Note: This is the transcript of the Keynote Address delivered at the beginning of the lecture series titled Exemplars of Indian Wisdom from Karnataka, which was...
As Nala was wandering through the forest wearing the cloth torn in half, he saw a forest fire. He heard a voice calling out for help from within it – “O Noble s...
Expertise in Gamaka Subrahmanya Shastry’s skill at gamaka was one of the many things that brought him a lot of fame. He had a keen ear for music from a very yo...
If we consider the verses between the ninth verse – “yajñārthāt...” and the sixteenth verse – “moghaṃ pārtha sa jīvati” as one single meaningful portion, the me...
Rāma savoured the recital amid a large group of literary aficionados: sa cāpi rāmaḥ pariṣadgataḥ (1.4.36). This is arguably the best way to appreciate art becau...
Carrying with him the message of the deities, Nala entered the inner apartments of Damayantī and repeated the command of the deities. She heard those words and...
After gaining some composure he decides that bowl should have been taken by either a dog or a buddhist monk. While the comparison of a buddhist monk to a dog mi...
Tenderness of Mind Sarma would never accept any opinion only on the ground that it was being followed from ancient times. This didn’t mean that he would oscill...
Vālmīki was absorbed in thoughts about his verse when Brahmā visited him: tadgatenaiva manasā vālmīkirdhyānamāsthitaḥ (1.2.28). He was tormented by the impropri...
Personality Subrahmanya Shastry had a tall, sturdy, and handsome figure. He was radiant and could attract the onlooker’s attention even when he was in the mid...