Meghadutam Paperback

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Dr. Prakash Joshi the Indian Foreign Service in early 1970s. He went on to hold various senior positions with distinction in different parts of the world, including the Gulf region, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, etc. While posted to Guyana, South America, as High Commissioner, he delivered on their TV network discourses on the Gita for over two years. The author was educated in Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, U.K. where he did Tripos in Mathematics. Meghadutam is a monologue between the Yaksha and the Cloud. The Yaksha pours into it all his misery, his desperate yearning to be reunited soon with his beloved and their exquisite bond of passionate love. It is counted among the most beautiful piece of Sanskrit Literature usually ranked only after the iconic Sakuntalam. Accurate and lucid translation. Highly commended by noted Sanskrit scholars. Reflects the glory of Sanskrit literature and tells much about ancient India , names of its geographical features, the way of life of people, etc. A ‘must- read ‘ for one and all.