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.
Walking with the Colossus: A Tribute to the Himalayan Spirit of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
A tribute to the Indian literary colossus, Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, on the occasion of receiving the Padma Bhushan award.
A Passage from Maha-Brahmana: Transforming Sacred Lore into Literary Pearls
Devudu Narasimha Sastri's literary crowning glory, "Mahabrahmana" gives us a memorable depiction of the famous Vasistha-Visvamitra story.
Introducing the Jivana of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
A pen portrait of Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, one of the literary titans of Kannada who redefined the short story genre and set a high standard for journalism as the editor of the monthly, Jivana.
A Postmortem and an Epitaph of Indian Progressive Literature
An overall assessment of the trajectory, downfall and death of Progressive literature in India and the damage it has inflicted on the literary and cultural sensibilities of our people.
Nawab Nehru Pumps Patronage for the IPWA
How Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's Patronage for the All India Progressive Writers' Association led to a systematic takeover of all cultural institutions
The Musician who Cut his Tongue to Avoid Singing Before Tipu Sultan
A brief episode from a Kannada novel featuring a heroic singer who defied Tipu Sultan's authority
When Award-Winning Left-Liberal Litterateurs Unleashed Goondas to Vandalize Dr. S L Bhyrappa’s House
Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa recounts a personal anecdote of how his house was attacked by goons provoked by two eminent Marxist litterateurs
Agni Mattu Male: The Sound and the Fury of Perversion
By the time Girish Karnad wrote Agni Mattu Male (The Fire and The Rain) in the early 1990s, he had already pocketed the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the Padmashri, the Padmabhushan, and the Karnataka Sahitya Parishad Award…all of which he had amassed on the wreckage of Indian culture and
In Memoriam: The Dreams of Tughlaq-Tipu Girish Karnad
An obituary on the passing away of Girish Raghunath Karnad