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Bhagavata Sheshacharya, Amaldar Mahadevaraya
Profiles Mar 29, 2018

Bhagavata Sheshacharya, Amaldar Mahadevaraya

Sri. Hebbani Sheshacharya belonged to an era when thirty-five ounces (roughly a kilogram) of rice was available for just a rupee and six tender coconuts could b...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vaishnavi Naik
Bhāṣyam Devaḍi (Part 2)
Profiles Mar 12, 2018

Bhāṣyam Devaḍi (Part 2)

Chip off the old block – Bhashyam Ramacharya Bhashyam Venkatachaarya was the elder of the two grandsons of Bhashyam Tirumalachaarya. He worked as a sub-registr...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sudheer Krishnaswamy Kesari
Bhāṣyam Devaḍi (Part 1)
Profiles Mar 11, 2018

Bhāṣyam Devaḍi (Part 1)

Among what I consider my universities, one of the places was a south-facing corner-house ahead of the Sri Narasimhaswamy Temple in Balepet.[1] It may be called...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sudheer Krishnaswamy Kesari
Dr. Gundanna (Part 2)
Profiles Mar 06, 2018

Dr. Gundanna (Part 2)

Once, a Department of Health employee visited Dr. Gundanna’s clinic and explained his brother’s illness. Gundanna patiently heard his description and then turne...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Kiran Prasad
Dr. Gundanna (Part 1)
Profiles Mar 05, 2018

Dr. Gundanna (Part 1)

It’s impossible that anyone who has seen Dr. Gundanna will ever forget him. So magnificent was the mark left on the mind by his personality. For a period of twe...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Kiran Prasad
H V Nanjundaiah (1860-1920) (Part 2)
Profiles Feb 26, 2018

H V Nanjundaiah (1860-1920) (Part 2)

When Nanjundaiah was in Shimoga, a teacher got transferred from there. He was a great scholar, highly civilised, and a tutor par excellence. He was loved and re...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vaishnavi Naik
H V Nanjundaiah (1860-1920) (Part 1)
Profiles Feb 25, 2018

H V Nanjundaiah (1860-1920) (Part 1)

I had heard the name of Sri. H V Nanjundaiah when I was still a student. I was told in my hometown about this legend – he had passed his M.A. (Master of Arts) a...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Vaishnavi Naik
The Obscure Shiva Bhakta: Shiva Puje Naranappa
Profiles Feb 22, 2018

The Obscure Shiva Bhakta: Shiva Puje Naranappa

Earlier in this series, I had written about my maternal grandmother Sakamma. Naranappa was her husband. I’m unaware of how he was transferred to the Mulubagil...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna
The Music of Ananta Sastri
Profiles Jan 24, 2018

The Music of Ananta Sastri

Sri Ananta Sastri had distinguished himself as one of the most prominent (Classical) musicians of Bangalore. He possessed an extremely manly voice in both singi...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Sandeep Balakrishna
M R Srinivasa Murthy
Profiles Jan 01, 2018

M R Srinivasa Murthy

Srinivasa Murthy was a born rasika (connoisseur). Being a rasika presupposes a penchant to search for splendour in every aspect of life and to enjoy the splendo...

D V Gundappa | Trans: Haricharan Mylaraiah