The Vidyaranya Kannada Kuta presents Winter Olympiad 2011. The Winter Olympiad is open to all Kannadigas in the Chicagoland area. The Olympiad consists of Chess, Carrom and Table Tennis Competitions. Click here to download the forms Completed forms can be emailed as well to sports@vidyaranyakannadakuta.org
VIDYARANYA Introduction A great and famous saint who is known as the founder of Karnataka. When people had lost all hope, he provided inspiration to Hakka and Bukka who tilled the people with hope and courage. He adorned the Sharada Peetha of Sringeri. He strove to strong then the foundations of the Empire of Vijayanagar.Author - Korati Srinivasa Rao
Sri Vidyaranya (Vidyāraṇya), the head of the Śṛṅgerī Pītha from 1380-1386 CE, was one of the foremost sages in the tradition of Advaita-Vedanta. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Vijayanagara empire that played a critical role in preserving the Dharma in southern India during the tumultuous medieval period.
Vidyaranya's younger brother was his predecessor as the head of the Śṛṅgerī Pītha, under the yogapaṭṭa of Bharati Krishna Tirtha (Bhāratī Kṛṣṇa Tīrtha). Under the leadership of the two great teachers, the Śṛṅgerī Pītha enjoyed a period of eminence with flourishing scholarship and spiritual attainment.
