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Madhva Luminaries of Mulabagal: Sripadaraja Matha

There was a large population of Madhva Brahmanas in Mulabagal. The locality they lived was divided as the Upper and the Lower Agraharas. In total, there were about two hundred and fifty or three hundred Madhva Brahmana homes. Of these, about a hundred and fifty or two hundred homes constituted those of the Vaidika Acharyas. Most of these folks were deeply learned in the school of Sri Madhvacharya’s Dvaita philosophy. Typically, traditional education and discourses was carried on in almost every such home.

“ಅಭಿನವಭಾರತಿ”ಯ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳು—ಛಂದಸ್ಸು, ವಾಚಿಕಾಭಿನಯ

ಛಂದಸ್ಸು

ನಾಟ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವು ಛಂದೋವಿಚಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬೆಲೆಯುಳ್ಳ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ವಿಚಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದರೂ ಅಭಿನವಗುಪ್ತನು ತಕ್ಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದಂತೆ ತೋರದು. ಆದರೂ ಅವನ ಛಂದಸ್ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಗಳ ಅರಿವು ಹಿರಿದಾದುದೆಂಬುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂದೇಹವಿಲ್ಲ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಕೇವಲ ಒಂದೇ ಒಂದು ನಿದರ್ಶನವನ್ನು ನಾವಿಲ್ಲಿ ಗಮನಿಸಬಹುದು. ಅದು ವಿವಿಧಚ್ಛಂದಸ್ಸುಗಳ ಪಾಠ್ಯತ್ವ ಮತ್ತು ಗೇಯತ್ವಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ವಿವೇಕ.

The Lush Expanse of the Rashtrakuta Empire

The name Nrpatunga has a pre-eminent place in the hearts of the Kannada people. He has gained such fame because of the treatise Kavirajamarga, which he composed along with Srivijaya. Although he was a great warrior imbued with the brilliance of kshaatra, he knew how to manage the kingdom in a balanced manner during peacetime. Indeed, his royal clan was renowned for kshaatra. The Rashtrakuta kings defeated the Kannauj rulers on several occasions and brought back treasures and gifts. The historian Dr.

Śrīkṛṣṇasūkti

While reflecting on the history of Kannada revival, one thing that I am most certainly reminded of, is the publication of Udupi’s Śrīkṛṣṇasūkti. Śrīkṛṣṇasūkti was a monthly journal; Kerodi Subba Rao and Rajagopalakrishna Rao were its editors. Though I am not acquainted with Kerodi Subbarao, I have seen him from a distance. I have met a few of his friends and have spoken to them.  It seems that Subba Rao is a student of Bangalore's Central College. For a brief period he lived in Madras too.

Mahābhārata – Episode 28 – Naḻopākhyāna - Naḻa Marries Damayantī

There lived a king named Naḻa in the province of Niṣadha. He was strong, virtuous, handsome, and was considered foremost among the kings. The province of Vidarbha was ruled by a king named Bhīma who had a daughter named Damayantī and three sons – Dama, Dānta, and Damana. Damayantī’s beauty and noble character was known far and wide. It appeared that men and devatas had never seen a lady like her. Anyone who came to see her spoke highly of Naḻa and anyone who visited Naḻa praised Damayantī before him.

“ಅಭಿನವಭಾರತಿ”ಯ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳು — ದಶರೂಪಕ

ದಶರೂಪಕ

ನಾಟ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ಮುಖ್ಯಾಧಿಕರಣಗಳಲ್ಲೊಂದು ದಶರೂಪಕಾಧ್ಯಾಯ. ದೃಶ್ಯಕಾವ್ಯವನ್ನು ವಿವಿಧರೀತಿಯ ನಾಟ್ಯರಸಿಕರ ರುಚಿಭೇದಗಳನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಹತ್ತು ಹನ್ನೊಂದು ಬಗೆಯ (ಹನ್ನೊಂದನೆಯದು “ನಾಟಿಕಾ” ಎಂಬ ಪ್ರಕಾರ. ಇದು ಮುಂದೆ “ಉಪರೂಪಕ”ಗಳ ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿತು) ವಿಭಾಗಗಳಾಗಿ ವಿಂಗಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಬಗೆಗೆ ವಿ. ರಾಘವನ್ ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನವನ್ನೇ ನಡಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ[1]. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ದಶರೂಪಕದ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಯು ಭಾರತೀಯರಂಗಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಬೆಳೆದುಬಂದಿತೆಂಬ ದಿಕ್ಸೂಚಿಯಿದೆ. ನಾವಿಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇವಲ ಅಭಿನವಗುಪ್ತನ ಮತವನ್ನು ಮಾತ್ರ ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕರಿಸೋಣ.

‘Shiva Shiva Ennada Naalige Yeke’ – An Analysis

Indian cinema has given us many popular songs based on classical ragas. The creative genius of music directors has afforded us several benchmark compositions with tricky components of raga, laya, and bhava. These can be broadly grouped into: Creating a new raga Rasika Raja Taguvaramu from the movie Jayabheri (1959) sung by Ghantasala is based on a new raga, Pratapa Rajashekhara (a combination of Kaanada and Chakravaaka in different sthayis) created by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.

The Archakas of Mulabagal

The Anjaneyaswamy Temple of Mulabagal is extremely famous. Folks from the Mysore-Bangalore region who went on a pilgrimage to Tirupati would typically travel via Mulabagal, visit the Anjaneyaswamy Temple, take his Prasadam and resume their journey. According to one legend, this town derived its name “Mulabagal” because it lies to the east[i] of Tirupati. Apart from this main Temple, there were numerous other Anjaneyaswamy Shrines in the town. There were two in the Agraharam of the Madhva Brahmanas.

The Splendid Grandeur of the Vijayanagara Empire

And now we can turn our focus towards the Vijayanagara Empire which was ruled by the four royal dynasties of Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva, and Aravidu. Among these, we can observe the fact that the Vijayanagara Empire had attained its zenith under the regime of the Sangama and Tuluva dynasties. The Vijayanagara Empire assumes significance due to its direct confrontation and fight against Muslim rulers. Till then, wars were being fought between Hindu kings.

Nangapuram Venkatesha Iyengar

Among those who built the Kannada Sahitya Parishad, it is essential for my contentment to reminisce about the early few. Nangapuram Venkatesha Iyengar is one of them. He was the chief of the government’s meteorological department. Apparently he was Bellave Venkatanaranappa’s teacher. Their affection and respect towards each other was intense. His contributions to the activities of the Vijñāna Pracāra Saṅgha run by Venkatanaranappa and to the publication of the newsletter Vijñāna were both wholehearted and invaluable.