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ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 24
Literature Jul 12, 2021

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 24

ಕ್ಷೇಮೇಂದ್ರನು ತನ್ನ “ರಾಮಾಯಣಮಂಜರಿ” ಮತ್ತು “ಭಾರತಮಂಜರಿ”ಗಳ ಕಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬ ಒಳನೋಟವುಳ್ಳ ಎರಡು ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಅವು ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ-ವ್ಯಾಸರ ಕೃತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪ್ರಧಾನರಸ ಶಾಂತವೆಂದು...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar - A Patron of Literature
Profiles Jul 11, 2021

Masti Venkatesha Iyengar - A Patron of Literature

Masti Venkatesha Iyengar can be called the ‘Dewan’ of modern Kannada literature. Masti, who gained appreciation having served various governmental departments w...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj, Hari Ravikumar
Amin-ul-Mulq  - Sir Mirza M Ismail - Part 4
Profiles Jul 07, 2021

Amin-ul-Mulq - Sir Mirza M Ismail - Part 4

Vidurāśvattha Riots The agitation for a Responsible Government led to yet another riot, this time at Vidurāśvattha. This incident too led to firings and killin...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra G S
S Srikanta Sastri (Part 4)
Profiles Jul 06, 2021

S Srikanta Sastri (Part 4)

In a play, at minimum there would be a hundred to hundred and fifty songs and verses. Their tunes would be composed on the lines of ‘Kamalākṣi nāṃ dhanyanādè,’...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Hari Ravikumar
ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 23
Literature Jul 05, 2021

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 23

ಪರಿಮಳಪದ್ಮಗುಪ್ತ ಪರಿಮಳಗುಪ್ತ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಮಳಪದ್ಮಗುಪ್ತನು ಬರೆದ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯ “ನವಸಾಹಸಾಂಕಚರಿತ.” ಇದು ಭೋಜದೇವನ ತಂದೆ ಸಿಂಧುಲನ ಸಾಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊಂಡಾಡುವ ಕೃತಿ. ಇದರ ಒಂದು ಶ್ಲೋಕವು ನಮ್...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
S Srikanta Sastri (Part 3)
Profiles Jul 02, 2021

S Srikanta Sastri (Part 3)

Śrī-kṛṣṇa-vijayam; Compositions for Singing In the branch of the Vèllāḻa family that had settled in Srirangapatna, one Candraśekhara-śāstrī was famous. Either...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy | Trans: Hari Ravikumar
Kathāmṛta - 45 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of Ratnaprabhā - The Stories of Sattvaśīlā and Vikramatuṅga - The wedding of Naravāhanadatta and  Ratnaprabhā
Literature Jul 01, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 45 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of Ratnaprabhā - The Stories of Sattvaśīlā and Vikramatuṅga - The wedding of Naravāhanadatta and Ratnaprabhā

केलिकेशग्रहव्यग्रगौरीकरनखावृतम्| शिवायानेकचन्द्राढ्यमिव शार्वं शिरोऽस्तु वः|| [May that head of Śiva which looks as though it bears many moons, as the ha...

A R Krishna Sastri
Ch. 2 Yoga of Discernment of Reality (Part 4)
Philosophy Jun 29, 2021

Ch. 2 Yoga of Discernment of Reality (Part 4)

It may be apt to recall the maxim of the English philosopher John Stuart Mill. It is not enough if one person forms an opinion or follows a certain set of actio...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi