The Buffalo Century: Vāñcheśvara Dīkṣita's Mahiṣaśatakam: A Political Satire for All Centuries

ISBN-13: 9780367375249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 130 str.

Kesavan Veluthat

Opis

This book presents a critical analysis and English translation of the Sanskrit epic, the Mahiṣaśataka, “A Hundred Verses in Praise of a Buffalo”. It was one of the first text on political satire, which heavily criticises the king, the bureaucracy, the nobility and society.

O autorze

Kesavan Veluthat is Director of the Institute for the Study of the Heritage of Coastal Kerala. He was educated in Calicut and New Delhi. He taught history in different Indian universities including Calicut, Mangalore and Delhi, and he has been a visiting professor in many Indian and foreign universities. His publications include Brahman Settlements in Kerala, The Political Structure of Early Medieval South India, The Early Medieval in South India and Notes of Dissent: Essays on Indian History.