Ramanujar: The Life and Ideas of Ramanuja

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Dr Indira Parthasarathy (Founder-Director of the School of Drama, Pondicherry University, India.) Prof T. Sriraman (Department of Literatures in English, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India.)

Ramanujar

The Life and Ideas of Ramanuja

Dr Indira Parthasarathy (Founder-Director of the School of Drama, Pondicherry University, India.), Prof T. Sriraman (Department of Literatures in English, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India.), Prof C.T. Indra (Department of English, University of Madras, India.)

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Oxford University Press
07 September 2023

Biography: religious & spiritual; Plays & playscripts

Indira Parthasarathy's Tamil play 'Ramanujar' was awarded the Saraswati Samman by the K.K. Birla Foundation in 1999 for promoting an understanding of the contemporary relevance of the renowned Vaishnava acharya of medieval India. The English translation by T. Sriraman and the accompanying critical apparatus by C.T. Indra make the play accessible to a wider audience for the first time. The book presents the saint not only as an exponent of the Visishtaadvaidic philosophy, but even more strikingly as a radical social reformer with an inclusive vision. The Epilogue, a playlet included in the present edition, presents an imaginary meeting of the aged renunciant with his long-separated wife. The searching questions she poses make the savant reflect upon and evaluate himself, his past, and the impact he has made on society.

By: Dr Indira Parthasarathy (Founder-Director of the School of Drama Pondicherry University India.)
Commentaries by: Prof C.T. Indra (Department of English University of Madras India.)
Translated by: Prof T. Sriraman (Department of Literatures in English The English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad India.)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 223mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 418g
ISBN: 9780192871541
ISBN 10: 0192871544
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 07 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Hagiography Revisited 1: Author's Preface 2: 'RAMANUJAR' Act I Act II Act III Act IV Epilogue: Swami, Who Is Tanjamma? 3: Afterword Notes and Glossary Commentary on the Play Appendices Select Bibliography

Author: Indira Parthasarathy, pseudonym of Padma Shri (Dr) Ranganathan Parthasarathy (b.1930), is widely acknowledged as one of those who have revolutionized modern Tamil drama. He has authored several novels, novellas, and short stories. The only Tamil writer to have won both the Sahitya Akademi and the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, Indira Parthasarathy was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 at The Hindu Literature for Life event. Translator: T. Sriraman, previously associated with the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, has also translated Indira Parthasarathy's 'Aurangzeb' (Seagull). Introduction and Commentary: C.T. Indra, previously associated with the University of Madras, has translated Indira Parthasarathy's 'Nandan Kathai' as 'The Legend of Nandan' (Oxford University Press).

Reviews for Ramanujar: The Life and Ideas of Ramanuja

''Indira Parthasarathy's 'Ramanujar' is a wonderful achievement and is now a part of Yatiraja's tradition.'' —- Francis X. Clooney, Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University.