“ramanujan ak”

Translated from twenty-two different languages of the subcontinent, these one hundred and ten tales are an indispensable guide to the richness and vitality of India’s ageless folklore tradition. ‘This collection covers stories heard from tellers, ranging from the well-known Birbal stories to t... More

A.K. Ramanujan (1929-1993) was, arguably, modern Indias finest English-language poet. At the time of his death he was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Chicago, and recognized as the worlds most profound scholar of South Indian language and culture. During his lifetime he published three... More

The Oxford Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry is the first significant work of its kind, containing some of the finest Indian poetry written in the twentieth century. Collected here are one hundred and twenty-five poets in English and English translation from fourteen Indian languages. This volume co... More

In this book the author attempts translations of old Tamil poems selected from anthologies compited about two millennia ago (100 B.C.- A.D. 250). The poems included there are love poems (puran or "outer part" poems) on war, kings, death etc. Also included is a selection of late classical poetry (5th... More

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