A verse on acting in accordance with the world. From chapter 14, “The Possession of Conduct.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston
Tirukkural Verses, Interviews, and Reviews
From and about The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.
Kural 999: The Kural on Being Kind and Smiling
A verse on the light that a smile brings to the world. From chapter 100, “Having Kindness.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston
Kural 421: The Kural on the Nature of Knowledge
A verse on what knowledge really is. From chapter 43, “The Possession of Knowledge.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston
Kural 93: The Kural on Sweet Speech and Good Deeds
A verse on the power of speaking kindly and looking gently. From chapter 10, “Sweet Speech.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston
The New York Review of Books on The Kural
I’m humbled and delighted and honored by David Shulman’s recent review of THE KURAL in the New York Review of Books, “Cosmic Oceans Squeezed into Atoms.” Along with Archana Venkatesan’s […]