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Māgaḍi Lakṣmīnarasiṃha Śāstri--Conclusion

Tenderness Towards Students Lakṣmīnarasiṃha Śāstri was immensely fond of his students. Addressing those who were with him for a long time, he used to say: “Hav...

R Narasimhacharya (Part 2)

V.S.Srinivasa Sastri (Part 9) - The Lectures on Ramayana and a Concert of Thevaram

Reiteration Though Srinivasa Sastri often claimed it as an excuse, he did not lack knowledge about the Rāmāyaṇa at all. He went through the original Rāmāyaṇa i...

D.V.G's Deep Bonding with Society

Deep Bonding with Society The source of inspiration for all of DVG’s life-work was the deep bonding he had forged with society. This bond was not something tha...

Māgaḍi Lakṣmīnarasiṃha Śāstri--Far-reaching Fame, Disciples

Śrī  Navīnam Veṅkaṭeśa Śāstri had supplied several sets of logical refinement to Brahma-sūtras, which were not seen in extant commentaries thereon. Because...

V.S.Srinivasa Sastri (Part 8) - Passion for Rāmāyaṇa

Passion for Rāmāyaṇa  I have mentioned earlier that VS Srinivasa Sastri’s love and devotion for the Rāmāyaṇa was something he inherited from his forefathe...

DVG's Life Partner and His Abiding Conviction in Journalism

The foundational pillar of DVG’s fearless attitude was his characteristic transparency and abstinence from seeking anything. At no point in his life did he use...

Rāja-mantra-dhurīṇa Sir A R Banerjee

Albion Rajkumar Banerjee was a Bengali by origin. His father, Devavrata Sasipada Banerji, used to be the chief of a branch of the Brahmo Samaj. A. R. Banerjee’s...

Two Harikathākāras (Part 2)

Māgaḍi Lakṣmīnarasiṃha Śāstri--Appropriateness

“On one occasion Vidvān Anantakṛṣṇa Śāstri (a towering scholar of the league of Navīnam Veṅkaṭeśa Śāstri) began to pose a series of questions to him. Lakṣmīn...

R Narasimhacharya (Part 1)

‘Prāktana-vimarśana-vicakṣaṇa’[1] ‘Mahāmahopādhyāya’[2] ‘Rao Bahadur’[3] R Narasimhacharya was a close relative of S G Narasimhacharya. I remember to have first...

Facets of the Spiritual Independence and Equanimity of DVG

There was no dearth of humorous instances during the Sunday study circle. Besides, it was not in DVG’s nature to waste a single opportunity that afforded a humo...