Prekshaa Journal

The Penance of Art

I don’t deem it inappropriate to concisely present a collection of my musical experiences over the last sixty to seventy years.

As in the case of so many other disciplines in our lifetime, music too has undergone several changes. Just like the fashion in food and…

ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯರಸಪ್ರತೀಕ — ಶ್ರೀ ಸೇಡಿಯಾಪು ಕೃಷ್ಣಭಟ್ಟ

ಅನಪೇಕ್ಷಿತಗುರುವಚನಾ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಗ್ರಂಥೀನ್ವಿಭೇದಯತಿ ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ |
ಪ್ರಕಟಯತಿ ಪರರಹಸ್ಯಂ ವಿಮರ್ಶಕಶಕ್ತಿರ್ನಿಜಾ ಜಯತಿ ||

ಗುರೂಪದೇಶದ ಅಪೇಕ್ಷೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಕಗ್ಗಂಟಿನಂಥ ಎಲ್ಲ ತೊಡಕುಗಳನ್ನೂ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ನಿವಾರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಹಾಗೂ ಗಹನವಾದ ಪರಮರಹಸ್ಯವನ್ನೂ…

Tour of Madhya Bharata: Udaigiri, Udayapura and Bheda Ghat

After a very well spent morning at Sanchi and being fully satisfied, we drove to Vidisha. Lunch was foremost on the agenda. After enquiring with locals, we were directed to a ‘Jain bhojanalay’, a nondescript, unassuming…

Vedic Traditionalists

Vedic traditionalists or Vedics in short, are a community of people who are fast fading into the pages of history. They are the torchbearers of Vedic traditions and have been carrying it forward for generations. A happy, contented life even under poverty has been a trademark of their way…

A Story for a Verse — Jayadeva

स्मरगरलखण्डनं मम शिरसि मंडनं
देहि पदपल्लवमुदारम् ।
ज्वलति मयि दारुणो मदनकदनारुणो
हरतु तदुपाहितविकारम् ॥

Prof. Bellave Venkatanaranappa: Founder of Basavanagudi Club, Exemplary Citizen

This is a summary of the speech that I delivered on Sunday, 29th April 1953 on the occasion of unveiling a portrait of Prof. Bellave Venkatanaranappa, one of the founding members of the…

Dr. Achyuta Rao: A Founder Kannada Sahitya Parishat

The Karnataka Sahitya Parishat was originally founded by four people:

1. H V Nanjundaiah
2. Karpura Srinivasa Rao
3. Dr. Achyuta Rao and

R Raghunath Rao: Teacher, Translator, and Theosophist

R Raghunath Rao had a picturesque personality. His physique, his clothing and style, the eloquence in his speech, and the resourcefulness in his work were such that they could impress anyone who came in contact with him. He was a tall…

The Unalloyed Erudition of M. Hiriyanna

The best biography of Professor Mysore Hiriyanna was written by Professor Mysore Hiriyanna himself not by using a paper and pen but by living life as he did. And that living revealed itself in every single sphere — in his personality, dressing, speech…