Rta, Satya, Dharma – Conclusion
The final episode of D V Gundappa’s essay on Rta, Satya and Dharma that talks about man’s alignment with universal principles, nature and the cosmic order.
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A Documentary on Shivaram Karanth
A short documentary on K. Shivarama Karanth, a consummate polymath who brought laurels to Kannada literature. He received the prestigious Jnanapeeth award for his novel 'Mookajjiya Kanasugalu'.
The Tradition of Kshaatra in India – Magadha, Alexander's Invasion
The Magadha Kingdom
A Story for a Verse - Bilhana
बिंदुद्वन्द्वतरङ्गिताग्रसरणिः कर्ता शिरोर्बिन्दुकं
कर्मेति क्रमशिक्षितान्वयकला ये केऽपि तेभ्योऽञ्जलिः ।
ये तु ग्रन्थसहस्रशाणकषणत्रुट्यत्कलङ्कैर्गिरां
उल्लासैः कवयन्ति बिल्हणकविस्तेष्वेव संनह्यति ॥
The Bhagavad-Gita in 18 Tweets
We have long had a fascination for the final answer, the Holy Grail, the Grand Unified Theory, the ultimate solution, and the quintessential element. Douglas Adams mocks this tendency in his masterpiece Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979) by assigning a random number – 42 – to represent the answer to the meaning of life and everything else.
Dr. Achyuta Rao: A Founder Kannada Sahitya Parishat
A moving profile of Dr. Achyuta Rao, a medical doctor who was one of the founders of the iconic Kannada Sahitya Parishat. He was a well-known philantrophist as well.
Ramana Maharshi
A rare footage of Ramana Maharshi, a jeevan-mukta. Ramana was an exemplary sage who realized the ultimate truth through self-enquiry.
Yakshagana and allied art forms - Part 1
Yakshagana is a term, which although collectively applies to regional performing arts of Karnataka and Andhra, in the recent years, it has been used synonymously with ‘Paduvalapaaya’ which is practiced in the Karavali and Malenadu regions of coastal Karnataka. The current article uses the word ‘Yakshagana’ in this popular sense, but we must keep the generic significance of the term in our mind.
Bhagavad-Gita in the Life of Krishna: Conclusion
Krishna starts off the Gita by asking Arjuna not to grieve – “Don’t cry for either the living or the dead” (BG 2.11). And he ends his message by asking Arjuna not to grieve – “Just have faith in me. I will grant you the ultimate state. Don’t cry” (BG 18.66). In between these two persuasions of “Don’t cry,” he teaches the Gita. But what of Krishna’s life? Has he ever cried? While all the great warriors of the Mahabharata have shed tears at some point of time or the other, Krishna never sheds a tear. There are instances where he is sad, but he doesn’t show it.
A Story for a Verse - Bilhana
भट्टिर्नष्टो भारविश्चापि नष्टो
भिक्षुर्नष्टो भीमसेनोऽपि नष्टः ।
भुक्कुण्डोऽहं भूपतिस्त्वं हि राजन्
भम्भावल्यामन्तकस्संनिविष्टः ॥
In the last story we saw how Bilhana, the great poet who lived in the 11th century, fell in love with a princess. This story gives us an account of how, lost in love, he was about to lose his life.