We all need a portrait of Lord Shree Krishna! Something to keep on one’s desk, or in one’s wallet or on a sideboard. That’s the literal variety – a picture, a painting. The play – A Portrait of Lord Shree Krishna, or Vidagdha Madhava, translated into English by Arjundas Adhikari is good too, but you …
You don’t have to look very far to see why spiritual drama is a prominent feature of Hinduism, for spirituality has permeated the very foundations of Indian life. The influence of this spirituality on antiquity has been examined by many historians, in particular the well-known Orientalist and British Museum librarian, the Rev. Thomas Maurice: These …
Vidagdha Madhava by Rupa Goswami is a play that falls within the very ancient tradition of Hindu drama, and more specifically, within the genre of Hindu drama that surrounds the glorious legend of Lord Shree Krishna and His beloved consort, Radha. Legends about Him are told in the very oldest of Indian writings, such as …
The famous author/translator, Edith Grossman, passed away in September this year. Ms. Grossman’s translation of Don Quixote is considered one of the finest English-language translations of the Spanish novel, ever. Some esteemed critics dubbed her “the Glen Gould of translators, because, she too, articulated every note.” In a speech in a tribute to the Spanish …
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