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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Tirukkural Verses, Interviews, and Reviews

From and about The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.

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Kural 66: The Kural on Family and the Music of Children

July 26, 2022

Those who don’t hear the babble of their children / Call the flute and the lyre sweet

A verse on the sweetness of children’s voices. From chapter 7, “Having Children.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

A Heart That Smiles: A Kural Conversation with Gustavo Esteva

July 25, 2022

Gustavo Esteva

Friendship, Politics, and the Inspiration of Poetry With my friend Gustavo Esteva I explore the nature of real friendship, its relationship to politics in a time of upheaval, and the […]

Kural 731: The Kural on Environment and Country

July 19, 2022

The union of unfailing yields untarnished wealth and people / Of wisdom—that is a country

A verse on what makes a true country. From chapter 74, “Country.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 597: The Kural on Perseverance and Never Giving Up

July 12, 2022

Even stung by arrows the elephant stands tall—even stung / By failure the sturdy do not slacken

A verse on endurance and having energy. From chapter 60, “Having Energy.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 61: The Kural on Children and Family

July 5, 2022

Of all we may have we know nothing higher than having / Children with knowledge

A verse on how knowledge is passed from generation to generation. From chapter 7, “Having Children.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

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