Indian Literature: An Introduction

Cover
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Ramayana: The Valin Vadh Episode
Chapter 2: The Mahabharata: The Ekalavya Episode
Chapter 3: Mrichchhakatika: The Making of a Breach
Chapter 4: Cilappatikaram: From the Book of Maturai
Chapter 5: You Have Put Up a Show and How Can I Live
Chapter 6: The Simple State
Chapter 7: I Know Only Kçùõa
Chapter 8: Separation
Chapter 9: Desires Come by the Thousands
Chapter 10: Sad and Weary
Chapter 11: Do Not Ask
Chapter 12: The Palla Song and Letter to Parali Su. Nellaiappa Pillai
Chapter 13: A Comparison Between Women and Men
Chapter 14: The Cabuliwallah and Shah Jahan
Chapter 15: The Chess-Players
Chapter 16: Raag Darbari
Chapter 17: Touch-Me-Not1
Chapter 18: A Blind Man’s Vision of Fulfillment
Chapter 19: To Waris Shah
Chapter 20: Venkatashami’s Love Affair
Chapter 21: Widow
Chapter 22: The Journey
Chapter 23: Kalahandi
Chapter 24: Joothan
Chapter 25: A Suitable Boy
Chapter 26: Folk Songs
Bibliography
Copyright Acknowledgements