಿರುಗಬಹುದು. ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕವಾಗಿ ಆಶ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದ ದುಷ್ಯಂತನನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ಶಕುಂತಲೆ ಮನಸೋತಿದ್ದಾಳೆ. ಅವನಾದರೂ ಈಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಭರಾನುರಾಗವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಆದ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಮರಲೇಖ - 1
Literature Nov 01, 2017

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಮರಲೇಖ - 1

ಪ್ರೀತಿ-ಪ್ರೇಮಗಳ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಣಯಪತ್ರಗಳ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಅನನ್ಯವಾದದ್ದು. ಲಿಪಿಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಕಾಲದಿಂದ ಮೊದಲ್ಗೊಂಡು ಇಂದಿನ ಇ-ಮೇಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ವಾಟ್ಸಾಪ್ ಗಳಂಥ ಅತ್ಯಾಧುನಿಕಕಾಲದವರೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಣಯನಿವೇದನೆಯು ಭಾಷಾ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Mahābhārata - The Vagaries of Comforts and Discomforts
Epics Oct 31, 2017

Mahābhārata - The Vagaries of Comforts and Discomforts

The Vagaries of Comforts and Discomforts Why are there difficulties, troubles, sorrows, and atrocities on earth? Nobody desires for these. Everyone wants to be...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar
Kannada – As a Culture and as a Language
Literature Oct 31, 2017

Kannada – As a Culture and as a Language

In this article, the author contemplates upon why and how we practice our customs and then deliberates over how to celebrate the Kannada Rajyotsava—the state fe...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Raveendra Holla