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Literature Dec 26, 2022

Sandarbhasūkti - part 1

Preface We come to know the expanse and depth of an ocean only when we see it through our own eyes. The same holds true for Sanskrit literature, one would know...

Vidwan Ranganatha Sarma | Trans: Raghavendra G S

Literature Dec 25, 2022

ಸೀಸಪದ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾನೆಟ್: ಪದ್ಯಶಿಲ್ಪವಿವೇಚನೆ - 1

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೀಸಪದ್ಯ ಎಂಬ ಛಂದಃಪ್ರಕಾರ ಬೆಳೆದುಬಂದ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರು ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.[1] ಇದೇ ರೀತಿ ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾನೆಟ್ ಬಂದ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನೂ ವಿಪುಲವಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿದ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Literature Dec 22, 2022

Kathāmṛta - 122 - Viṣamaśīla-lambaka - The Story of Mūladeva

When my wife was fast asleep, I slowly transferred my ring onto her finger. Then, telling myself ‘Let me see how clever and refined she turns out to be,’ I left...

A R Krishna Sastri

Arts Dec 21, 2022

Possibilities of Innovations and Reformations in Yakṣagāna: Some Thoughts - Part 9

Yakṣagāna artistes should bring in newer maṭṭus and saṅgatis that can cater to all different emotions[1]; to do so, they must take refuge in the classical rāgas...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Philosophy Dec 20, 2022

Ch. 7 Yoga of Jagat-Jīva-Īśvara (Part 3)

Māyā Why does this discernment of thought not exist normally in people? Bhagavān answers: māyāyā’pahṛtajñānāḥ Māyā has taken away the discerning ability...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Literature Dec 19, 2022

ಪ್ರಾಸ: ಒಂದು ವಿವೇಚನೆ - 4

ಛಂದೋಗತಿ-ಅನುಪ್ರಾಸ ನಾವು ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಅನುಪ್ರಾಸದ ಹಲವಾರು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಂಡಿರುವ ಕಾರಣ ಈಗ ಮತ್ತೂ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಮಾದರಿಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಇದರ ಸೊಗಸನ್ನು ಮನದಟ್ಟು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಷ್ಟೇ ಉಳಿಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಲಯರ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Arts Dec 18, 2022

Possibilities of Innovations and Reformations in Yakṣagāna: Some Thoughts - Part 8

The music scene in India has undergone quite some changes since the introduction of microphones and loudspeakers. In the pre-technological era, it was natural f...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Literature Dec 15, 2022

Kathāmṛta - 121 - Viṣamaśīla-lambaka - The Stories of Devasvāmī, Agniśarmā, and Mūladeva

Once a brāhmaṇa came to him. His hair stood on their ends. The king asked him, ‘Why such hair?’ The brāhmaṇa then started narrating his story– The Story of Dev...

A R Krishna Sastri

Profiles Dec 14, 2022

The Late Sri. T S Venkannayya - Part 3

He had a reasonable awareness of astrology; he had belief too in it; so he examined his horoscope and used to say that the time was a cruel phase for him. But n...

A R Krishna Sastri | Trans: Vedavyas M G

Philosophy Dec 13, 2022

Ch. 7 Yoga of Jagat-Jīva-Īśvara (Part 2)

The State of Īśvara From the perspective of the visible world, the invisible and divisionless part of the universe, Supreme Brahman is known as Īśvara or Param...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Raghavendra Hebbalalu, Sreelalitha Rupanagudi

Literature Dec 12, 2022

ಪ್ರಾಸ: ಒಂದು ವಿವೇಚನೆ - 3

ಊನಗಣ-ಅಂತ್ಯಪ್ರಾಸ ಅಂತ್ಯಪ್ರಾಸ ಕೂಡ ತಾಳಬದ್ಧವಾದ ರಚನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಶೋಭಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ ತಾಳಾವರ್ತಗಳ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಬರುವ ಪ್ರಾಸವು ಗತಿಯ ನಿಲುಗಡೆಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಬಿಂಬಿಸುವುದ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh

Literature Dec 11, 2022

S. L. Bhyrappa’s ‘Mandra’: A Study

The novel ‘Mandra’ by S. L. Bhyrappa which appeared in 2002 is unique in several respects. It is woven around music and musicians. It is not only a tour de forc...

Dr. S R Ramaswamy