V. K. Gokak

Vinayaka Krishna Gokak was a major writer in the Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures. He was honoured with the Jnanpith Award in 1990 for Kannada language, for his epic Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi, which deals with the Vedic age and is perhaps the longest epic narrative in any language in the 20th Century. In 1961, Gokak was awarded the Padma Shri from the Government of India for Dyava Prithvi.

Rasa: Its Meaning and Scope – 1

Sanskrit, Scriptures, Spirit and Forms of Indian Art, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By V. K. Gokak / September 21, 2024

A few selections from a comprehensive essay, first published in two parts in the annual journal, Sri Aurobindo Circle (1949 and 1950).

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Rasa: Its Meaning and Scope – 1

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