Dear Patrick, Of course I should have given the publication details, they are given in the book as follows:
GULMINĪ, (An Anthology of Sanskrit Lyrics and Gazals) by Prof. Hari Dutt Sharma ISBN: 978-93-90964-53-6 Published by Raka Prakashan 40A, Motilal Nehru Road Prayagraj 211 002 Mob. 9415307687 email: [email protected] Price: 300 Rs. On Wed, 7 Feb 2024 at 02:20, Patrick Olivelle <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Jan: > > Can you send the publication details of the book? > > Patrick > > > > On Feb 6, 2024, at 5:22 PM, Jan E.M. Houben via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear List Members, > > This is to announce the recent publication of > GULMINĪ, (An Anthology of Sanskrit Lyrics and Gazals) > by Prof. Hari Dutt Sharma > > From the Foreword by Jan E.M. Houben: > > ... it is fortunate that apart from the rare and inevitably rather closed > communities of traditional students of Vedic texts and rituals and also > apart from the modern study of Sanskrit at Indian universities along the > method of modern philology and textual studies, the tradition of creative > writing in Sanskrit is carried on by several authors in India ; and one > widely acclaimed author among these is Professor Hari Dutt Sharma. Apart > from his academic study of Sanskrit poetry and poetics, Professor Sharma > has emerged as a reputed author of modern Sanskrit literature. > > > ... several of his poems and books have been prescribed in courses on > Modern Sanskrit Literature at several Indian universities. > ... > Prof. Sharma’s poems and books are excellently suited for introducing > students to the lively scene of modern Sanskrit literature, and it would be > advisable to add the reading of modern Sanskrit literature in the programs > in universities outside India as well, in order to update the student’s > mastery of Sanskrit in a way that would be difficult and unthinkable 100 or > even 20 years ago. The focus on the study of Sanskrit in order to create a > basis for textual research has to be maintained at western universities, > because research is still the main professional perspective outside India. > But to add an introduction to modern Sanskrit poetry and literature would > help to open the eyes of Sanskrit students for the rich and variegated > literary production in this domain, till now almost completely neglected by > western scholars. > A recent exception is Beate Guttandin’s *Rebellionen*, Hamburg 2020, > which contains annotated translations of a number of short stories in > Sanskrit about tradition and innovation in daily life in Indian families. > ... > In addition to the books by Prof. Sharma already mentioned above, also his > recent Mahākāvya *Vaideśikāṭanam*, containing 21 cantos in various > classical metres such as Indravajrā, Upajāti, etc., as it deals with the > author’s visits to numerous countries and cities, including the then still > separate East- and West-Germany, and his participation in academic events > such as various sessions of the World Sanskrit Conference, would make an > excellent reading for Sanskrit students at universities. > This applies, finally, also to the current work of Prof. > Sharma, the *Gulminī*, which is a book of lyrical poetry (*gītikāvya*), > in rythmic and melodious Sanskrit in free metre, consisting of 51 poems > expressing various sentiments and emotions (*rasa* and *bhāva*) on > various subjects, from depictions of beautiful seasonal nature (3. > *madhumāsakathā*) to reflections on international travels and the > transmission of Sanskrit poetry (6. *sañcaraṇam*), and on the experience > of poetic creation (1. *badhyate hi cetanā*). Other topics dealt with are > recent events in the world and in India such as the terrorist attack on a > school (*vidy**ālaya*) in Peshawar (2. *peśāvara-paiśācikam*, referring > to the 16.12.2014 terrorist attack on the Army Public School in > Peshawar), the rioting on Capitol Hill on 06.01.2021 (41. > *kaipīṭala-kampanam*), the storming of Delhi’s Red Fort by protesting > farmers on 26.01.2021 (42. *dillīdurgākramaṇam*). In poem 45 *yuddhaṁ na > hi ruddham*, the author regrets the continuous arising of armed conflicts > everywhere, *kāśmīraṁ vā yūkreṇaṁ vā syād aphagānistānam*. > ... > ... The theme of the author’s previous work, *Vaideśikāṭanam*, is also > continued here, with poems 22. *viśva-saṁskṛta-sammelanam *(refrain : > *vaiśvika-saṁskṛta-sammelanam > iha vaiṅkūvare tatam*) and 25 on Vancouver : *vaiṅkūvaraṁ varam. *Poem > 48. *nīdaralaiṇḍe ham*, deals with a recent trip to the Netherlands (with > *ham* not for *aham* but as exclamation, as elsewhere in the poem and in > the work). > ... > ... > The subject of poem 27. * kumbhaḥ* is a regular event with a very long > history: the Prayāgrāj Kumbhamela in the author’s home city Allahabad. An > Ardha Kumbhamela took here place in 2019, the next full one will be in > 2025. In 49. *kva nu hā gatāḥ* the author wonders where all relatives, > friends and dear ones who have passed away have gone, and evokes the > Upaniṣadic story of Naciketas who questions the god of death Yama about the > fate of the deceased : *maraṇottaraṁ kva nu yāti saḥ ... mṛtyoḥ rahasyaṁ > vai yamaṁ pṛcchati ca naciketā citā*. > ... > ... > Hommage and congratulations to Prof. Hari Dutt Sharma who traveled for > many years to many countries outside India to attend academic events on the > study of Sanskrit, and composed the fascinating Mahākāvya – poetic work of > epic dimension – the *Vaideśikāṭana* ; who contributed significantly to > Sanskrit literature also through the current work in lyrical poetry, > *Gulminī*, and other works : > > > अनेकवत्सराद् येन भूरिवैदेशिकाटनात् । > परम् मनोहरं सृष्टं काव्यं वैदेशिकाटनम् ॥ > संस्कृतवाङ्मयं गीति – गुल्मिन्यादिभिरेव च । > पुष्टं येन नमस् तस्मै हरये दत्तशर्मणे ॥ > > > > > > > > -- > *Jan E.M. Houben* > Directeur d'Études, Professor of South Asian History and Philology > *Sources et histoire de la tradition sanskrite* > École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE, Paris Sciences et Lettres) > *Sciences historiques et philologiques * > Groupe de recherches en études indiennes (EA 2120) > *johannes.houben [at] ephe.psl.eu <[email protected]>* > *https://ephe-sorbonne.academia.edu/JanEMHouben > <https://ephe-sorbonne.academia.edu/JanEMHouben>* > *https://www.classicalindia.info* <https://www.classicalindia.info/> > LabEx Hastec -- *L'Inde Classique* augmentée: construction, transmission > et transformations d'un savoir scientifique > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > > -- *Jan E.M. Houben* Directeur d'Études, Professor of South Asian History and Philology *Sources et histoire de la tradition sanskrite* École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE, Paris Sciences et Lettres) *Sciences historiques et philologiques * Groupe de recherches en études indiennes (EA 2120) *johannes.houben [at] ephe.psl.eu <[email protected]>* *https://ephe-sorbonne.academia.edu/JanEMHouben <https://ephe-sorbonne.academia.edu/JanEMHouben>* *https://www.classicalindia.info* <https://www.classicalindia.info> LabEx Hastec -- *L'Inde Classique* augmentée: construction, transmission et transformations d'un savoir scientifique
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