May 2017

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದ ಹೆಸರೆತ್ತಿದೊಡನೆಯೇ ಕಂದಾಚಾರ-ಪ್ರತಿಗಾಮಿ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ಅಪಪ್ರಥೆಗಳು ಅದಕ್ಕಂಟಿ ಬರುವಾಗ ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಿರೋಧಿಯೆಂಬ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ದುರುಪಾಧಿಯೂ ಎದ್ದು ಕಾಣುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಪೋಷಕವೋ ಎಂಬಂತೆ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಿಗೆ ವೇದಾಧಿಕಾರವಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದೂ ಆಕೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಲಯಾಂತಕಬುದ್ಧಿಯೆಂದೂ ಹೆಡ್ಡತನವೆಂದೂ ನಾನಾವಿಧದ ಉಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಸಾಲುಗಟ್ಟಿ ಬಂದು ಮನುಮಹರ್ಷಿಯ “ನ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯಮರ್ಹತಿ” ಎಂಬ ಮಹಾವಾಕ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರ್ಯವಸಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಆದರೆ ಈ ಉಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಪೂರ್ವಾಪರವನ್ನು ನಿಂದಕರಾರೂ ತಡಕಿದಂತಿಲ್ಲ. ಇರಲಿ, ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಈರ್ವರು...
As with other elements that were borrowed by cinema from various realms of existing art forms like poetry, ballads, epics, novels and drama, history as a theme, too, made inroads into the world of celluloid. Like cinemas that have epics, mythology, legend, and adventure as themes, historical themes or “period drama” (as it is now called) are attractive both to the filmmaker and viewer for the scope, scale, and canvas they offer. By adapting a...
अन्यून्यैः शतकात् कृतिस्स्वयमियं गूडार्थपद्यैर्यथा कर्तव्येति ससंविदप्यतिचिरश्रान्तो मतिक्षोभितः || विश्रान्तोsस्म्यवशिष्टमर्धशतकं संग्रथ्य मत्संविदा सार्धं यः परिपूरयेत्कृतिमिमां तस्मै सहस्रं नमः || Rāma-śāstri of Chamarajanagara, a great scholar, lived in Mysore at the end of the 19th Century. He was a very good connoisseur of arts. Despite his prowess in composing poems, he was not keen on pursuing it as a full-fledged activity. Once, a verse...
In its original and purest form, Hinduism is a sanatana dharma, loosely translated as ‘eternal truth’ or ‘timeless religion’ or ‘eternal way of life’ or ‘timeless ethic.’ It is drawn from nature and thus unrestricted by space-time constraints. However, in the several applications of sanatana dharma, we adopt specific spatiotemporal frames. The word सनातन—sanatana—symbolizes eternity. From linguistic and cultural viewpoints, the word sanatana is...