A. N. D. Haksar
A. N. D. Haksar | |
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British India | |
Occupation | Diplomat, translator, writer |
Language | English |
Education |
Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar (born 3 December 1933) is a well known translator of
Foreign Service Institute and President of the U.N. Environment Programme's Governing Council.[2][3]
Haksar is noted for his collection of translations from Sanskrit.Shuka Saptati,[7] and the first ever renditions into English of Madhavanala Katha and Samaya Matrika, respectively published as Madhav & Kama[8] and The Courtesan's Keeper.[9]
List of works
Translated
- Tales from the Panchatantra (1992)[10]
- The Shattered Thigh & Other Plays of Bhasa (1993)[11]
- Tales of the Ten Princes (1995)[12]
- Fables from Narayana's Hitopadesha (1998)[13]
- the story collection Simhasana Dvatrimsika (1998)[14]
- Shuka Saptati- Seventy Tales of the Parrot (2000)[15]
- The Jatakamala of Arya Shura (2003)[16] with a foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama
- Madhav and Kama - A Love Story from Ancient India (2006)[17]
- the verse anthology Subhashitavali (2007)[18]
- The Courtesan’s Keeper - Samaya Matrika of Kshemendra (2008)[19]
- Three Satires from Ancient Kashmir of Kshemendra (2011)[20]
- Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra (2011)[21]
- The Seduction of Shiva - Tales of Life and Love (2014)[22]
- Suleiman Charitra of Kalyana Malla (2015)[23]
- Kalidasa (2016)[24]
- The Ending of Arrogance – Darpadalanam of Kshemendra (2016)[25]
- Three Hundred Verses of Bhartrihari (2017)[26]
- Kalidasa (2018)[27]
- A Tale of Wonder – Kathakautukam by Srivara (2019)[28]
- Chankaya Niti - Verses on Life and Living (2020)[29]
- Kalidasa (2021)[30]
Edited
- Glimpses of Sanskrit Literature (1995)[31] for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
- A Treasury of Sanskrit Poetry (2002)[32] for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
References
- ^ "A.N.D Haksar". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Penguin India".
- ^ "United Nations Environmental Programme". Archived from the original on 17 November 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "A.N.D. Haksar". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Ingalls, Dan (1980). Sanskrit and OCR (Speech). Xerox PARC. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "An Interview with A. N. D. Haksar". 30 October 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ISBN 978-8-172-23370-9.
- ISBN 978-8-186-93924-6.
- ISBN 978-8-129-11336-8.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D. (1992). Tales from the Panchatantra. NationalBook Trust India.
- ISBN 978-0-143-10430-8.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D. (1995). Tales of the Ten Princes. Penguin Books.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D. (1998). Narayana's Hitopadesha. Penguin Classics.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D. (1998). Simhasana Dvatrimsika. Penguin Classics.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2000). Shuka Saptati- Seventy Tales of the Parrot. HarperCollins India.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2003). Jatakamala of Arya Shura. HarperCollins India.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2006). Madhav and Kama - A Love Story from Ancient India. IndiaInk Roli Books.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D. (2007). Subhashitavali. Penguin Classics.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D. (2008). The Courtesan's Keeper - Samaya Matrika. Rupa & Co.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D. (2011). Three Satires from Ancient Kashmir. Penguin Classics.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D. (2011). The Kama Sutra. Penguin Classics.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D. (2014). The Seduction of Shiva - Tales of Life and Love. Penguin Classics.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2015). Suleiman Charitra of Kalyana Malla. Penguin Books India.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2016). Raghuvamsam. Penguin Books India.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2016). The Ending of Arrogance – Darpadalanam. Bangalore: Rasala Books.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2017). Three Hundred Verses. Penguin Books India.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2018). Ritusamharam - A Gathering of Seasons. Penguin India.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2019). A Tale of Wonder – Kathakautukam. Penguin India.
- ^ "Chanakya Niti". Penguin Random House India. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Haksar, A.N.D. (2021). Vikramorvashiyam - Quest for Urvashi. Penguin India.
- ^ Haksar, A. N. D., ed. (1995). Glimpses of Sanskrit Literature. Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
- ISBN 978-8-175-41116-6.
External links
- A. N. D. Haksar at Penguin India
- A. N. D. Haksar at Goodreads