An exquisite new translation of Guru Nanak's verses, illuminating the sacred tenets cherished by millions of Sikhs worldwide.Guru Nanak (1469–1539), a native of Panjab, founded the …
The seventeenth-century Hindi classic treasured for its subtle and beautiful portrayal of divine and erotic love’s pleasures and sorrows.In his Satsai, or Seven Hundred Poems, the …
A foray into to the complexities of statecraft and leadership in medieval India.Kamandaki’s Nitisara, or The Essence of Politics, redefined the field of political thought in early …
A canonical great poem, or mahakavya, of the Sanskrit canon, depicting a well-known episode from the Mahabharata.Magha’s The Killing of Shishupala, written in the seventh century, …
The finest ghazals of Mir Taqi Mir, the most accomplished of Urdu poets.The prolific Mir Taqi Mir (1723–1810), widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in Urdu, composed his …
The first English translation of the oldest extant work in Apabhramsha, a literary language from medieval India, recounting the story of the Ramayana.The Life of Padma, or the …
A new English translation of Raghuva?sa by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa, who inspired such modern writers as Goethe and Tagore.For a millennium and a half, Kalidasa’s …
“This perceptive and accessible edition brings Tulsidas’s version [of the Ramayana], the most widely read across Northern India, to English-speaking audiences, giving readers a …
A rare and remarkable example of Indo-Persian autobiography by the poet Mir Taqi Mir.Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir (1723–1810) is the author of six collections of Urdu poetry and widely …
“John Stratton Hawley miraculously manages to braid the charged erotic and divine qualities of Krishna, the many-named god, while introducing us—with subtle occasional rhyme—to a …
