September 2018
For a person who has lived in the Indian main land and has experienced sanatanic lifestyle to the fullest, a mere visit to the Cambodian monuments will convince beyond doubt, the connection this far off settlement must have had with India. It is also evident through the sculptures found in the country that the roots of both the form and the content lie in India. Thus, a few pointers and examples will suffice to reaffirm the thesis.
In the...
It is interesting to note that the Indian writers on the Kāma-śāstra classified the heroines as Padminī, Cittinī, Hastinī and Śaṅkinī, primarily based on their physical and sociological attributes. They were also categorised into svīyā, parakīyā and sādhāraṇā based on the same parameters. On the other hand, aestheticians who are well versed with the Nāṭya tradition of India classify the heroines based on their emotional states, which is subtler...
ಅಭಿನವಭಾರತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಲ್ಲೇಖಗೊಂಡ ಲೇಖಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಕೃತಿಗಳು
ಅಭಿನವಭಾರತಿ ತನ್ನ ಗುಣ-ಗಾತ್ರಗಳಿಂದ ಮಿಗಿಲಾದ ಗಣ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದ ಗ್ರಂಥವಷ್ಟೆ. ಇಂಥ ಆಚಾರ್ಯಕೃತಿಗೆ ಅಧಿಕೃತತೆಯನ್ನೂ ಅರ್ಥಪೂರ್ಣತೆಯನ್ನೂ ತರಲು ಅಭಿನವಗುಪ್ತನು ಅನೇಕಪೂರ್ವಸೂರಿಗಳ ವಿಚಾರಗಳನ್ನೂ ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನೂ ಉದ್ಧರಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಇದು ಅವನ ವಿದ್ವನ್ಮತ್ತೇಭವಿಕ್ರೀಡಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯೂ ಹೌದು. ಈಗಿನಂತೆ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸುಲಭಮಾರ್ಗಗಳಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದಾಗ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಆಕರಗ್ರಂಥವನ್ನೂ ಮೂಲದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಓದಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುರೂಪಾಸನೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಕಲಿತು ಅವುಗಳ ವಿಚಾರಸಾರವನ್ನು ಜೀರ್ಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಬಳಿಕವಷ್ಟೇ...
After the demise of Prataparudra, it was the Reddy Kings who faced Muslim invasions in Andhra. Prominent among are Vema Reddy and his younger brother, Malla Reddy. Their role in protecting the Andhra country from Islamic onslaught in the 14th century is truly laudable.
The Reddys belonged to the Fourth Varna. When regarded in this light, the Kakatiyas hailed from the “lower” Jati, the Kamma. However, all of them kept the flame of Kshatra bright...
There were two major social conventions that took place within eight years spanning between 1920–28: (i) Prajamitra Mandali or the unrest in favour of non-brahmin sections, Miller Committee, etc. belong to this group and (ii) Progressive Party.
I’ve said everything that I could about the first group. The second one, was specifically a result of Krishna Rao’s efforts. Commemoration of the Late Hosakoppa Krishna Rao is bound to be a part of the...
I’ve mentioned elsewhere about a couple of other incidents under the tenure of V P Madhava Rao[1] that stirred up people’s minds. The government bringing down the compound wall of Bangalore’s Janopakari Doddanna Shettaru convention hall was one such similar incident. There arose a lot of opposition to this event too. People felt that the government had targeted Doddanna Shetty charitable trust because D Venkataramayya was its trustee and a...
Keśinī met Bāhuka and asked him when they had started for Vidarbha, how long they had travelled and what the purpose of their visit was. He told her that they had started their journey the previous evening and come to attend the second svayamvara of Damayantī.
Keśinī – Who is the other person who has accompanied you on the trip? How do you know him and what is he here for? What is your occupation?
Bāhuka – His name is Vāṛṣṇeya; he was the...
K T Appanna encouraged us and supported us in many ways. After he set up his Hindu Restaurant at Ahmed Building, there was a vacant space available in Chikpet where he once ran the Hindu Coffee Club. In that place, we instituted the Sri Ramakrishna Seva Sangha and set up a reading room and library. That was around the time of Navaratri. I vividly remember the day when Krishna Iyer and I toiled to move the tables and benches. The reading room ran...
I haven’t found the means to determine the period that marks the commencement of efforts towards giving an integrated structure to public life in the State of Mysore. Such efforts had already taken place in the State of Madras by 1852-53. Even before the Sepoy Mutiny (also known as The First War of Indian Independence) of 1857, an organization called the Madras Native Association had been formed. Gajalu Lakshminarasu Chetty, G Purushotthama...
ಉಪರೂಪಕಗಳು
“ತಾಂಡವಲಕ್ಷಣಾಧ್ಯಾಯ”ದಲ್ಲಿ ಭರತನು ದಿಙ್ಮಾತ್ರವಾಗಿಯೂ ಸೂಚಿಸದಿರುವ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಅಭಿನವಗುಪ್ತನು ಪ್ರಪಂಚಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅಂಥ ಅಂಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು—ನೃತ್ತವು ಏಕಹಾರ್ಯವೂ ಬಹುಹಾರ್ಯವೂ ಆಗಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಂಗತಿಯ ಚರ್ಚೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ನೃತ್ಯಪ್ರಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಅನಂತರಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಉಪರೂಪಕಗಳ ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ವಿವರಗಳು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರಗ್ರಂಥರೂಪದಲ್ಲೆಂಬಂತೆ ಆವಿಷ್ಕೃತವಾಗಿವೆ. ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ರೂಪಕಪ್ರಭೇದದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಮಿಕ್ಕ ರೂಪಕಗಳ ಅಂಶಗಳ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ, ಲಾಸ್ಯಾಂಗಗಳ ಪೂರ್ಣಾನ್ವಯದ ಮೂಲಕ ವಿಕಸಿತವಾದ ಉಪರೂಪಕಗಳ ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾರ, ಏಕಹಾರ್ಯದ ಮೂಲಕ...