I recently had a wonderful conversation with Jenny Bhatt of Desi Books on the inner journey of translating the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s […]
THE KURAL Book Release: A Publication-Day Conversation with Archana Venkatesan
For the book launch of the Kural on January 11, 2022, the Elliott Bay Book Company and Tasveer hosted an online conversation between Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma and Archana Venkatesan, who wrote the marvelous introduction […]
Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural 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
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
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 […]