We have only a handful of female poets in Sanskrit – it has always been an elite language. However, the poems we do have make ...

C HENNAI: Sanskrit, it would seem, is too serious a language to write love poems in. The ‘language of the gods’, with too much tradition and religion attached to it, would surely not lend ...

An extraordinary Sanskrit poem, lush with erotic rasa imagery, it translated the Biblical story of Solomon into India’s ancient language of kings and priests. Yet, the Suleiman Charitra was by ...

who was not only a warrior but also a Sanskrit scholar and writer. The award recognises powerful poetry that inspired the state during challenging times. Shelar stated that the award includes a ...