Ramacharitmanas: The Epic of Ram Philip A. Lutgendorf in conversation with Arundhathi Subramaniam

Ramacharitmanas: The Epic of Ram Philip A. Lutgendorf in conversation with Arundhathi Subramaniam
The great Indian epic poem, the Ramcharitmanas, was composed in the 16th century in Awadhi by Goswami Tulsidas and has retained its religious and literary primacy through orality, ritual, and literature. Academic and cultural historian Philip Lutgendorf has worked extensively on the Ramcharitmanas, and his definitive English translation, published by the Murty Classical Library of India, runs into seven volumes. The 7th Volume will be out at the end of this year, coinciding with Tulsidas’ 400th death anniversary in 2023. In conversation with Arundhathi Subramaniam, Lutgendorf discusses the impact and outreach of this classic text and the poetic genius of Tulsidas.
Philip A Lutgendorf :- Professor Emeritus of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies at the University of Iowa, is the author of several works on the Ramayana tradition. He has also written several essays on Hindi cinema, and is the translator of The Epic of Ram, the seventh and final volume of which will appear in January 2023.
Arundhathi Subramaniam :- Described as, “One of the finest poets writing in India today” (The Hindu, 2010), and, “A unique poet of our times … in a league all by herself” (Indian Literature, 2020), Arundhathi Subramaniam is a leading Indian poet and writer on spirituality. Her thirteen books of poetry and prose include the recent volume Love Without a Story, and a book of conversations with female sacred travelers, Women Who Wear Only Themselves. Other works include the well-loved anthology of sacred poetry, Eating God, and the bestselling biography of a contemporary mystic, Sadhguru: More Than a Life. Her awards include the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Khushwant Singh Poetry Prize, the Raza Award, the Il Ceppo Prize in Italy, and the Homi Bhabha and Charles Wallace fellowships, among others. Her book, When God is a Traveller, was the Season Choice of the Poetry Book Society, shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize. She has worked over the years as a performing arts curator, critic, and poetry editor.
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