A verse on never scorning anyone’s size and what it means to be truly essential. From chapter 67, “Firmness of Action.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: […]
Tirukkural Verses, Interviews, and Reviews
From and about The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.
Why A New Translation of THE KURAL?
Read why I decided to translate the Kural in this excerpt from my preface on Beacon Broadside: A Project of Beacon Press. You can read the essay on the Beacon […]
An Interview with Michael Benner of the Ageless Wisdom Mystery School
I was honored and delighted to speak about the ancient Tamil wisdom aphorisms in THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural with Michael Benner on his Ageless Wisdom Mystery School Radio Show on […]
#DesiCraftChat: Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma on the inner journey of a literary translator
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 […]
Kural 978: The Tirukkural on Humility and Greatness
A verse on how humbleness leads to greatness and how largeness of heart grows from humility. From chapter 98, “Greatness.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s […]