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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 1032: Tiruvalluvar on Agriculture and Farmers

February 15, 2022

Farmers sustain everyone not farming—they / Are the pin holding the world together

A verse on the fundamental importance of farmers for everyone everywhere. With all good wishes to M. Manikandan and his film #kadaisivivasayi. From chapter 104, “Farming.” Translated from the Tamil […]

Kural Review in Kajal Magazine

February 11, 2022

THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural was recently reviewed in Kajal Magazine. You can read the full review on their website: My thanks to Naheed Patel and Kajal Magazine for the reflections.

Kural 659: Tiruvalluvar on Goodness Bearing Fruit

February 8, 2022

What comes by tears goes by tears—even in loss / Goodness yields fruit in time

A verse on right means, loss, and perseverance in goodness. From chapter 66, “Purity of Action” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 333: The Tirukkural on Money and What Lasts

February 1, 2022

Wealth by nature does not endure—when gained / Do what endures

A verse on wealth, impermanence, and what endures. From chapter 34, “Impermanence.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Eyes That Are Moved: A Kural Conversation with Andrew Harvey

January 26, 2022

Andrew Harvey

The Eyes of Wonder and of the Heart Andrew Harvey interviews Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma about his new translation of THE KURAL: Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukkural, a masterpiece of the Tamil language, exploring […]

Kural 667: The Tirukkural on Size and True Importance

January 25, 2022

Scorn none by size—there are some like the pin / In a great cart’s wheel

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: […]

Why A New Translation of THE KURAL?

January 22, 2022

How I Embarked on a Literary Translation of The Kural, the Classical Tamil Masterpiece | Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma | Beacon Broadside: A Project of Beacon Press

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

January 20, 2022

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 […]

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