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Madhava-Vidyaranya: The Consummate Polymath
Profiles Aug 01, 2016

Madhava-Vidyaranya: The Consummate Polymath

The Vijayanagara Empire pioneered not only Hindu cultural renaissance but also re-energized administrative, political, and economic conditions of the era. Under...

Raghavendra Hebbalalu
Madhava-Vidyaranya - Epitome of Religious Harmony
Profiles Jul 26, 2016

Madhava-Vidyaranya - Epitome of Religious Harmony

Vidyaranya ensured that different religious traditions of the land were given equal respect while not disturbing the peace in the empire. For a great...

Raghavendra Hebbalalu
Madhava-Vidyaranya: Establishing Vijayanagara
Profiles Jul 16, 2016

Madhava-Vidyaranya: Establishing Vijayanagara

We will never tire of repeating that quote of Vidyaranya from his Panchadashi that amply illustrates how he managed affairs of state as well as those...

Raghavendra Hebbalalu
Madhava-Vidyaranya: Early Life
Profiles Jul 09, 2016

Madhava-Vidyaranya: Early Life

Krishna points out in the Gita (3.21) – "यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठः तत्तदेवेतरो जनः" – that people follow the actions of a learned person. Vidyaranya&nb...

Raghavendra Hebbalalu
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
Vedic Traditionalists
Profiles Jun 19, 2016

Vedic Traditionalists

Vedic traditionalists or Vedics in short, are a community of people who are fast fading into the pages of history. They are the torchbearers of Vedic traditions...

Raveendra Holla
Bangalore Nagarathnamma
Profiles Jun 19, 2016

Bangalore Nagarathnamma

Bangalore Nagarathnamma hailed from Mysore. She is different from Kolar Nagarathnamma. Kolar Nagarathnamma's mother was Nanjundasani, a renowned scholar and ar...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna
Madhava-Vidyaranya: Introduction
Profiles Jun 19, 2016

Madhava-Vidyaranya: Introduction

Illustrious personages are the flowers of the tree of civilization. They represent the loftiest ideals of a culture and a people. By understanding their lives,...

Raghavendra Hebbalalu