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 […]
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber: Revered local poet and translator embraces a Tamil masterpiece
The translation of “The Kural: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural” has been years in the making. Elizabeth Shepherd wrote a wonderful article about the launching of my new translation of the classical Tamil […]
Kural 1: The Tirukkural on Ah! and Beginnings
A verse on the origin of speech, letters, and the world. From chapter 1, “In Praise of God.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, […]
Kural 45: The Tirukkural on Home, Love, and Virtue
A verse on what makes a home flourish. From chapter 5, “The Home Life.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston