Kalidasa’s portraits of the life of Rishis and Hermitages
[contextly_sidebar id=”9VkoqSIqXpyK6l9rpm0FvBY2Aov2cCr4″] Kalidasa has probably provided us with the finest pictures of the simple, unsullied and pure life led by our Rishis in hermitages. These pictures are among the many things that he has pioneered in the Indian literary tradition. From his description of life in hermitages, it is clear More...
Kumarasambhavam: Kalidasa unravels Shiva to mortals
[contextly_sidebar id=”n1wTFLopBncSKWjuJDu8LOuv2qKi9hkr”] The Kumarasambhavam epic opens with a magnificent hyperbole describing the great Himalayan mountains: The Himalayas is like a great measuring More...
Hip! Hip! Hooray for Yoga!
Over the past 46 years since taking my first series of Hatha Yoga classes, during my senior year of high school in 1969, in the basement of the Episcopal church in Abilene, Texas, I have attended various classes More...
The Poetic Genius of Kalidasa
[contextly_sidebar id=”k25h4q0fgJWiAjGci9MuqW6EjH5VbAfH”] Kalidasa is known as the master of similes. The Sanskrit tradition has proclaimed him as upamAkAlidAsasya. The variety, depth and appropriateness More...
Kalidasa, the poetic surveyor of India
[contextly_sidebar id=”ajeCXShy6HFmQSMlUYGYZ1xVBQc20ixM”] Perhaps there is no other poet in Sanskrit or any other Indian language who has described the mythology, knowledge, geography, flora and fauna More...
Kalidasa – Historical view and Works
[contextly_sidebar id=”cTg3EKTEwhFPwQUKfM3HPu4TK1teETFD”] From a historical perspective, we know almost nothing of Kalidasa. There are no records that tell us accurately where he lived and when. It is More...
Kavikulaguru Kalidasa – India’s National Poet
India is home to a unique and vibrant civilization. It is unique for being the only ancient civilization to have survived the test of time. The ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Assyrian cultures are only of academic More...
Event: Seminar on Autonomy for Hindu Temples
Namma Devasthana together with Jijnasa CESS, Dharmic Action and Temple Worshippers Society (Chennai) is organizing a seminar on “Autonomy for Hindu Temples” on Saturday, 20 June 2015 in Bangalore. IndiaFacts More...
Five Puranic and Epic tales about the North East
When we talk about national integration and unity, there are voices which state that it is incorrect to assume that India is one nation. The reason given is that many residents of certain states may feel themselves More...
In honor of Tamil
Eleven years ago this day, the status of ‘classical language’ was granted to Tamil. Although it was a momentous occasion, Tamil does not necessarily need that tag to be cherished as a part of the great national More...