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Classical Indic Literature II: Poetics

June 12, 2015UncategorizedHigh Culture, India, Literature, Romance, SanskritN.R.I.pathi

Kalpa Sutra Manuscript-Auspicious Dreams of Jina's Mother (wikipedia)

Continuing our Series on Classical Indic Literature is Part II: Poetics. Long time readers may recall our previous post on Literary Theory. This piece will very briefly recap some of the related concepts before quickly moving on to …

Sanskrit & Sanskruti Part III – How the Language contributed to Culture

June 6, 2015UncategorizedCulture, High Culture, India, Language, Literature, Politics, SocietyChandra Mohanrao

Continuing my series on Sanskrit, is Part III. Here, I will evaluate how the language impacted global culture, especially in Asia, and then focus on our own Civilizational culture, specifically, one of its greatest gems.

The term “Sanskrit” was …

Set Mundu – A Kerala Woman’s Quiet Dignity

May 31, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Fashion, India, Kerala, Society, TraditionsNilambari

India is a land of varied geography. But geography in India is not just about physical features; it is sacred. The geography of a particular place is intimately intertwined with its culture and its people and people mould their lives …

Personalities: Annamacharya

May 21, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, Dharma, High Culture, India, Music, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Popularly known all over undivided Andhra as “Annamayya”, Annamacharya is undoubtedly one of our leading lights not only in the realm of music, for which he is best known, but in the realm of Dharma. Considered the Andhra Pada …

Sanskrit & Sanskruti Part II – Is it needed to be taught or not?

May 10, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Dharma, India, Language, Politics, SocietyChandra Mohanrao

To continue my series on Sanskrit, is the second installment. It will start on the misinformation campaign on it.

The Misinformation Campaign on Sanskrit

The very basis of arguments of the opponents of teaching Sanskrit from primary level of education …

[Reprint Post] The Devil’s Advocate & The Inimitable Rebel

May 7, 2015UncategorizedBusiness, Elite, India, Politicsadmin

The following post is published courtesy of Chandra garu, who kindly gave permission to reprint a version of his article originally posted on May 3, 2015

TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN THAPAR AND SHOURIE?

Both revel in controversies. Both …

Cinema: Gundamma Katha

May 5, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Cinema, Culture, India, Shakti, Society, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

If there were ever a Telugu movie on strong women, it would be 1962’s Gundamma Katha.

It is very much a character driven story with contrasting types of female strength. The analogous English title would be “The Taming of …

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