Poems from the Satsai
Poems from the Satsai

Author: Biharilal

Publisher: Murty Classical Library of India

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780674987074

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In his Satsai, or Seven Hundred Poems, the seventeenth-century poet Biharilal draws on a rich vernacular tradition, blending amorous narratives about the god Krishna and the goddess Radha with archetypal hero and heroine motifs from older Sanskrit and Prakrit conventions. While little is known of Biharilal's life beyond his role as court poet to King Jai Singh of Amber (1611-1667), his verses reflect deep knowledge of local north Indian culture and geography, especially the bucolic landscapes of Krishna's youth in the Braj region (in today's Uttar Pradesh). With ingenuity and virtuosity, Biharilal weaves together worldly experience and divine immanence, and adapts the tropes of stylized courtly poetry, such as romantic rivalries, clandestine trysts, and the bittersweet sorrow of separated lovers. Poems from the Satsai comprises a selection of four hundred couplets from this enduring work. The Hindi text--composed in Braj Bhasha, the literary language of early-modern north India--is presented here in the Devanagari script and accompanies a new English verse translation.

He Spoke of Love
He Spoke of Love

Author: Biharilal

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2022-02-15

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 0674276515

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The seventeenth-century Hindi classic treasured for its subtle and beautiful portrayal of divine and erotic love’s pleasures and sorrows. The seven hundred poems of the Hindi poet Biharilal’s Satsai weave amorous narratives of the god Krishna and the goddess Radha with archetypal hero and heroine motifs that bridge divine and worldly love. He Spoke of Love brims with romantic rivalries, clandestine trysts, and the bittersweet sorrow of separated lovers. This new translation presents four hundred couplets from the enduring seventeenth-century classic, showcasing the poet’s ingenuity and virtuosity.

Am I
Am I

Author: Ratan Lal

Publisher: Sai Towers Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 8186822690

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This Is The Story Of One Woman'S Journey To Find Her Answer To 'Who Am I Really?' The Author Was Born Near Rosslyn Chapel In Scotland, However Now Resides In Australia. Since Childhood Her Search To Find 'The Meaning Of Life' Began In Earnest, Leading Her To Varied Experiences And Travel To Many Countries Of Spiritual Significance. Finally Her Journey Took Her To India Where She Discovered 'The Jewel In The Crown'- Sri Sathya Sai Baba. This Book Is A Record Of Baba'S Answers To All Areas Of Universal Understanding.

Winged Faith
Winged Faith

Author: Tulasi Srinivas

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 0231149336

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The Sathya Sai global civil religious movement incorporates Hindu and Muslim practices, Buddhist, Christian, and Zoroastrian influences, and "New Age"-style rituals and beliefs. Shri Sathya Sai Baba, its charismatic and controversial leader, attracts several million adherents from various national, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. In a dynamic account of the Sathya Sai movement's explosive growth, Winged Faith argues for a rethinking of globalization and the politics of identity in a religiously plural world. This study considers a new kind of cosmopolitanism located in an alternate understanding of difference and contestation. It considers how acts of "sacred spectating" and illusion, "moral stakeholding" and the problems of community are debated and experienced. A thrilling study of a transcultural and transurban phenomenon that questions narratives of self and being, circuits of sacred mobility, and the politics of affect, Winged Faith suggests new methods for discussing religion in a globalizing world and introduces readers to an easily critiqued yet not fully understood community.

The Satasaī
The Satasaī

Author: Bihari Lal

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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Bihari was a 17th century Indian poet who is best-known for these 700 love poems.

The Book of Krishna
The Book of Krishna

Author: Pavan Kumar Varma

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2009-07-20

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 9351181456

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Of all Vishnu's avatars, Krishna is regarded as the purna avatar, the complete incarnation, for he encapsulates in himself the entire gamut of emotions and attributes that constitute the ideal human personality. He is the most accessible of gods, and bridges the gap between the mortal and the immortal. In this book, Pavan Varma, the best-selling author of Krishna: The Playful Divine, succeeds brilliantly in communicating the exuberance, the charm and the complexity of this popular deity. Drawing upon the Puranas, classical literature, bhakti poetry and folklore, he has painted a rich and varied portrait of the blue god-as the delightfully mischievous child, the uninhibited lover, the formidable warrior, the wise and pragmatic philosopher, and the Supreme God.

Literature and Nationalist Ideology
Literature and Nationalist Ideology

Author: Hans Harder

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-08-03

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 135138435X

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Writing histories of literature means making selections, passing value judgments, and incorporating or rejecting foregoing traditions. The book argues that in many parts of India, literary histories play an important role in creating a cultural ethos. They are closely linked with nationalism in general and various regional ‘sub-nationalisms’ in particular. The contributors to this volume look at a great variety of aspects of the historiography of modern regional languages of India. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language
The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language

Author: Sunita Kumar Chatterji

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-05-01

Total Pages: 749

ISBN-13: 104003022X

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First published in 1970, The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language (Vol. 1) is the first systematic and detailed history of a Modern Indo-Aryan Language written by an Indian, and incidentally, as it is comparative in its treatment, taking into consideration facts in other Indo-Aryan speeches, it is an invaluable contribution to the scientific study of the Modern Indo-Aryan languages as a whole. This book will be of interest to students of language, linguistics and South Asian studies.