Sandeep Balakrishna

ARTICLES

An Analysis of DVG’s Renunciate Poetry

An Analysis of DVG’s Renunciate Poetry

This episode delves into a detailed analysis of DVG's Renunciate Poetry with special emphasis on Daarigara Haadu

DVG - The Covert Saṃnyāsi and his Confessional

DVG - The Covert Saṃnyāsi and his Confessional

By his innate temperament, D.V. Gundappa (DVG) was a renunciate or Saṃnyāsi as he discloses in his essay, Hakkiya Payana

Virakta Kavya or Renunciate Poetry in the Indian Literary Tradition

Virakta Kavya or Renunciate Poetry in the Indian Literary Tradition

Exploring the splendid tradition of Virakta Kavya or Renunciate Poetry in the Indian tradition since the Vedic times to the 20th Century

A Survey of D.V. Gundappa as a Renunciate Poet

A Survey of D.V. Gundappa as a Renunciate Poet

First episode of a series surveying the contributions of D.V. Gundappa to the poetic genre that can be called Virakta Kāvya or Renunciate Poetry

Kamal Haasan's Pathetic Slide into Irrelevance

Kamal Haasan's Pathetic Slide into Irrelevance

Commentary on the ugly descent of Kamal Haasan into irrelevance

The Swan Song of R.C. Majumdar

The Swan Song of R.C. Majumdar

In his final address, R.C. Majumdar recalls the timeless maxim that history divorced from truth does not help India

R.C. Majumdar’s Firsthand Experience of how Congress Distorted Indian History

R.C. Majumdar’s Firsthand Experience of how Congress Distorted Indian History

From personal experience, R.C. Majumdar recounts how Congress distorted Indian history by suppressing facts and inventing theories

When R.C. Majumdar Predicted the Invasion of Leftist Distorians

When R.C. Majumdar Predicted the Invasion of Leftist Distorians

In an eye-opening lecture in 1968, Sri R.C. Majumdar predicted the ensuing invasion of the history establishment by Leftist Distorians

How Maoism Transformed Three Generations of Youth into Terrorists

How Maoism Transformed Three Generations of Youth into Terrorists

Maoism turned three generations of Indian youth into terrorists by brainwashing them on university campuses and through media

The Song of the Wayfarers

The Song of the Wayfarers

This is an English translation of DVG's evocative Kannada poem, Daarigara Haadu or the Song of the Wayfarers