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John Butler

Pico Iyer’s ‘Autumn Light’ woos you to believe and yet, to let go eventually

Each event, the writer is telling us, must be savoured for what it is, for nothing can bring it back.

John Butler
· Jul 08, 2019 · 05:30 pm
‘Kathakautukam’: If only this accessible translation of the Sanskrit epic had been all in verse

Srivara’s work originated in medieval Persia and came into Sanskrit via sources from the Quran and the Bible.

John Butler
· May 27, 2019 · 05:30 pm
A new and varied collection of short stories is a much-needed addition to Tibetan literature

With a mix of themes and voices, ‘Old Demons, New Deities’ challenges conventional depictions of Tibetans in English-language writing.

John Butler
· Jun 15, 2018 · 05:30 pm

This Tibetan monk visited India in 1934 and wrote a book about sex that rivals the ‘Kama Sutra’

The book, which Gendun Chopel wrote to make sexual love in Tibet more democratic, has now been translated into English.

John Butler
· Apr 26, 2018 · 08:30 am