As with Visvesvaraya, DVG enjoyed close contact with another Dewan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail. DVG’s writings on him, too, present a wealth of insight rarely available elsewhere. Here is his assessment of Mirza’s tenure:
Author:shashikiran
The following is a summary of the story of the play Mudrārākṣasa –
कंपण द्वितीय का उत्तराधिकारी देवराय प्रथम था और उसका पुत्र विख्यात देवराय द्वितीय अथवा प्रौढ़देवराय था जो प्रौढप्रतापी’ की उपाधि से सम्मानित था। उसने बचे हुए दुश्मनों का सफलतापूर्वक मुकाबला किया। उसने विजयनगर साम्राज्य की सीमाओं को और सुदृढ़ करते हुए नौसेना की शक्ति को भी बढ़ाया । उसने गोवा तक फैले समुद्री तट को पुनर्जीवित कर नये बंदरगाह तथा मालगोदामों का निर्माण करवाया। उसकी सेना का नेतृत्व आक्रामक लकण्ण दण्डेश कर रहा था। उसने पूरे साम्राज्य में एक नव चेतना का जागरण अभियान चलाकर लोगों को जागृत किया। उसने कला, साहित्य, धर्मशास्त्रों तथा विद्वानों को प्रश्रय तथा
We can gather quite a few biographical details about Viśākhadatta from the prastāvanā of his play Mudrārākṣasa; he was the grandson of Vaṭeśvara-datta and the son of Bhāskara-datta (or Pṛthu). However, it is quite difficult to ascertain who these men were and where they lived; it is also challenging to arrive at a fair estimate of the period in which they existed. The bharata-vākya of the play reads –
vārāhīm-ātmayonestanumavanavidhāvāsthitasyānurūpāṃ
An important segment in the present volume is a set of articles that narrates and analyses the political-reform movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan. In these essays DVG has pinpointed the job cut out for the political reformer:
From the discussion carried out so far, I hope the reader does not come to the conclusion that Kālidāsa is conservative or is always other-worldly in his thoughts; he lays emphasis on family life, especially in children, as evident from his literary works; he always professes dharma to be practised at all levels; one must do it with dedication and through the proper process; all such activities are dependent on the availability of resources, especially on money; if we are dedicated and follow the right set of procedures, resources will naturally follow (7.29).
Unlike in the epic, Duṣyanta in the play, does not seek to marry Śakuntalā in a hurry. Kālidāsa introduces Śakuntalā to Duṣyanta little by little; the poet has displayed great amount of finesse, decorum, and dignity in introducing his characters;[1] he has created an occasion for their acquaintance to gradually blossom into romantic love; having said this, we are not trying to say that the story slows down; in a short span of a few acts, Kālidāsa brings together a lot of information; many incidents take place in rapid succession.
राष्ट्रकूट साम्राज्य का हरा भरा विस्तार
कन्नड लोगों के हृदय में बसने वाला एक प्रसिद्ध नाम नृपतुंग का है। श्री विजय के साथ अपने प्रसिद्ध ग्रंथ ‘कविराजमार्ग’ की रचना करने के कारण अमोघवर्ष नृपतुंग की प्रसिद्धि अमर हो गई। यद्यपि वह क्षात्र प्रतिष्ठा संपन्न महान योद्धा था किंतु शांतिकाल में भी साम्राज्य को संतुलित प्रबंधन के साथ सम्हालने में वह सक्षम था।