D.V. Gundappa

Essays

What the DVG Letter Episode Teaches us about the Downfall of Indian Public Life

What the DVG Letter Episode Teaches us about the Downfall of Indian Public Life

In the concluding episode, we garner significant insights into the downfall of the Indian political life and public discourse from DVG's letters to B.D. Jatti and G.B. Pant.

Svatantra-Bhārata Abhinandanā-Stava: DVG’s Hymn to an Independent Bharatavarsha

Svatantra-Bhārata Abhinandanā-Stava: DVG’s Hymn to an Independent Bharatavarsha

The first episode of an English prose translation of the complete "Svatantra-Bhārata Abhinandanā-Stava." This was DVG's immortal Kannada hymn to Bharatavarsha that he wrote on the midnight of August 15, 1947.

This was the Lifelong Sankalpa of our Ancestors Just a Century Ago

This was the Lifelong Sankalpa of our Ancestors Just a Century Ago

In the final episode of this series, DVG evocatively reminisces about the lifelong conviction or Sankalpa that our ancestors had just about a century ago. And contrasts it with the great downfall that occurred in his own lifetime.

The Hindu Joint Family as the Purest Form of Democracy

The Hindu Joint Family as the Purest Form of Democracy

In the second episode, DVG gives us a captivating and heartwarming portrait of the innate strength of a Hindu joint family system and characterises it as a government of the people in the real sense.

A Century of Cultural Erosion: Or How Hindus Lost Access to their Own Society and Culture

A Century of Cultural Erosion: Or How Hindus Lost Access to their Own Society and Culture

The first episode of a series featuring an English adaptation of DVG’s lecture titled "Samskruti" delivered at All India Radio on May 10, 1957. It an invaluable piece of contemplation on the rapid changes that had occurred in the Hindu society over the past half century.

DVG’s Bharata-Mata and Nawab Nehru’s India: The Difference Between Samskara and Stalin

DVG’s Bharata-Mata and Nawab Nehru’s India: The Difference Between Samskara and Stalin

A verse-by-verse contrast between DVG's Svatantra bhārata abhinandanā stava and Nehru's Tryst with Destiny speech reveals several eye-opening facets of an India after independence.

Nawab Nehru’s Tryst with Destiny Speech and DVG’s Svatantra-bhārata Abhinandana Stava: A Comparative Analysis

Nawab Nehru’s Tryst with Destiny Speech and DVG’s Svatantra-bhārata Abhinandana Stava: A Comparative Analysis

The first episode in a series contrasting Nehru's Tryst with Destiny Speech and D.V. Gundappa's poem, Svatantra-bhārata Abhinandana Stava, celebrating India's independence.

The Last Days of a Sadhvi

The Last Days of a Sadhvi

A profoundly moving episode of the last days of Sri C. Vasudevaiah's sister-in-law, a true Sadhvi, shows what the Hindu society has really lost.

The 1949 Dehradun Session of the Congress: Or Nawab Nehru as an Apologist for Corruption

The 1949 Dehradun Session of the Congress: Or Nawab Nehru as an Apologist for Corruption

In this episode, DVG provides several eye-opening details about how pervasive corruption had become as early as 1949. We learn that the Dehradun Session of the Congress witnessed Nehru offering a pathetic apologia for this rot.

The Village Schoolteacher who Sought Time for Svādhyāya

The Village Schoolteacher who Sought Time for Svādhyāya

DVG narrates an ennobling anecdote of a poor village schoolteacher who did not mind his incredible hardships but wanted time for Svādhyāya or self-study. This is our remembrance of DVG on his 136th birthday.