D.V. Gundappa

Essays

The Calming Strength of his Palm

The Calming Strength of his Palm

A tribute to the late S.R. Ramaswamy, a national treasure who passed away yesterday

DVG through Letters: A Literary Trophy that Must Decorate every Home

DVG through Letters: A Literary Trophy that Must Decorate every Home

A detailed exploration of the upcoming book, "DVG through Letters," a compendium of letters written by D.V. Gundappa

The Contentment of Hotelier Sri Venkanna

The Contentment of Hotelier Sri Venkanna

Sri Venkanna who ran a modest hotel in Bangalore in 1905 was a devout and contented man who ran his business in a highly orthodox and disciplined manner

The Sunrise of the Hotel Business in Bangalore

The Sunrise of the Hotel Business in Bangalore

The iconic D.V. Gundappa narrates the first hand history of the origins of the hotel business in Bangalore

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

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

Vina Sambayya: The Musician who Reserved his Music for Shiva

Vina Sambayya: The Musician who Reserved his Music for Shiva

DVG writes an evocative profile of Sri Vina Sambayya, a great Vina exponent who flourished in the court Krishnaraja Wodeyar III.

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