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Ch. 3 Yoga of One’s Own Dharma (Part 2)
Philosophy Nov 16, 2021

Ch. 3 Yoga of One’s Own Dharma (Part 2)

Sat-karma itself is dharma. It is of three kinds: Laukika (pertaining to the world) Vaidika (pertaining to the Vedas) Pāramārthika (pertaining to the ul...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi
Poets on Poetics - Valmiki
Literature Nov 15, 2021

Poets on Poetics - Valmiki

Maharṣi Vālmīki The story narrated in the first four cantos of the Rāmāyaṇa is of great significance to the central concepts of the creative process: poet, poe...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N
Critical Appreciation of Prahasanas - Part 5
Literature Nov 12, 2021

Critical Appreciation of Prahasanas - Part 5

When Devasomā interrupts to say this isn’t the way of buddhists or jains (अर्हन्त can apply to both), Satyasoma scolds them saying that they are fools who contr...

Raghavendra G S
Critical Appreciation of Prahasanas - Part 4
Literature Nov 10, 2021

Critical Appreciation of Prahasanas - Part 4

Languages and meters While nothing of value is added by mentioning what has been discussed by both Dr N P Unni and Dr S Ramaratnam, just for the sake of comple...

Raghavendra G S
Rāḻḻapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma (Part 8)
Profiles Nov 09, 2021

Rāḻḻapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma (Part 8)

High-water Mark of Critical Examination The forewords that Sarma wrote to some of the books in Telugu and Kannada have turned out to offer an excellent, holist...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Kashyap N Naik
Poets on Poetics: Introduction
Literature Nov 08, 2021

Poets on Poetics: Introduction

Art appreciation begins with learned connoisseurs. Gaining breadth and vision with time, it develops into a well-structured system of aesthetics. Poets and arti...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Shashi Kiran B N
Rāḻḻapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma (Part 7)
Profiles Nov 05, 2021

Rāḻḻapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma (Part 7)

Powerhouse of Genius Sarma received awards for many of his Sanskrit and Telugu works. Śrī Mahīśūra-rājyābhyudayādarśaḥ, his classical poetry composition about...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Kashyap N Naik