During a conversation with S R Ramaswamy, he mentioned to me that in the 1940s, K M Munshi had asked Sastri to write about the Aryans in the first volume of The...
Modern literary theory usually insists that a poet should not come in the way of the natural development of events and characters. If he gets personally involve...
Here is an example of a critique written by Sastri and what is noteworthy is that instead of it becoming merely reactionary, it offers a wonderful commentary on...
In Pāṭalīputra lived two brāhmaṇas - Yajñasoma and Kīrtisoma. Among the two, the younger one, Kīrtisoma, flourished through the business he set up with the weal...
Though instantly smitten, Śāṇḍilya realises he needs to be rich once he comes to know that she is a courtesan! Meanwhile the Yamapuruṣa, invisible to everyone,...
Who are devas? Various pictures of divine beings holding a trident, staff, rope, or discus might arise in our minds. These pictures are useful elsewhere; they c...
I will now outline the qualities of DVG’s personality and works that can guide us in the pursuit of knowledge. DVG laid great emphasis on the study of classics...
DVG has analyzed the major characters of the Mahābhārata in a long essay. His sublime analysis includes discussions on kāla, ṛta and conflicts that arise in the...
There lived a man who had a beautiful wife; fearing that she might have an affair, he monitored her at all times. Once, he had to travel to another plac...
We move on to the next prahasana, Bhagavad-ajjukam. Bhagavad-ajjukam Bhagavad-ajjukam as mentioned before is a śuddha-prahasana, like Mattavilāsa is one among...