A modern translation of verses by Bullhe Shah, the iconic eighteenth-century Sufi poet, treasured by readers worldwide to this day.The poetry of Bullhe Shah (d. 1758) is considered …
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.Mir Muhammad Taqi Mir (1723–1810) is widely regarded as the most accomplished poet in the Urdu language. His …
The literary jewel of Telegu civilization, translated for the first time into any language.Manucaritramu, or The Story of Manu, by the early sixteenth-century poet Allasani …
The exemplar of Indo-Persian history, at once a biography of Emperor Akbar and a chronicle of sixteenth-century Mughal India.Akbarnama, or The History of Akbar, by Abu’l-Fazl (d. …
The first English translation of the narrative poem that is widely recognized as one of treasures of pre-modern Bengali culture.In 1752, the Bengali poet Bharatchandra Ray …
The greatest classic of Sindhi literature presented here in an authoritative and vivid modern English translation.Shah Abdul Latif’s Risalo is acknowledged across Pakistan and the …
The authoritative new translation of the epic Ramayana, as retold by the sixteenth-century poet Tulsidas and cherished by millions to this day.The Epic of Ram presents a new …
A thirteenth-century adaptation of one of ancient India’s most enduring stories, a cornerstone of the Kannada literary canon, translated for the first time into English.The Life of …
