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Ramana Maharshi
Uncategorized Oct 15, 2016

Ramana Maharshi

A rare footage of Ramana Maharshi, a jeevan-mukta. Ramana was an exemplary sage who realized the ultimate truth through self-enquiry.

Prekshaa
Yakshagana and allied art forms - Part 1
Arts Oct 14, 2016

Yakshagana and allied art forms - Part 1

Yakshagana is a term, which although collectively applies to regional performing arts of Karnataka and Andhra, in the recent years, it has been used synonymousl...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj
Bhagavad-Gita in the Life of Krishna: Conclusion
Philosophy Oct 14, 2016

Bhagavad-Gita in the Life of Krishna: Conclusion

Krishna starts off the Gita by asking Arjuna not to grieve – “Don’t cry for either the living or the dead” (BG 2.11). And he ends his message by asking Arj...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh, Hari Ravikumar
A Story for a Verse - Bilhana
Literature Oct 13, 2016

A Story for a Verse - Bilhana

भट्टिर्नष्टो भारविश्चापि नष्टोभिक्षुर्नष्टो भीमसेनोऽपि नष्टः ।भुक्कुण्डोऽहं भूपतिस्त्वं हि राजन्भम्भावल्यामन्तकस्संनिविष्टः ॥ In the last story we saw how Bilha...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Rama’s True Victory
Philosophy Oct 12, 2016

Rama’s True Victory

Vijayadashami – the victory on the tenth day – is when Rama killed Ravana. While the victory of Rama over Ravana was a great one, greater still are the several...

Hari Ravikumar
A Story for a Verse – Bilhana
Literature Oct 11, 2016

A Story for a Verse – Bilhana

निरर्थकं जन्मगतं नलिन्यायया न दृष्टं तुहिनांशुबिम्बम् ।उत्पत्तिरिन्दोरपि निष्फलैवकृता विनिद्रा नलिनी न येन ॥ Once, in the Pravarapura district of Kashmir, there...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Legal Systems in Ancient India
Uncategorized Oct 10, 2016

Legal Systems in Ancient India

The Sanskrit Podcast hosted by Shoba Narayan and featuring Vikram Phadke, where he discusses the legal systems in ancient India.

Shaale
The Tradition of Kshaatra in India – The Age of Kingdoms
History Oct 10, 2016

The Tradition of Kshaatra in India – The Age of Kingdoms

Now from the Vedas, Itihasas, and Puranas, we come to the era of reality. As such, there is no separate demarcation that separates our ancient texts from histor...

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