Shreehari Koundinya

Profiles Oct 25, 2022

Mirza’s Friendly Nature (Part 3)

Grasp of Subtlety Mirza never raised his voice in an argument. He did not use big words. He used to indicate his opinion in a single sentence. If the opponent...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya

Profiles Oct 23, 2022

Mirza’s Friendly Nature (Part 2)

The Position of Dewan Mirza became the Dewan in 1926. Many people had anticipated that appointment. Although I had not anticipated it, it came as no surprise t...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya

Profiles Oct 11, 2022

Mirza’s Friendly Nature (Part 1)

I cannot say that Mirza Ismail was a gifted public speaker. He used to write down what he intended to convey at a gathering and read it out. However, the style...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya

Profiles Apr 03, 2022

Freedom or Anarchy - Part 2

Business Acumen In the past twenty years, how many commoners have risen from poverty to affluence? How many government officials and employees have maintained...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya

Profiles Mar 30, 2022

Freedom or Anarchy - Part 1

Freedom or Anarchy[1] Tipu Sultan complained to the then maṭhādipati of Śrṅgeri about the attacks of Marāṭhas on his kingdom. Svāmīji replied – हसद्भिः क्र...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya

Profiles Sep 23, 2020

V N Narasimha Iyengar

One of the most popular personalities among the old Mysore citizens was one V N Narasimha Iyengar. He was also known as mīsè (mustachioed) Narasimha Iyengar. Th...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya

Culture Jul 10, 2020

Devotion to Education

The starting salary for teachers in the education department was three rupees. This was during the time of Garret, Leonard, Rice, and other British officers. As...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya

Culture Jun 26, 2020

Splendour of Knowledge (Part 3)

My Dedication to Lessons My maternal uncle prepared me for all the above lessons. A special part of this was dedicated to mathematics. Its machinations went so...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya

Culture Jun 24, 2020

Splendour of Knowledge (Part 2)

‘Kurrāya’ I was better acquainted with Puṭṭappa’s younger brother Srinivasa Rao. This Srinivasa Rao was a disciple of my guru Candraśekhara-śāstri. When I was...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya

Culture Jun 17, 2020

Splendour of Knowledge (Part 1)

Now I’m setting out to reminisce about my teachers. The almighty has blessed me in myriad ways and has given me several shortcomings as well. Of those shortcom...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Shreehari Koundinya