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A Story for a Verse - Udayanacharya
Literature Sep 13, 2016

A Story for a Verse - Udayanacharya

ऐश्वर्य-मद-मत्तोऽसि मामवज्ञाय वेत्स्यसे । उपस्थितेषु बौद्धेषु मदधीना तव स्थितिः ॥ In Sanskrit, a huge corpus of literature is dedicated to shastra. No branch of...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
A Story for a Verse - Vikatanitamba
Literature Sep 11, 2016

A Story for a Verse - Vikatanitamba

तात बाहट मा रोदीरेषा वै कर्मणो गतिः । दुषि धातोरिवास्माकं गुणो दोषाय क्ल्प्यते ॥ The central character of this story is Vikatanitamba, who lives on to this day...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
O Great Life!
Literature Sep 03, 2016

O Great Life!

Sukanta Bhattacharya (1926-1947) is counted as one of the great Bengali poets along with Rabindranath Tagore, Jibanananda Das, and Kazi Nazrul. For someone who...

Hari Ravikumar
No Fear
Literature Aug 15, 2016

No Fear

Subramanya 'Bharathi' (1882-1921) or 'Mahakavi Bharathiar' was among the foremost of modern Tamil poets. He was not only a poet but also a journalist, social ac...

Hari Ravikumar
A Story for a Verse - Vikatanitamba
Literature Aug 05, 2016

A Story for a Verse - Vikatanitamba

काले माषं सस्ये मासं वदति शकासं यस्य सकाशम् | उष्ट्रे लुम्पति षं वा रं वा तस्मै दत्ता विकटनितम्बा ॥ kaale maasham sasye maasam vadati shakaasam yasya sakaash...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Childhood
Literature Aug 04, 2016

Childhood

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904-1948) was a renowned Hindi poet and freedom fighter. Her pièce de résistance is her epic poem on the Queen of Jhansi, Lakshmibai....

Hari Ravikumar
Musings on Classical Literary Culture
Literature Jul 29, 2016

Musings on Classical Literary Culture

I have to give vent to what has been bothering my mind for quite sometime now. I hope that the underlying fervor appeals to the like-minded. With a view to reta...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
A Story for a Verse – Vijjika
Literature Jul 27, 2016

A Story for a Verse – Vijjika

नीलोत्पल-दल-श्यामां विज्जिकां मामजानता । वृथैव दण्डिना प्रोक्ता सर्वशुक्ला सरस्वती ॥ nilotpala-dala-shyamam vijjikam mam ajanata | vrthaiva dandina pr...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
A Story for a Verse – Banabhatta
Literature Jul 21, 2016

A Story for a Verse – Banabhatta

शुष्को वृक्षस्तिष्ठत्यग्रे तदुपरि कश्चित्सर्पोऽप्यस्ति । नीरसतरुरिह विलसति निकटे तदुपरि मणिमयकुटिलभुजङ्गः ॥ shushko vrkshastishthatyagre tadupari kashc...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
A Story for a Verse - Bhartrhari
Literature Jul 18, 2016

A Story for a Verse - Bhartrhari

यां चिन्तयामि सततं मयि सा विरक्ता साप्यन्यमिच्छति जनोऽप्ययमन्यसक्तः । अस्मत्कृते च परितुष्यति काचिदन्या धिक्तां च तं च मदनं च इमां च मां च ॥ yam&...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
A Story for a Verse - Bharavi
Literature Jul 13, 2016

A Story for a Verse - Bharavi

श्वशुरगृहनिवासः स्वर्गतुल्यो नराणां यदि वसति दिनानि त्रीणि वा पञ्च सप्त । मधुदधिघृतधाराक्षीरसारप्रवाह- स्तदुपरि दिनमेकं पादरक्षाप्रहारः ॥ shvashu...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
A Story for a Verse - Matrgupta
Literature Jul 10, 2016

A Story for a Verse - Matrgupta

शीतेनाद्ध्युषितस्य माषशिमिवच्चिन्तार्णवे मज्जतः शान्ताग्नेः स्फुटिताधरस्य धमतः क्षुत्क्षामकण्ठस्य मे । निद्रा क्वाप्यवमानितेव दयिता संत्यज्य दूरं गता...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh