I could not help but share this fantastic rendition of one of the oldest songs in the Kannada language. The 'old' part is an understatement. It's written somewhere around 900 C.E in an older version of Kannada. Credits of this poem go to Pampa, who generally, is referred to as Adikavi - an honorary title (Translation: first poet). What … Continue reading Reviving a thousand year old song
Category: Art
Mandala Art of socio-political alignment
There are many quiz based computers which assess your social and political alignments. and let you know your results. For obvious reasons, the results vary depending on the number of questions, types of questions, and answers you can choose from. Among them, I found this one provides reasonably good coverage and good rendering 🙂 Please … Continue reading Mandala Art of socio-political alignment
Scam 1992 and OTT platform debate
Online streaming platforms (OTT) had a good run of generating quality products, which is almost over now. After producing gems of original content for about half a decade, they are giving up now. They, inevitably have opened the doors to production houses of both Hollywood and Bollywood to crap all over them. To be brutally … Continue reading Scam 1992 and OTT platform debate
Translation: Hands up – Avane Srimannarayana
It's deplorable that in the land of Kuvempu and Bendre, the Kannada movie songs exceedingly obsessed nothing more than morning hygienic routines. Or it's evening routine if you chose to take a bath at night. Don't get me wrong – these are beautiful songs with great original tunes, it's just that their poetic value is … Continue reading Translation: Hands up – Avane Srimannarayana
India’s Cultural Invasions
It's widely regarded that India did not invade any country and Switzerland never participated in a war or an armed conflict. While I am no expert on Switzerland's military conquests, but, I certainly know a thing or two of India. As you are aware, India was repeatedly stress-tested by Military invasion of a range of … Continue reading India’s Cultural Invasions
The Bach 