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G P Rajarathnam: The Gem who Trod the Royal Path - Part 2

Ratnana Padagaḻu(‘The Sayings of Ratna’) The literary work that firmly placed Rajarathnam in the hearts of the people of Karnataka is Ratnana Padagaḻu, which w...

T S Venkannayya (Part 8)

2. Faith in Ancient Traditions Seasoned by Critical Analysis[1] It has been thirty years since Venkannayya left for his heavenly abode. Even so, that sorrow i...

DVG's Expositions on Journalism as a Crusade and Press Freedom

T S Venkannayya (Part 7)

Satkāvya and Adhyātma Among the readers, those who have seen a Nāgarakaṭṭe of the yesteryears might recognise the twin serpents sculpted in stone there. The sc...

Mahāmahopādhyāya Vidvān N. Ranganatha - Love for the World

A Heart for the Welfare of the Society There is absolutely no doubt that Sharma was always loyal to the tradition. There are some typical ‘norms’ connected wit...

DVG as the Eyewitness to the Tabular Downfall of Indian Journalism

G P Rajarathnam: The Gem who Trod the Royal Path - Part 1

ಮೆಯ್ ದೃಢ, ಮನಸ್ಸು ದೃಢ, ದುಡಿವೆನೆಂಬ ನಿಶ್ಚಯ ಇವಕೆ ಸಮನಾಗಿ ದೃಢವಾಗಿರುತ ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜಣ್ಣ ಬರೆದಿರುವ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಅವೆಷ್ಟೊ! ಅವುಗಳ ಜಾತಿ ಇನ್ನೆಷ್ಟೊ! [Firm body, firm mind...

T S Venkannayya (Part 6)

A Humorous Episode Once, Venkannayya had fallen ill. It was a disease that troubled him on and off – something stomach-related. When I heard the news, I wrote...

The Grace of a Sadhu and the Heart of a Poet

The Journalistic Role Models of DVG

Mahāmahopādhyāya Vidvān N. Ranganatha - A Worshipper of DVG

DVG Ārādhaka (A Worshipper of DVG) The respect that Sharma had developed for DVG and the love and affection the latter displayed towards him are über-worldly....

The Felicitation of a Triumphant Journalist