Bangalore Diaries

  My salutations to the holy feet of the parama Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada and to the holy feet of the current Jagadgurus of Sringeri Sharada Peeta. This book is also brought out by Tattvaloka team as a collection of articles on this topic over the course of time. Dr. Reddy is an educator cum researcher having donned many roles across his rich experience in the industry and teaching. He loves teaching and counselling, while guiding the next generation on Ph.Ds. Management is a topic of immense interest and research across time. Though the terminologies may be introduced in the modern age, the core principles have always been part of our cultural history across time. Dr. Reddy expands on the various tenets of the management drawing inspiration and lessons from our rich repository of knowledge i.e. Vedas, Upanishads, Itihasas, Puranas. The author’s wide knowledge base is evident in the references spanning from Bharatha’s own history to Greek Mythology. The book is filled...

  My salutations to the holy feet of the parama Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada and to the holy feet of the current Jagadgurus of Sringeri Sharada Peeta. This book is brought out by Tattvaloka team as an English translation of the original Sanskrit composition by Brahmasri Sankara Dikshitar. Brahmasri Sankara Dikshitar (1900 - 1989) hailing from Krishnarayapuram spent a considerable amount of time studying Vedanta and Sastras at Kalady. He was heavily influenced by Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharathi swami, 34th peetadipathi of Sringeri Sharada Peeta. Sri Desikastakam is a composition made of 8 verses that describes the various events and provides a historical biography of Adi Sankara. This composition was formed in a very divine way wherein Sri Dikshitar claimed that he constantly heard in his ears or tongue was vibrating while walking down the banks of Cauvery. When he wrote down these verses, they turned out to be the life history of Adi Sankara. Sri Dikshitar has ne...

Śrī rāma nāma - Writing this divine name in a book is a common practice followed by many sanatanis for time immemorial. Earlier, I couldn’t really comprehend why many wrote this name or why write the divine name in a book. Isn’t Japa more effective? This used to be my thought for quite a while. During my school and college days, our neighbourhood aunties (Atte) used to take the help of kiddos (including yours truly) to fill the book with Sri Rama Nama. I remember sitting in the bus stand and writing this name, sometimes as a competition. Over years as one ages, there is a tendency to go back to one’s childhood and I made several, highly unsuccessful attempts, at reviving this practice. As always, the start is with a flourish, but quickly withered away without even a whimper. I guess I didn’t understand one cardinal rule. Everything happens for a reason at a right time… Last year, I lost my Appa (father). We have to bow down to the divine’s plans, but the human pain and agony can’t be r...

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