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Can modern poetic techniques be used to translate the Bhagavad Gita?
An excerpt from Mani Rao’s introduction to her translation, ‘Bhagavad Gita: God’s Song,’ from the Sanskrit.
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‘Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds’: Truth and lies in Oppenheimer’s Gita moment
Did the American physicist turn to this particular verse in the Gita as a crutch to justify his role in the construction of the atomic bomb?
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‘We pointed to the potential’: Priya Sarukkai Chabria as e-journal ‘Poetry at Sangam’ shuts down
‘Poetry at Sangam is an inclusive space. Here, poetry holds dazzling display of forms and formulations of language, emotion, thought, and sacrality.’
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘After’: Vivek Narayanan’s book of poetry joins the long list of Valmiki ‘Ramayana’ retellings
Footnotes and the author’s commentary on notes and sources helps the reader learn what is (and what is not) in Valmiki ‘Ramayana.’
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A new translation of ‘Saundarya Lahari’ has revived the ancient Sanskrit text for modern readers
An excerpt from Mani Rao’s introduction to her translation from the Sanskrit of ‘Saundarya Lahari: Wave of Beauty’, said to have been composed by Adi Shankara.
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Up, down, up: CP Surendran’s collected poems let readers trace the progress of a poet
‘Available Light: New and Collected Poems’ reveals a circular journey.
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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‘How I translated Kalidasa to make his world enter ours’
Mani Rao’s translation of Kalidasa’s works has been shortlisted for the 2015 Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize.
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National Book or not, what’s the Bhagavad Gita all about?
A new translation pinpoints the core philosophy of Arjuna's dialogue with Krishna.
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