அயோத்தியா காண்டத்தில் ராமனுக்கும் அந்நாட்டு மக்களுக்குமான பரஸ்பர அன்பு நன்றாய் புலப்படுகிறது. அவன் அவர்களை சந்தித்து அவர்களது சுக துக்கங்களில் பங்கெடுத்துக் கொள்வான். அவர் சிரித்தால் தான் அகமகிழ்ந்தும், அவர் துக்கப்பட்டால் தான் துயர்வுற்றும் இருந்தான். ஒரு நாள்கூட அவர்களில் எவரையேனும் காணாமல் இருந்தால், அவர்களைக் காணவில்லையே என ஏங்குவான். அவர்களும் ராமனை ஒரு தினமேனும் சந்திக்காதிருந்தால் எதையோ இழந்துவிட்டதாகவே எண்ணுவார்கள். மொத்தத்தில் ராமன் தன் பிரஜைகளை சந்திக்காத நாளென்பதே கிடையாது; அதற்கான சாத்தியமும் குறைவானதே!
Author:hari
कविः कालिदासः
सोऽयमत्र विहितः कविकुलगुरोः कालिदासस्य काव्यसौन्दर्यसौविध्याविष्कारात्मकः प्रकल्पः। एष पुनरखण्डानन्दप्रदानपटुं खण्डकाव्यप्रवेकं मेघदूतं विषयीकृत्य कल्पितः। सत्यमेव; कालिदासवाङ्मयस्य नूतनविमर्शः प्रायेण वितथः प्रयासः। तथापि महाकवेरस्य वचोविच्छित्तिर्मां निजास्वादप्रकटीकरणाय मुखरीकुरुते। स्पष्टमेव मन्ये चापल्यचोदितमिदं कर्मेति। कुतोऽस्य पिपठिषाऽपेक्षिता वाचकानाम्? इति प्रश्नः समुदियत्। इदमस्तु कालिदासमुखेनैव समाधानम्—“प्रणयिषु वा दाक्षिण्यादथवा सद्वस्तुपुरुषबहुमानात्।
If there’s anything good in my life, Sri Vedamurti Venkatarama Bhatta is one of the people responsible for it. He is akin to my grandfather.
Once my craze for English came under control, the craze for Kannada began. During those days [i.e. the early 20th century], for people of my age, a prominent name amongst living legends was Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856–1920). “Tilak is singularly brave; everyone else falls short in comparison with him; Tilak is the only man-lion!” – these were our thoughts during that time. It appears those words were true.
An entire galaxy of eminences in Astronomy such as Brahmagupta, Varahamihira, Aryabhata and Bhaskara I belonged to the Gupta Era. A major benefit that ensued as a result of the advancement in Astronomy was the ease in and flourishing of maritime trade and commerce. Predicting rain and harvest became more accurate. It was an era when the Mariner’s Compass had not yet been invented. It was perhaps the invention of the Chinese.
Duryodhana’s spies brought news that Draupadī was married off to the Pāṇḍavas; the archer who bent the bow, strung it, and shot the target was none other than Arjuna; the one who lifted and whirled Śalya, uprooted trees, and vanquished everyone in combat without himself losing his composure was Bhīma.