Background
Ramanujan, A. K. was born on March 16, 1929 in Mysore, India.
(Folktales from India is an enchanting collection of one h...)
Folktales from India is an enchanting collection of one hundred and ten tales translated from twenty-two different languages, by turns harrowing and comic, sardonic and allegorical, mysterious and romantic. Gods disguised as beggars and beasts; animals enacting Machiavellian intrigues: sagacious jesters and magical storytellers; wise counselors and foolish kings—all of these inhabit a fabular world, yet one firmly grounded in everyday life. Augmented by A. K. Ramanujan’s definitive introduction and notes, this is an indispensable guide to India's ageless folklore tradition. Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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("Speaking of Siva" is a selection of vacanas or free-vers...)
"Speaking of Siva" is a selection of vacanas or free-verse sayings from the Virasaiva religious movement, dedicated to Siva as the supreme god. Written by four major saints, the greatest exponents of this poetic form, between the tenth and twelfth centuries, they are passionate lyrical expressions of the search for an unpredictable and spontaneous spiritual vision of 'now'. Here, yogic and tantric symbols, riddles and enigmas subvert the language of ordinary experience, as references to night and day, sex and family relationships take on new mystical meanings. These intense poems of personal devotion to a single deity also question traditional belief systems, customs, superstitions, image worship and even moral strictures, in verse that speaks to all men and women regardless of class and caste.
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( The Description for this book, Hymns for the Drowning: ...)
The Description for this book, Hymns for the Drowning: Poems for Visnu by Nammalvar, will be forthcoming.
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language and literature educator
Ramanujan, A. K. was born on March 16, 1929 in Mysore, India.
Bachelor in English Language and Literature with honors, Mysore University, 1949. Master of Arts in English Literature, Mysore University, 1950. Graduate diplomas in descriptive and history linguistics, Deccan College, India, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, Indiana University, 1963.
Lecturer in English various colleges, 1950-1959. Research associate University Chicago, 1961, assistant professor, 1961, assistant professor linguistics, Tamil and Dravidian languages, 1962-1966, associate professor Dravidian studies and linguistics, 1966-1968, professor, 1968-1993, William E. Colvin professor, 1983-1993, chairman department South Asian languages and civilizations, 1980-1985. Visiting assistant professor Indian studies, University Wisconsin, 1965, visiting professor, 1971.
Academy director Inter-University Rotating Program in Indian Studies, Chicago, 1966. Visiting associate professor department speech University California, Berkeley, 1967, visiting professor, 1973. Member advisory board Princeton Library.
Asian Translations Series, 1975-1986. Visiting Benedict professor departments sociology and anthropology Carleton College, 1978, Distinguished visiting Benedict professor, 1982. Consultant Ford Foundation, India, 1984.
Visiting professor Harvard Division School, 1987. Lecturer Ecole des Haute Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 1987, Watumull Distinguished Indian lecturer University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1988, Radhakrishnan Memorial lecturer Oxford University, England, 1988, visiting Walgreen professor Institute for Humanities, University Michigan, 1989-1990. Lecturer in field.
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("Speaking of Siva" is a selection of vacanas or free-vers...)
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Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Social Science Research Council/American Council Learned Societies (joint committee on south Asia 1975-1978, committee on language and culture 1985-1993), Association Asian Studies (board directors, south Asia council 1984-1987).