The Unalloyed Erudition M. Hiriyanna: Facets of Personality
Second part of the profile of Prof. Mysore Hiriyanna, describing the various facets of his personality, his spiritual elevation and generosity.
Profiles
Prof. Bellave Venkatanaranappa: Founder of Basavanagudi Club, Exemplary Citizen
D V Gundappa profiles one of the doyens of Kannada Sahitya Parishat and founder of the Basavanagudi Union and Service Club, Prof. Bellave Venkatanaranappa.
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.
R Raghunath Rao: Teacher, Translator, and Theosophist
Profile of eminent teacher, translator and theosophist, R Raghunath Rao.
The Unalloyed Erudition of M. Hiriyanna
Profile of Prof M. Hiriyanna, the scholar-philosopher extraordinaire.
Shivapicchai Mudaliar: The Karma Yogi
D.V. Gundappa's moving essay on Shivapicchai Mudaliar, an ordinary mason who showed how to live a truly spiritual life.
Chintalapalli Venkataraya: The Tiger of Carnatic Music
D.V. Gundappa's profile of the yesteryear Carnatic Classical Music great, Chintalapalli Venkataraya translated by Hari Ravikumar.
ಪರಮಾರ್ಥಚಿಂತಾಮಣಿಯ ಪರಮಋಷಿ: ಶ್ರೀ ಸಚ್ಚಿದಾನಂದೇಂದ್ರಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳು
A profile sketch in Kannada of Sri Sacchidanandendra Saraswati, a foremost proponent and sage of Advaita Vedanta.
Ramasheshayya: The Story of the Mysterious Voice
One day, sometime during 1905-06, at about 10 in the morning, my grandfather’s brother was sitting at the veranda of our house, chatting with someone. At that time, a man came there, stood at a distance, and spoke in Telugu in a soft voice, “Right now, if I requested you for some food, would it be inconvenient?”
Ananda Coomaraswamy
Ananda Coomaraswamy is one of the little-known figures of India. Which is baffling because a vague estimate of his works runs into more than 15,000 pages. It is all the more baffling because his range of subjects is almost beyond belief and his grasp of their intricate nuances is staggering.