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By Manasatarangini T On Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
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Southwest monsoons in Sanskrit kāvya

The lifeline of Bhārata, the southwest monsoon wind, was not surprisingly an object of attention of the Hindu poets, in the long Sanskrit kavya tradition over the ages. One example presented by the anthologist More...

By Manasatarangini T On Wednesday, December 24th, 2014
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Tracing the Huns in Sanskrit Kāvya Tradition

Introduction Starting sometime shortly before 200BCE all the way down to the 7th century of the common era, there occurred a series of irruptions of Inner Asiatic peoples, who appeared to have their origins in Mongolia More...