Indian Writing in Translation

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897–1999) was a famous Indian writer and scholar. He was born on 23 November 1897 in Kishoreganj, in Bengal (now in Bangladesh). His father was a lawyer and a lover of Bengali literature, and his mother was deeply religious. This mix of Indian tradition and modern education shaped his early life. Chaudhuri studied History at the University of Calcutta and worked as a clerk, journalist, and broadcaster before becoming a full-time writer. He was deeply interested in Western culture, especially English literature, music, and history. His most famous book, The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (1951), made him well known but also very controversial because he praised British rule and criticized Indian nationalism. He later wrote other books such as A Passage to England (1959) and The Continent of Circe (1965), which continued to explore India’s culture and identity. Chaudhuri moved to England in 1970 and lived in Oxford until his death in 1999 at the...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Daniel H. H. Ingalls (1916–1999) was one of the most respected scholars of Sanskrit and Indian philosophy of the twentieth century. Born in New York and educated at Harvard, he spent his life studying, teaching, and translating the rich traditions of Indian thought and poetry. Ingalls combined deep learning with a love for clarity and beauty in language. Over his long career, he wrote several important books, including Materials for the Study of Navya-Nyaya Logic (1951), An Anthology of Sanskrit Court Poetry (1964), and The Dhvanyaloka of Anandavardhana with the Locana of Abhinavagupta (1990). Through his teaching at Harvard, he trained many students who went on to shape the field of Sanskrit studies around the world. In his essay “Dharma and Mokṣa,” Ingalls brings together his deep knowledge of Indian philosophy and his interest in Western thought. He explores the Indian ideas of dharma (moral duty) and mokṣa (spiritual liberation), two key ideas in Indian thoug...

THIRD YEAR - SEMESTER V  CORE XI – INDIAN WRITING IN TRANSLATION UNIT I  Excerpts from Mahabharata – Tr.& Ed. Van Buitenen (106 – 169)  Ilango Adigal - The Book of Vanci. – Silappathikaaram Book 3 Tr. R. Parthasarathy  Thirukkural – Tr. G U Pope Virtue (araththupaal) 34, 45, 69, 72, 76, 90, 100, 110, 129, 131, 151, 231, 260, 291, 314  Wealth (porutpaal) – 391, 400, 411, 423, 450, 475, 595, 616, 647, 714, 786, 788, 948, 972, 997  UNIT II   Sarojini Naidu - The Soul’s Prayer.  Nissim Ezeikel - The Railway Clerk.  A.K.Ramanujam - The Striders  Arun Kolatkar - An Old Woman  Kurunthogai (Five verses each for one Tinai) – Sangam Literature – A.K Ramanujam  kurinji tinai – 2, 3, 18, 23, 40.  mullai tinai – 21, 98, 167, 186, 188.  marutha tinai – 8, 19, 33, 157, 196.  neithal tinai – 49, 57, 92, 97, 102.  palai tinai – 16, 20, 27, 37, 135  UNIT III   Theory of Value A Collection of Readings-(33-40) fro...