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V Si.'s Vampire of Doubts

The Vampire of Doubts V Si. had doubts at every step. “If I put it this way, this question crops up. If I say it that way, another question arises!” – This kin...

'Pradhaana Shiromani' T. Ananda Rao (Part 1)

After V. P. Madhava Rao, Thanjavur Ananda Rao came to power as the Diwan. He was rich by birth and also possessed all the great attributes that a wealthy person...

The Grāma-devatās of My Town

I have previously described the vaidikas[1], scholars, and connoisseurs of Mulbagal, in bits and pieces, in many series of articles. In the present essay I shal...

DVG: The Rational Champion of the Princely States

Vīrakesari Sitarama Shastri: The debate, establishment of Mysore Congress - Part 5

The debate took place in Sanskrit. Shastri’s argument was as follows – In the Vedic tradition, marriage is an instrument for dharma not enjoyment; so to facili...

Lāvaṇakalambaka - 19 - Vatsarāja Marries Padmāvatī; Reunites with Vāsavadattā

Back in the royal palace of Magadha, Vāsavadattā tried to contain her sorrow. She sought solace in gazing upon the paintings depicting Sītā’s woes in the period...

V Si.’s World of Riches

V Si.’s World of Riches H V R Iyengar, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India had immense respect for V Si. ‘Fate has not dealt too kindly with V Sitaramaia...

Sādhana-catuṣṭaya - The Four Prerequisites

It is indicated above that the buddhi is a power that works with the manas. The buddhi is under the influence of the manas. Therefore, to purify the buddhi, it...

ಕಂಟಕಾಂಜಲಿ: ವಿಡಂಬನೆಯ ಆಡುಂಬೊಲ - 2

ಹಣಹಿಡುಕರ ವಿಡಂಬನೆ ‘ಹಣವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಹೆಣ ಸುಡುವುದೂ ಕಷ್ಟ’ ಎಂದು ನಮಗೆ ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರನ ಕಾಲದಿಂದ ತಿಳಿದಿದೆ. ಈಗಂತೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜ ನಿಂತಿರುವುದೇ ಹಣದ ಮೇಲೆ. ಹೀಗಿರಲು ಜೀವನದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಆಯಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಹಣ...

A Tapestry of Pen-portraits: The Education we Need Today

Bhārata-Sāvitrī (Part 4)

A Touchstone Though we have a great deal of material connected with dharma, it is not easy to decide what constitutes dharma and what would be adharma when fac...

Lāvaṇakalambaka - 18 - The Story of Illaka, The story of Puṇyasena, Yaugandharāyaṇa's plan

Once the king refused, the commander married her. Once when the king was roaming, he saw her standing in the balcony of the commander’s house. As soon as he saw...