Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Maharshi Valmiki, writers of one of the most important and popular epics of all time Ramayana. As per Ramayana, Lord Rama met Valmiki during Vanvasa or his period of exile Valmiki was born as Ratnakar and was a dacoit who used to rob people and kill them. As per Ramayana, Lord …
It’s four stanzas of a river in flood, describing the things the river carries away, including a quirky image I never forgot of “a couple of cows named Gopi and Brinda as usual.” I reconnected with this poet a few years ago, with the posthumous publication of his journals. If you, like me, read primarily in English, here are three …
