March 2020
After Yudhiṣṭhira heard the tragic tale of the Yādavas from Arjuna, he felt like renouncing everything and setting out on a long voyage. He looked at Arjuna and exclaimed, “Time indeed brings maturity to all animals, it creates balance in all beings; I too am caught in the grip of Time; you too know this very well!”
Arjuna concurred with his brother’s opinion and said, “Oh! Time! Time! Who indeed can escape from it?”
The other three Pāṇḍavas...
ಅಭಿಜಾತನೃತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ
ಈ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಅಭಿಜಾತನೃತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನದೊಡನೆ ಹೋಲಿಸಿ ನೋಡಿದಾಗ, ಮಿಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲ ನೃತ್ಯಪದ್ಧತಿಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿ ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನವು ನಾಟ್ಯಪದ್ಧತಿಯಾಗಿ ತೋರುವುದು ಸುವೇದ್ಯ. ಈ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದಲೇ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಲೋಕಧರ್ಮಿಯ ಪಾರಮ್ಯವಿರುತ್ತದೆ; ಮತ್ತಿದು ಸಮಸ್ತಜನರಿಗೂ ಸಂತೋಷವೀಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಈಚೆಗೆ—ಅಂದರೆ, ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ದೂರದರ್ಶನಗಳ ಪ್ರಭಾವ ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗುತ್ತ ಬಂದಂತೆ—ಇವುಗಳ ಲೋಕಧರ್ಮಿಯ ಪಾರಮ್ಯವು ಸಹಜವಾಗಿಯೇ ಮಿಗಿಲಾಗಿ ತೋರಿ, ಇವುಗಳ ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನವು ನಾಟ್ಯಧರ್ಮಿಗೇ ನಿಕಟವೆನಿಸಿದೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿಯೇ...
Shamanna’s family
Even I had moved to Eldooru. During those days, Shamanna’s wife Venkamma who was suffering from illness for a long time, passed away. Venkamma was the daughter of Venkatasubbayya, a lawyer in Mysore. She was a very well-natured virtuous woman. She had no kids. By the time she passed away, Shamanna was almost 50 years old. Sheenanna hoped to get a new daughter-in-law for the house. In this matter there was some disagreement...
Meeting Once Again!
That summer, Srinivasa Sastri had taken residence in a house named Seetaalaya in the B.P. Wadia Road in Basavanagudi. Sastri’s sixty-first birthday occurred during his residence in Bangalore that year. Many relatives and friends from Madras and other regions thronged his place. As a gesture of welcome and respect for these guests, Srinivasa Sastri’s friends in Bangalore arranged for a party for them. Mirza was also invited...
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