C HENNAI: Sanskrit, it would seem, is too serious a language to write love poems in. The ‘language of the gods’, with too much tradition and religion attached to it, would surely not lend ...

Sarma has performed over 2,000 Avadhanams in his 52-year career, establishing Avadhana Saraswathi Peetham to promote the art ...

An extraordinary Sanskrit poem, lush with erotic rasa imagery, it translated the Biblical story of Solomon into India’s ancient language of kings and priests. Yet, the Suleiman Charitra was by ...

An ancient Sanskrit poem has a prominent place on my desk. Its message, for me, is of vital importance and worthy of thoughtful consideration. I share it with you: ”Look to this day for it is ...

It is a compilation of stories including the oldest writings by women authors, court poems in Sanskrit, as well as poetry in Hindi, Pali, Persian, and other languages — all translated into English. On ...

My doctoral dissertation treated the two concluding books of the Mahabharata, a 4th century Sanskrit epic poem. I have studied Sanskrit at the University of British Columbia, McMaster University, and ...