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?
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 […]
THE KURAL Book Release: A Publication-Day Conversation with Archana Venkatesan
For the book launch of the Kural on January 11, 2022, the Elliott Bay Book Company and Tasveer hosted an online conversation between Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma and Archana Venkatesan, who wrote the marvelous introduction […]
Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural in World Literature Today
World Literature Today shared two chapters from my new translation of THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, released on Tuesday from Beacon Press: “The Glory of Rain” and “The Greatness of Letting Go.” […]
Dashes Where Music Flows In: A Kural Conversation with Eric Lane Barnes
Letting Go and Listening to What Comes With writer, composer, and music director extraordinaire Eric Lane Barnes I was delighted to explore the music of compassion and the quantum physics […]