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Two prominent translators present the first complete English-language edition of one of Indias greatest works of classical literature: the "Purananuru." This anthology of four hundred poems by more than 150 poets between the first and third centuries C.E. in old Tamil -the literary language of ancient Tamilnadu -was composed before Aryan influence had penetrated the south. It is thus a unique testament to pre-Aryan India. Beyond its importance for understanding the development of South Asias history, culture, religion, and linguistics, the "Purananuru" is a great work of literature, reflecting accurately and profoundly the life of southern India 2,000 years ago. One of the few works of classical India that confronts life without the insulation of a philosophical facade and that makes no basic assumptions about karma and the afterlife, the "Purananuru" has universal appeal. It faces the world as a great and unsolved mystery, delving into living and dying, despair, love, poverty, and the changing nature of existence. To this hidden gem of world literature George L. Hart and Hank Heifetz add a helpful appendix, an annotated bibliography, and an excellent introduction describing the work and placing it in its social and historical context.

"If I was asked what is the greatest treasure which India possesses and what is her finest heritage, I would answer unhesitatingly -- it is the Sanskrit language and literature and all that it contains." Thus spoke Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of free India and the author of the well-known book The Discovery of India. Today, all over the world there is a growing interest in Sanskrit and Indian culture. This book tries to bring the wonders of Sanskrit to even those who have had no previous contact with it. It begins by looking at the perfection of Sanskrit as a language through its grammar, structure and alphabet. It then looks at the use of Sanskrit as a vehicle of expression for every aspect of life, including the arts and the sciences. From here it moves on to some examples of its charm and beauty and music through its literary writings, and then to Sanskrit as a language of enlightenment, a repository of wisdom and values. In the end it tries to understand the importance of Sanskrit for India and the world, and why it is called the language of India's soul.

Kannada literature - The Kannada language belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is the second oldest language currently spoken in India (next to Tamil). Kannada literature is also the third oldest literary tradition in India, next to those of Sanskrit literature (and its various dialects such as Prakrit) and Tamil literature.

Dakkhini language - Dakkhini, also known as Deccani is a dialect of the Urdu language spoken in the Deccan region of southern India, centered on the city of Hyderabad, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. There is an extensive literature in this dialect, but it has fallen out of use in recent times.

Greater India - Greater India is the region between Central Asia in the North and tropical Indonesia in the South, and from the borderlands of Persia to Tibet and western China, which has had a significant Indian influence on its culture and civilizaton, including religious thought, language, art and literature. The term is difficult to define exactly, and has been largely replaced by the name South Asia, although this is usually used as a term for the political entities of the South Asia rather than for ...

Sanskrit literature - Literature in Sanskrit, India's oldest language, and the mother language of several modern languages in India. Given its extensive use in religious literature, primarily of Hinduism, and the fact that most modern Indian languages have been directly derived from or strongly influenced by Sanskrit, it is not surprising that the position of Sanskrit in Indian culture is not unlike that of Latin in European culture.

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Domain En India Language Registration - Domain En India Language Registration The History of History: Politics and Scholarship in Modern India A radical contribution to the understanding of Indian history as a discipline, this book explores the politics of history-writing in modern India. It narrativizes the engagement of a civilization with the historical sensibility domain en india language registration and modality. In doing so, it asserts that history, in order to be understood better, has to deploy the language of the layperson in India, domain en ...

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