Archive for October, 2010

NEW BOOK

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Bhagavad Gita – Translated by Mani Rao. (Penguin Books India, 2011. India edition)   REVIEWS: Mani Rao’s courageous approach to the Gita not only revitalizes an ancient philosophy but also restores power and majesty to the text’s poetry. –Arshia Sattar   Mani Rao brings a felicitous mix of textually informed vigilance and playful irreverence to [...]

LATEST IN JOURNALS

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

Translation of first seven verses in Soundarya Lahari in Asymptote. Translation of Guru-Ashtakam in Anomalous Press. Translation of Ishavasya Upanishad in Asymptote. Essay “Automatic Writing – Real, Surreal, Hyper-real” in Fulcrum 7. Short essay responding to “What are you doing in the attic?” in Indian Literature (Issue 262, March/April 2011) Review of Ghostmasters by Reid [...]

Mani Rao is the author of eight poetry books and a translation of the Bhagavad Gita.