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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

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Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural in World Literature Today

January 15, 2022

"The Glory of Rain" and "The Greatness of Letting Go," Publication-day excerpts from THE KURAL in World Literature Today

World Literature Today shared two chapters from my new translation of THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, released on Tuesday from Beacon Press: “The Glory of Rain” and “The Greatness of Letting Go.” […]

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber: Revered local poet and translator embraces a Tamil masterpiece

January 12, 2022

THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural, a new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, translated with a preface by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, foreword by Andrew Harvey, introduction by Archana Venkatesan

The translation of “The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural” has been years in the making. Elizabeth Shepherd wrote a wonderful article about the launching of my new translation of the classical Tamil […]

The South Asian Times: Translating Tamil classic Thirukkural for wider dissemination of its wisdom

January 1, 2022

Back row, left to right: Dr. K. V. Ramaktoi and Mrs. K. R. Padmavathi Front row, left to right: Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma and Glenn J. Pruiksma Photo: Aileen Pruiksma

Suchitra Srinivas recently interviewed me for the South Asian Times on my new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural. You can […]

Thiruvalluvar’s KURAL in Raag Delhi

November 14, 2021

Thiruvalluvar's KURAL: Some Excerpts from a New Translation by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

Raag Delhi, an online magazine on politics, culture, and society, recently shared five chapters from my new translation of THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural: “Ministers,” “Farming,” “Forbearance,” “Giving,” and “Unworthy Conduct.” […]

“Forget no bond with the blameless”

September 18, 2021

THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural, a new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, translated with a preface by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, foreword by Andrew Harvey, introduction by Archana Venkatesan

The Chakkar, an Indian Arts Review, recently published four excerpts from my new translation of The Kural, Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural. You can read the chapters “Reading Faces,” “Gratitude,” “Hospitality,” and “Friendship” […]

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