The Life of Harishchandra

By:

Raghavanka

Contributor(s):

Viswanatha, Vanamala [Translator]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Harvard University Press India 2017Description: 640pISBN:

9780674545687

Subject(s):

Humanities and Social Science

DDC classification:

820 RAG

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Item type	Current library	Item location	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	NIMA Knowledge Centre	5th Floor Reading Zone	General	894.8 RAG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		L0011388

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The Life of Harishchandra, Raghavanka's thirteenth-century masterpiece, is the first poetic rendering of one of ancient India's most enduring legends. When his commitment to truth is tested by a powerful sage, King Harishchandra suffers utter deprivation--the loss of his wife and son, his citizens and power, and, dearest of all, his caste status--but refuses to yield. The tale has influenced poets and readers through the ages. Mahatma Gandhi traced his own commitment to truth to the impact of a Harishchandra play seen in childhood.

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