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T S Venkannayya (Part 1)

1. Inner Vision Five or six days after the [Kannaḍa Sāhitya] Pariṣat was established (in 1915), one day at about three in the afternoon, two eminent people cam...

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 9

ಮುಂದಿನ ಪದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಣದಾಸನು ತಾನು ಮಾಲವಿಕೆಗೆ ಕಲಿಸಿದ ಪಾಠವನ್ನು ಅವಳು ಮತ್ತೆ ತನಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸುವಾಗ ಅದು ಆಕೆಯೇ ತನಗೆ ಬೋಧಿಸುವ ಪಾಠದಂತೆ ತೋರುವುದೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾನೆ (೧.೫). ಇಲ್ಲಿ “ಭಾವಿಕ” ಎಂ...

The Finale: DVG's Unforgiving Assessment of Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon

Vīrakesari Sitarama Shastri: A judgement, his last days - Part 10

A Judgement One more instance to exemplify Shastri’s verbal prowess. In a village near Bangalore, K— had taken some money as a loan from R— saying that he wou...

When the Princely States Faced the Death Sentence

Kathāmṛta - 27 - Naravāhanadattalambaka - The Stories of Piṅgalikā, Jīmūtavāhana and his past life.

Piṅgalikā’s Story “Lady! In the kingdom of Mālava lived a brahmana named Agnidatta. He had two sons named Śaṅkaradatta and Śāntikara. At a very young age Śānti...

Vīrakesari Sitarama Shastri: Meeting Arcot Ramaswamy Mudaliar, weaving verbal magic - Part 9

Meeting with Arcot Ramaswamy Mudaliar We have already seen how Shastri was instrumental in the establishment of a responsible government and during the agitati...

The Puruṣārthas and the Self

Puruṣārtha Man is a bag of desires. His life is a river of ceaseless likes and dislikes. Whatever he desires and whatever goals he attempts to attain have all...

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 8

ಶೂದ್ರಕನು ನಾಯಕ-ನಾಯಿಕೆಯರನ್ನು ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಿದ ಬಳಿಕ ತನ್ನ ರೂಪಕದ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಅದರ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣತೆಯೊಡನೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಿರುವುದು ಅನ್ಯಾದೃಶ. ಮೃಚ್ಛಕಟಿಕವೊಂದು ಪ್ರಕರಣವಾದ ಕಾರಣ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ವೀರರಸಕ್ಕೆ ಹ...

DVG's Blistering Criticism of the States' Ministry

Kathāmṛta - 26 - Naravāhanadattalambaka - Nārada's visit, The Story of Devadatta

karṇa-tāla-balāghāta- sīmantita-kulācalaḥ| panthānam-iva siddhīnāṃ diśaṃ jayati vighnajit|| (Kathā-sarit-sāgara 4.1.1) Victory to that vanquishe...

Mahāmahopādhyāya Vidvān N. Ranganatha Sharma - Childhood, Study and Teaching

Mahāmahopādhyāya Vidvān N. Ranganatha Sharma (1916-2014), who lived amongst us until recently was known for his thoroughness in traditional knowledge and clarit...