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Book View : 'The Hanuman Chalisa - Translated by Vikram Seth'

  The Hanuman Chalisa – Translated by Vikram Seth        It was in August 2024 that I came across YouTube links related to interviews with the well known writer Vikram Seth on most of my favorite YouTube news channel haunts.      I have read two of his works (ages ago literally ) – An Equal Music and Beastly tales from here and there – I quite like his writings – especially his poetry. So I was really excited to discover his latest release – a translation of Saint Tulsidas’ Hanuman Chalisa – in my context, like every quintessential South Indian having been fed MS Amma’s rendition of the same during childhood. Also, having possessed a rudimentary translation of the great work by Gita Press Gorakhpur all these years, it piqued my curiosity further.      Since this was a book of poetry, I was keen on a physical copy rather than the Kindle version.   Thanks to Ecom, a simple screen swipe and the book lands in my hands in...