A Lion Among Kavis & Tarkikas: Philosophic & Literary Oeuvre of Vedanta Desika

On the occasion of the 750th birth anniversary of the great acharya Vedanta Desika, we had the opportunity to glimpse key incidents in his illustrious life spanning a hundred and one years. In this article, we try More...

An Introduction to the kāvyaśāstra Tradition

For readers unfamiliar with the kāvyaśāstra tradition I present here a brief summary of its concepts and history, including the Vedic origins of kāvya and the important sampradāyas (schools) of kāvyaśāstra, More...

Southwest monsoons in Sanskrit kāvya

The lifeline of Bhārata, the southwest monsoon wind, was not surprisingly an object of attention of the Hindu poets, in the long Sanskrit kavya tradition over the ages. One example presented by the anthologist More...