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Philosophy Aug 07, 2017

Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Three Ideals

In the Indian tradition, the deities Shiva, Rama, and Krishna have been revered by the learned and the lay for millennia. While Rama and Krishna were historical...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Hari Ravikumar

History Aug 06, 2017

The Tradition of Kshaatra in India – Chanakya's Genius

The personalities of Chanakya and Chandragupta were of similar eminence, similar spirit; the supreme testimony to this fact is that such a large empire was mana...

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

Literature Aug 03, 2017

Nīlakaṇṭhadīkṣita

Nīlakaṇṭhadīkṣita’s Time, Place and Family Background In its literary history that spans several millennia, Sanskrit has been enriched by the works of innumera...

Shankar Rajaraman

Literature Aug 02, 2017

Kālidāsa and Hermitages

Kālidāsa has probably provided us with the finest pictures of the pure life led by sages in hermitages. It is among the many things that he has pioneered. From...

Vasuki H A

Epics Aug 01, 2017

Ādivaṃśāvataraṇa-parva and a Note on the Name 'Jaya'

Adhyāyas 54-61 : Ādivaṃśāvataraṇa -parva The ādivaṃśāvataraṇa-(upa-) parva spans eight adhyāyas – from the fifty fourth to the sixty first. In the beginning of...

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

Literature Jul 31, 2017

Kālidāsa and Similes (Part 2)

Kumārasambhavam The epic opens with a magnificent hyperbole describing the great Himalayan mountains: स्थितः पृथिव्या इव मानदण्डः ||The Himalayas is like a grea...

Vasuki H A

History Jul 30, 2017

The Heroic Battle of the Nijagal Fort

An account of the historic battle for the conquest of the Nijagal Fort involving Peshwa Madhava Rao I, Hyder Ali, and Madakari Nayaka.

Sandeep Balakrishna

Philosophy Jul 27, 2017

A Critique on Some Views of M. Hiriyanna

A paper titled “The Perspective of Practical Vedānta in the Works of M. Hiriyanna” was presented by Arjun Bharadwaj at the international conference “New Frontie...

Arjun Bharadwaj

Literature Jul 26, 2017

Kālidāsa and Similes (Part 1)

Kālidāsa is known as the master of similes. The Sanskrit tradition has proclaimed it as ‘Upamā Kālidāsasya.’ The variety, depth and appropriateness of his simil...

Vasuki H A

Epics Jul 25, 2017

Mahābhārata – Pauloma and Āstīka-upaparvas

Adhyāyas 4-12. Pauloma-parva The adhyāyas from 4 to 12 form the Pauloma-parva. Just like the anukramaṇikā (prologue), this section starts with a prose passage....

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

Literature Jul 24, 2017

Rasa and Imagination in Classical Indian Poetry

III We shall now turn to the role of idiomatic language in poetry. As we all know, idiom is the life of any language. It is the hallmark of a great poet to empl...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Literature Jul 23, 2017

Emotions and Imagination in Classical Indian Poetry

The focus of this article, as evident from the title, is on the role played by meter, idiom, diction and figures of speech—features that enrich the total aesthe...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh