Profiles

DVG's Learned Analysis of the Infamous Manipur Notification

V Si: Oratory Skills and Writings

Oratory Skills One can hardly forget V Si.’s extraordinary oratory skills. It was a celebration just to listen to him speak – he was fluent in giving lectures...

'Pradhaana Shiromani' T. Ananda Rao (Part 3)

An Open Letter Keeping the glory and successes achieved by the Mahārāja of Bikaner as a pretext, I wrote and published around ten or fifteen open letters co...

DVG Examines the Problems of the Princely States

'Pradhaana Shiromani' T. Ananda Rao (Part 2)

Cancellation of Sastri’s Lecture It had been announced that V S Srinivasa Sastri—member of the Servants of India Society—who had come to Bangalore, would be...

Vīrakesari Sitarama Shastri: The Legislative Assembly, Hanumanthaiah, people's leader - Part 6

Legislative Assembly Sitarama Shastri was a nominated member of the legislative assembly for a few years. He utilised that platform effectively to facilitate p...

DVG's Memorials to the Maharaja of Bikaner as National Service

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...

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...

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...