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Kanakadasa
This biography gives a comprehensive account of Kanakadasa, the saint poet of Karnataka.Right from the childhood he exhibited remerkable talent in the composition of religious poetry.He belongs to the galaxy of saint poets like Basaveshawara, Eknath, Tukaram, etc.
The Saint Poets of South India
Selected poems.
Nala Charitre - The Legend of Nala (A Short Epic)
This book presents the mythological narrative of Nala-Damayanti as an epic poem in English. Among the luminaries of sixteenth century Bhakti tradition, Kanakadasa’s literary and musical compositions (kirtanes) are imbued with philosophical meanings, which show immense formative influence on the cultural and literary scene of Karnataka. Also, Kanakadasa’s literary works such as Mohana Tarangini, Haribhaktisara, and the eminent allegorical masterpiece Ramadhanya Charitre incorporate metaphors taken from everyday life, which fascinate the commoners and offers them respite from mundane life-struggles. While such metaphorical expressions represent a remarkable trend in Bhakti poetry, in Kanak...
Poet Saints of India
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An Indian to the Indians?
Preface in German; abstracts in English and German.
Demystifying Brahminism and Re-Inventing Hinduism
‘Religion is a tool in the hands of the oppressor against the oppressed solely because he frames the commandments and calls them the God’s’, is an apt description of the Hindu social order. The book rips open the raw nerve of Hinduism—its invidious castes, positioned as a ‘God-ordained’ institution, commandeered by its freebooter priestly class while clandestinely establishing its religious, social and political hegemony through interpolation of its pristine and effulgent scriptures. The author boldly analyses this imbroglio through a microscopic analysis of these and more related issues: • How priests controlled the Hindu religious, social, educational and political apparatus?...
Perspectives on Indian English Fiction
Contributed articles on 20th century English fiction.
