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S.R. Ramaswamy’s Enduring Legacy: Dharma, Journalism, and the Rescue of DVG’s Memory
S.R. Ramaswamy (SRR) leaves an enduring legacy as a culture-shaping editor, institution-builder, and custodian of D.V. Gundappa’s (DVG) memory and thought. For nearly five decades he guided Utthana, embodying true journalism through integrity, workmanship, and a Gita-rooted ethic of action without attachment. He revived the Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA), rescuing a critical platform…
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Navya Nyaya Meets Alankara: Srinatha’s Triumphant Debate with Dindima in Vijayanagara
Set in the vibrant scholastic world of the Vijayanagara court, this episode traces how Kavi-sārvabhauma Srinatha out-argued the logician-poet Dindima within a rigorously constituted sabha. It explains why the panel privileged Alankara Sastra and grammar, under Mimamsa oversight, when adjudicating a poetics question. Readers gain a clear view of classical pramana granthas, the role of…