V. Raghavan

Subandhu’s Vasavadattānṛtadhārā

By V. Raghavan

V. Raghavan contributes a brief philological note concerning Subandhu, the author of the Sanskrit romance Vāsavadattā. Drawing on Abhinavagupta’s commentary Abhinavabhāratī on Bharata’s Nāṭyaśāstra,…

The Ganapatika

By V. Raghavan

In this note, V. Raghavan discusses the Sanskrit work Gunapatika (also spelled Ganapatika), an important Kamaśāstra treatise. P. K. Gode had previously listed five references to the Gunapatika and…

Govinda Bhatta the real name of Akabariya Kalidasa

By V. Raghavan

This brief note addresses the identity of the poet known as Akabarīya Kālidāsa, whose verses appear in later anthologies and who is said to have been patronised by the Mughal emperor Akbar as well as…

The History of Bhavika in Sanskrit Poetics

By V. Raghavan

V. Raghavan traces the development of the concept of bhāvika (bhāvikatva), a literary quality in Sanskrit poetics. He begins with Bhāmaha, who mentions bhāvikatva as a guṇa pervading an entire…

Vanga and Vangala

By V. Raghavan

The debate surrounding Vanga and Vangila centers on whether they represent distinct countries or variations of the same entity. Dr. H.C. Roychowdhuri proposed Vanga and Vangila as separate nations,…

A New Genealogy of the Rāṭhodas

By V. Raghavan

Riti and Guna in the Agni Purana

By V. Raghavan

The article critiques H.C. Lahiri’s statements on poetics in the Agni Purana and offers a re-evaluation of the Purana’s treatment of rhetorical concepts. Lahiri had claimed that the Agni Purana’s…

Addendum: Some Sanskrit Texts on Painting

By V. Raghavan

This addendum to the earlier article “Some Sanskrit Texts on Painting” provides corrections and additional references. It corrects the names of texts cited, such as reading…

Hindu Theatre (Part 2)

By V. Raghavan

Continuing the debate on ancient Indian stage terminology, this note addresses R.C. Majumdar’s comments on the Hindu theatre and the stage parts called rāṅgaśīrṣa and rāṅgapīṭha. The author…

Some Sanskrit Texts on Painting

By V. Raghavan