Dr. R. Ganesh
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The ancient Indian art of human mind multiplexing, AVADHANA is revived in Kannada by Dr.R.Ganesh.
Dr. R. Ganesh born on the 3rd of May, 1962, in Kolar town of Karnataka. His parents are Sri R.Shankara Narayana Aiyar and Srimathi K.V.Alamelamma; his ancestors hailed from Devarayasamudram. He took his primary and middle school education at Bangalore city and high school education at Gowribidanur. THe did his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from the Vishweshwaraiah college of Engineering, Bangalore, Dr.Ganesh holds an M.Sc degree in Material Science and Metallurgy from the well-known Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. He also holds a Masters' in Sanskrit from the Mysore University.
'Avadhana' literally means 'perfect concentration' and uninterrupted contemplation on the particular subject. The 'art of Avadhana' includes accomplishing many a challenging intellectual feat simultaneously with great confidence and sportive zeal. 'Avadhana' not only thoroughly entertains but also thrills the audience. The seemingly superhuman capacity of the ' Avadhani ' (the one who performs Avadhana) fascinates the audience giving an interesting insight into the unlimited potentials of the literary world. The whole art in itself is much more than mere entertainment; it is rather educative revealing the various aspects of word-power, poetry, retention, wit and powers of the intellect.
From the young age of ten, Dr.Ganesh cultivated a passion for literature and studied in detail the great works of ancient poets in Sanskrit and Kannada. By the age of Sixteen, he blossomed into a poet of high merit, introducing the classicalities of Meter, Rhyme, Grammatical precision and traditionality into his style. He also mastered the unique art of ' Ashukavitva ' [ a style of reciting poems 'extempore' on any given topic immediately ]. Detailed and deep study of the various branches of Indian literature, arts and poetics further enriched his inherent talent and style. At the age of Nineteen, he incidentally witnessed a session of Sanskrit Avadhana, which inspired him to try the art himself. This was a landmark not only in his life, but also in the history of Avadhanam. The very next day, amongst a group of friends, he successfully ventured to perform a complete 'Ashtavadhana !
This was his glorious entry into the field; he set out to perform hundreds of such Avadhanas, capturing the hearts and admiration of the public. Ever since, he has been a perennial source of entertainment, fascination and pride to lovers of art and literature. The first formal public Avadhana of Dr.Ganesh was held at Kolar. Incidentally, his Hundredth and Two Hundredth Avadhanas were also held there. So far he has successfully accomplished around 500 Ashtavadhanas and three Shatavadhanas on various prestigious platforms at the state and national levels. He has also performed in the American and European continents, giving the world a taste of Indian brilliance and talent.
Dr.Ganesh has not only mastered Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu and English languages, but is also proficient in Prakrit, Pali, Tamil, Hindi and Marathi. Ancient languages of Greek, Latin and Italian have added to the treasure of his knowledge. He has to his credit the study and knowledge of Greek Literature in its original textual form.
Dr.Ganesh has a deep and intimate knowledge of various forms of Indian classical music, dance, sculpture, paintings and other fine arts. His views and commentaries on these subjects are rich with deep introspective wisdom and unfold valuable information and ideas to performing artists and lovers of art. He is well versed in various subjects like prosody(ChandasShastra-to do with the Meter form), poetics (KavyaShastra), Veda, Vedantic scriptures, DharmaShastras, History, Aesthetics, Grammar, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Technology etc. to name a few. His knowledge of past and current affairs in various fields is indeed commendable. Research and innovation are two fields where his contributions are everlasting.
Presently he is the Research Officer at [Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts ], Southern Regional Center,Bangalore. He is also engaged with his great work f Avadhana. He keeps himself busy with conducting Avadhanas on request.
He is well exposed to 17 Indian and foreign languages including Classical languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Sanskrit, Pali, Ardhamagadhi, Ancient Tamil, Ancient Kannada, Greek, Latin etc.
Important awards he acquired..
- Award of Shatavadhani.
- The best Theses award for the theses on Avadhana Kala .
- Best Sanskrit Poet Kavya Kovida Award - 1989.
- Outstanding young Indian] award - 1991.
- Writer of the year Award - 1992.
- Best Science writer Award - 1993.
- Youngest Awardee of the Prestigious Rajyotsava State [Award at the age of 29. (Karnataka State Award)
and many more to list out...
A list of his books...
[edit] Sanskrit
[edit] English
- Human values in Telugu literature – 1995
- Human values in the code of Kautilya – 1996
- Human values in Ramayana & Mahabharata – 1996
- Human values in Manusm¨ti – 1996
- Subhashita Samputa (Translation) - 1995
[edit] Kannada
- Nitya Neeti (Translation) - 1991, 2000
- Kavitegondu Kathe (Research – 1994
- Sathavadhana shaarade (Avadhana poetry) – 1995
- Vitaana (Poetry) – [[1990
- Saamaanyadharma (Research in Dharma sastra) – 1996
- Neelakantha Dixitana Shatakatraya (Translation) – 1997
- Drashataanta kalikaa shataka and shaanti vilaasa (Translation) – 1998
- Samdhyaadarshana (Research in Dharmasastra) – 1995
- Saddarshana Samgraha (Ind. Philosophy) – 1996
- Vamshisandesha (Poetry) – 1998
- Dhoomadoota (Poetry) – 1994
- Kannadadalli Avadhana Kale (D.Litt thesis) – 1997
- Draavida Chhandassu (Prosody; Edited) – 2002
- Alankara Sastra (Poetics) – 2002
- Vibhooti Purusha Vidyaranya (Research in cultural History) - 2001
- Kannadadalli Avadhana kale
and many more theses works.
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