April 2021
ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭಕ್ಕೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಯುಕ್ತವಾಗಿವೆಯೋ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭಕ್ಕೂ ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಯುಕ್ತವಾಗಿವೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರವಿಯು ತನ್ನ ಕಾವ್ಯಾಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಆದರ್ಶವನ್ನೇ ಸೂಚಿಸಿರುವನೆಂದರೆ ತಪ್ಪಾಗದು. ಅವನು ವಶ್ಯವಾಕ್ಕಾದ ಮಹಾಕವಿ; ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಆತನ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವೂ ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕವಾದ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಭಿಪ್ರಾಯವೆನಿಸುವ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಥಗರ್ಭಿತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಭಾರವಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಮಾತೆಂಬುದು ವಕ್ತೃವಿನ ಆಶಯವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸಲು ಸಮರ್ಥವಾದ ಕೊಳಕಿಲ್ಲದ ಹೊಳೆಹೊಳೆಯುವ ಕನ್ನಡಿಯಂತಿರಬೇಕು. ಅಂತೆಯೇ ಅದಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಸರ್ವಹಿತಕರವಾದ ಆಶಯವೂ ಇರಬೇಕು. ಇದೇ...
DVG – These three letters evoke an image of a wise old man laughing a toothless laugh in the minds of the Kannada-speaking people. We are so accustomed to this image that any reference to a youthful DVG sounds and seems odd. We are startled by discovering that the author of Maṅkutimmana Kagga—a collection of verses capturing meditations on life in a “semi-philosophical vein”—wrote in English, mostly on such topics that resolutely maintain their...
The Story of Harasvāmī
A mendicant named Harasvāmī lived in the town of Kusumapura. His abode was a humble hut on the shores of the Gaṅgā. He lived on alms and had earned renown as a venerable sage. Kusumapura however had its share of rogues who were unhappy with Harasvāmī being held in high esteem by the people of the town.
One day when he was on his way to seek alms, one of those evil men remarked loudly: ‘Did you know that this rogue...
All-round capability
Chikkamagalur’s coffee planter Sri Srinivasa Rao used to tease Venkatakrishnaiah affectionately. “If some troublemakers made an association naming ‘Mysore’s Dacoits club’ and asked him to be the president; he would not deny”.
Three or four conferences happened one afternoon between two PM to seven PM during 1910-11 in Mysore’s Marimallappa High School. Each one of them was presided by Venkatakrishnaiah. Theosophical society...
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