Eaten by a Fish
Indian literature from the Vedas to the present
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Translations by Rohini Chowdhury
THE RAMCHARITMANAS: VOL 1
Tulsidas’s epic retelling of the story of Ram, now in a lucid three-volume translation. The translation includes a comprehensive introduction to the poet and his work.
THE RAMCHARITMANAS: VOL 2
Tulsidas’s epic retelling of the story of Ram, now in a lucid three-volume translation. The translation includes a comprehensive introduction to the poet and his work.
THE RAMCHARITMANAS: VOL 3
Tulsidas’s epic retelling of the story of Ram, now in a lucid three-volume translation. The translation includes a comprehensive introduction to the poet and his work.
TALES FROM THE KATHASARITSAGARA
Somadeva's classic work, the oldest extant collection of stories in the world. Adapted and retold from the Sanskrit.
THE PANCHATANTRA
Composed in 300 CE by Vishnusharma to teach the three dull-witted sons of a king, it is one of the oldest collections of fables in the world.
CHANDRAKANTA
Devaki Nandan Khatri's extraordinary novel first published in 1888, it was modern India’s first bestseller.
THE RESIGNATION (TYAGPATRA)
Jainedra's finest novel, it tells the story of a young woman's struggle against struggle against stultifying social norms.
ARDHAKATHANAK (A HALF STORY)
Written in 1641 by Banarasidas, poet, philosopher and merchant, this is the story of Banarasi's own life. It is possibly the first autobiography in an Indian language.