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A Story for a Verse - Kalidasa and Bhagiratha
Literature Jul 03, 2016

A Story for a Verse - Kalidasa and Bhagiratha

इह निवसति मेरुः शेखरः क्ष्माधराणा- मिह विनिहितभाराः सागराः सप्तचान्ये । इदमहिपतिभोगस्तम्भविभ्राजमानं धरणितलमिहैव स्थानमस्मद्विधानाम् ॥ iha nivasa...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಕಾದ೦ಬರಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತೀಯದರ್ಶನಗಳು - ೨
Philosophy Jul 03, 2016

ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಕಾದ೦ಬರಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತೀಯದರ್ಶನಗಳು - ೨

ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಅಸ೦ಖ್ಯ ಪಾತ್ರ-ಸ೦ದರ್ಭಗಳ ವಾದಲಹರಿ-ವಿಚಾರವಲ್ಲರಿಗಳು ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ ನ್ಯಾಯದರ್ಶನದ ವಾದ, ಜಲ್ಪ, ವಿತ೦ಡಾಗಳ೦ಥ ಚರ್ಚೆಗಳಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುವುದನ್ನು ನಾವು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ವ೦ಶವೃಕ್...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh
Madhava-Vidyaranya: Origins
Profiles Jul 02, 2016

Madhava-Vidyaranya: Origins

Sanatana dharma has upheld the ideal of the 'vanasuma' – the wild flower spreading its fragrance without hankering after personal fame. However, this shunning o...

Raghavendra Hebbalalu
Does the Bhagavad-Gita Advocate War?
Culture Jul 01, 2016

Does the Bhagavad-Gita Advocate War?

Nearly 5,000 years ago in Kurukshetra in Northern India, the hundred sons of King Dhritarastra fought the famous Mahabharata war against the five sons of King P...

Koti Sreekrishna, Hari Ravikumar
Foundations of Sanatana Dharma - Purusharthas
Philosophy Jul 01, 2016

Foundations of Sanatana Dharma - Purusharthas

The Fourfold Path of Values We noticed that in our sound sleep none of our desires were felt or revealed by us. But starting from the dream state itself, we ha...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: K B S Ramachandra
The Story of the Origin of Natyashastra - 1
Arts Jun 27, 2016

The Story of the Origin of Natyashastra - 1

The Nāṭyaśāstra is the world's oldest treatise on performing arts. It is more than 2,500 years old. This encyclopedic work on art by Bharata muni is divide...

Arjun Bharadwaj
ಸಹೃದಯ ಮತ್ತು ಭಾವಯಿತ್ರೀ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ
Literature Jun 26, 2016

ಸಹೃದಯ ಮತ್ತು ಭಾವಯಿತ್ರೀ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ

ಕಾವ್ಯ ಪ್ರಪ೦ಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳು ಮೂರು. ೧. ಅದರ ಆತ್ಮವೇ ಆದ ಕಾವ್ಯ ೨. ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಕರ್ತನಾದ ಕವಿ ೩. ಕಾವ್ಯಪ್ರಯೋಜಕನಾದ ಸಹೃದಯ (ಓದುಗ). ಪ್ರತಿಭಾಶಾಲಿಯಾದ ಕವಿಯಿ೦ದ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಲ್...

Shreesha Karantha
The Abandoning of Sita
Philosophy Jun 26, 2016

The Abandoning of Sita

Of the many twists and turns in the Ramayana, the most troubling one is that of Rama abandoning Sita based on the public perception of her character. The backg...

K B S Ramachandra
Bathing in the Bhagavad-Gita
Culture Jun 25, 2016

Bathing in the Bhagavad-Gita

An old farmer and his grandson lived on a farm. One day the grandson said, “I try to read the Bhagavad-Gita just like you but I don't understand it much. And wh...

Koti Sreekrishna
The Primordial Sound
Philosophy Jun 24, 2016

The Primordial Sound

The sound of the single syllable ‘om’ (or ‘aum’) has been central to Indian culture for several millennia. Om is made up of four parts – ‘a’, ‘u’, ‘m’, and sile...

Koti Sreekrishna
Foundations of Sanatana Dharma - Introduction
Philosophy Jun 23, 2016

Foundations of Sanatana Dharma - Introduction

Sanatana dharma literally means eternal way of life or eternal ethic. This is not restricted by the constraints of space and time. However, in variegated applic...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: K B S Ramachandra