Some Unquenchable Desire by Bhartṛhari

Some Unquenchable Desire by BhartṛhariAn award winning translator finds surprisingly modern themes in a selection of erotic and religious stanzas from one of classical India's most celebrated poets. Although few facts are known about his life, the Indian poet Bhartrihari leaps from the page as a remarkably recognizable individual. Amidst a career as a linguist, courtier, and hermit, he used poetry to explore themes of love, desire, impermanence, despair, anger, and fear. A thousand

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unable to believe the revelations that follow

acted out at home or simply read together by a group of friends

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and in 2009 he guided Sir Ranulph Fiennes to the summit of Everest

but his starting point was British India

death and immortality

What happens in life is that the challenge is always new