A verse on giving nourishment to the ear.
From chapter 42, “Listening.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Tirukkural Verses, Interviews, and Reviews
From and about The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.
Kural 81 from THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
A verse about what it means to have a home.
From chapter 9, “Hospitality.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
“Forget no bond with the blameless”
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” on their website.
