Suleiman Charitra - Softcover

Kalyana Malla was an esteemed poet at the court of the Lodhi prince Lad Khan, in eastern Uttar Pradesh at the beginning of the sixteenth century. His works describe him as of a royal lineage from the Karpura warrior clan of the lunar line, and his father, Gaja Malla, and grandfather, Trailokya Chandra, as respected rulers and military commanders. Writing in classical Sanskrit, he is known to have composed two still-extant works for his princely patron. One is the celebrated sex manual Ananga Ranga, and the other is the remarkable story collection Suleiman Charitra, drawn from Islamic and Biblical stories. Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar is a well-known translator of Sanskrit classics. His translations from the Sanskrit include The Shattered Thigh and Other Plays, Tales of the Ten Princes, Hitopades´a, Simha¯sana Dva¯trim?s´ika, Subha¯shita¯vali, Kama Sutra, Three Satires from Ancient Kashmir, The Courtesan s Keeper