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Profiles Sep 02, 2019

Shekdar Gundappa (Part 2)

Rumāle Śāmabhaṭṭa Now, this Vēṅkaṭaśarma was not one among my ancestors. It was a person named Śāmabhaṭṭa who was my predecessor. A Vedic practitioner by birth...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sudarshan Muralidhara

Profiles Aug 27, 2019

Thiruvengadam Mudaliar

Thiruvengadam Mudaliar was Armugam Mudaliar[1]’s younger brother. He was a friend of the entire world. A man with no enemies. I was very close to Thiruvengadam...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vedavyas M G

Profiles Aug 26, 2019

Shekdar Gundappa

The storage of the genealogical records and investing in their maintenance are the things that have barely captured the emphasis of our folk. On the contrary, t...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sudarshan Muralidhara

Profiles Aug 20, 2019

The Violinists of Mulbagal

Among the violinists from Mulbagal (Kolar district, Karnataka), four are prominent:   Madhavayya Ramachandracharya Venkatappa Sethumadhava Rao...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Paresh Nadig

Profiles Aug 19, 2019

Home Remedies - Part 2

Discharging Social Debts Now I will narrate some social etiquette that was in practice more than seventy years ago. People did not frequent hotels or restauran...

D V Gundappa | Trans: K K Subramaniam

Profiles Aug 18, 2019

Modern Hindu Restaurant: K.T. Appanna

Read Part 1: Sri K.T. Appanna and The Hindu Coffee Club Sri S.G. Sastri At times, our Independent Board would carry on its business till 8 PM. On one suc...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna

Profiles Aug 16, 2019

Abbas Khan Sahib

Among the important citizens of Mysore state, based on their oratory skills and efficiency, I can say from the bottom of my heart, that Abbas Khan sahib belongs...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vedavyas M G

Profiles Aug 13, 2019

Karpura Srinivasa Rao (Part 2)

A Special Incident A scholar used to attend all the Sahitya Parishat meetings. But, Venkatanarayanappa wouldn’t give him much attention. He would be kept isola...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Dhruva Somayaji

Profiles Aug 12, 2019

Home Remedies - Part 1

I’ve heard that medical experts document in detail, in accordance with their working philosophy - the onset of an ailment in a patient, its progression, the eff...

D V Gundappa | Trans: K K Subramaniam

Profiles Aug 11, 2019

Sri K.T. Appanna and The Hindu Coffee Club

Sri K.T. Appanna hailed from the Aruvelu Brahmin sect. He was originally from Kollegal. His father was Sri Tirumalaswamayya working as a First Division Clerk at...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna

Profiles Aug 06, 2019

Karpura Srinivasa Rao (Part 1)

I have mentioned earlier[1] that Karpura Srinivasa Rao was one of the founding fathers of Karṇāṭaka Sāhitya Pariṣad. In any activity beneficial to the nation, h...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Dhruva Somayaji

Profiles Jul 30, 2019

Who are the Rasikas? (Part 2)

The Nature of Rasikas Say, you have an invite to a dinner at a relative’s house, which is loaded with laddoos and chirotis (sweets). M S Subbalakshmi’s concert...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Varuni KS