By Gouri Satya Title: Once upon a time Bangalore: Ajji & Other Tales Author: E. R. Ramachandran Pages: 250+IV Price: Rs. 230 Publisher: New Wave Books, Basavanagudi, Bangalore To err is human, said someone who perhaps was prone to commit errors. But to ERR, all capital letters? Is it Blunder, again with a capital B?…
An epic of new dimensions
January 16, 2022Title: Srirama Bharatham Author: Dr. N.M. Girijapathi Year: 2021 Pages: 374 Price: Rs. 450 Publisher: Naimisha Publications, Mysuru By Prof. Chandrasekharaiah, Visiting Professor, Sri Basaveshwara Centre, Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies, UoM I heard in disbelief when Dr. N.M. Girijapathi first revealed that he has composed a narrative poem of epic proportions in Kannada based…
A useful reference work for those interested in Indian culture & its aspects
December 18, 2021Title: Indian Culture Kannada Original: Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri English translation: Prof. S. Naganath Year: 2021 Pages: 669 Price: Rs. 800 Publisher: Notion Press Media Pvt. Ltd., Chennai Originally written in Kannada by renowned scholar and historian, Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri (1904-1974) under the title “Bharathiya Samskruthi”…
A Mariner’s Tryst with Real Heroes
November 29, 2021By R. Chandra Prakash This is a media impacted world. Information is no more merely a News, but a means of shaping the opinions of even an ordinary citizen. Media changed the direction of life of D.V. Sridharan, a trained marine engineer. After a decade of service on the sea and across the world he…
‘Tai Nadu’ P.R. Ramaiah A family story
November 12, 2021By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist Title : Heegondu Kutumbada Kathe Author: Palahalli Vishwanath Year: 2021 Pages: 343 Price: Rs.280 Publisher: Vasantha Prakashana, Jayanagar, Bengaluru As one enters the Lansdowne Building Road from the Jaganmohan Palace Road in Mysuru, one sees a prominent signboard on the first floor of the now neglected heritage building. It reads…
Book talk: A path-breaking research work – India that is Bharat
October 30, 2021Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution Title : India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution Author: J. Sai Deepak Year : 2021 Pages : 423 Price : Rs.799 Publisher : Bloomsbury India By R. Chandra Prakash Title of the book India that is Bharat may echo the first two words in the Article 1 of our Constitution. However,…
Book talk: City with many colourful feathers
September 14, 2021By R. Chandra Prakash Title: Memorable Mysoreans: A Collection of Biographical Sketches Author: Dr. Bhagirath S. Naganath Year: 2021 Pages: 225 Price: Rs. 249 Publisher: Notion Press Media Pvt Ltd. Mysore city has several epithets — Heritage City, Cultural City, Educational City, Capital City, a Planned City, Garden City, Yoga City and many others as…
INDIAN CULTURE: A Compendium of Indian History, Culture and Heritage launched
July 21, 2021English translation of Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri’s Kannada Classic work “Bharathiya Samskruthi” Title: INDIAN CULTURE – A Compendium of Indian History, Culture and Heritage Original Author: Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri (in Kannada as “Bharathiya Samskruthi” – 1954) English Translation: Prof. S. Naganath Year of Publication: 2021 Pages: 674 Price: Rs.800 Publisher: Notion Press INDIA Pvt….
A piece of medieval history well-packaged !
May 2, 2021Title : Sword of Shivaji Author : K.B. Ganapathy Year : 2021 Pages : 110 pages Price : Rs. 100 Publisher : Samvahana, Mysuru Cover pix : Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat By Dr. C. Naganna Almost all writers of my acquaintance in Karnataka have come out with one book or a couple of books in Kannada…
How great men died – Preparing for Death
April 20, 2021Title: Preparing for Death Author: Arun Shourie Pages: 516 Price: Rs. 799 Publisher: Viking – Penguin Random House, India By R. Chandra Prakash Death has moulded attitude to life in the evolution of most of the philosophies. Death has haunted life in such a way that values became bases of religious beliefs. It will not be…
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