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Dec 31, 2024
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Illuminated Ramayanas — an illustration from a Persian translation of the Ramayana
The Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1542 - 1605) ordered the translation of important religious texts, including the Ramayana, into Persian.
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Nuggets from 'Kambaramayanam'
While Kamban's 'Iramavataram' is, no doubt, an important religious text, it is also a work of significant literary merit. It is the latter aspect that…
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The Sacred Lake of the Deeds of Ram
In 1574, Tulsidas commenced the composition of his Ramcharitmanas. Tulsi’s epic poem became, and remains, the dominant and accepted version of Ram’s…
Oct 27, 2024
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Bhakti and the Story of Rama
With the advent of bhakti, Rama’s transition from godlike prince to God became complete. This was a critical transformation of the Rama story—unlike…
Sep 30, 2024
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"I do not believe all kids have to read."
Mar 26, 2024
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Valluvan’s Wisdom and His Immortal Couplets
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The Rigveda: the transmission of the text through three millennia
Aug 19, 2022
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Who Were the People Who Produced the Rigveda?
Aug 4, 2022
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Nuggets from 'Kambaramayanam'
While Kamban's 'Iramavataram' is, no doubt, an important religious text, it is also a work of significant literary merit. It is the latter aspect that…
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The Sacred Lake of the Deeds of Ram
In 1574, Tulsidas commenced the composition of his Ramcharitmanas. Tulsi’s epic poem became, and remains, the dominant and accepted version of Ram’s…
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Bhakti and the Story of Rama
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Sep 30, 2024
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Rigveda
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Veda, Vedanta, Vedanga
An overview of Vedic texts
Mar 8, 2024
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Fire as Element, Fire as Deity
Magnificient flame, blazing fire, priest of the sacrifice, mediator between gods and men, shining guardian of the cosmic order—Agni is perhaps the most…
Dec 3, 2023
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The heroic deeds of Indra
Songs to Indra the Golden, foremost of the Rigvedic gods
Oct 26, 2023
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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.
Dictionaries
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1899
Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
by dsal@uchicago.edu
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