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A.N.D. Haksar


Born
in Gwalior, India
January 01, 1933


Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar was born in Gwalior and educated at the Doon School and the universities of Allahabad and Oxford. A well-known translator of Sanskrit classics, he has also had a distinguished career as a diplomat, serving as Indian high commissioner to Kenya and the Seychelles, minister to the United States, and later ambassador to Portugal and Yugoslavia.

His translations from the Sanskrit include Hitopadeśa and Simhāsana Dvātriṃśikā, both published as Penguin Classics, Jatakamala {with a foreword by the Dalai Lama) published by HarperCollins India, and the first-ever rendition of Madhavanala Katha, published by Roli Books as Madhav and Kama. He has also translated from the Sanskrit the stories of the Panchatantram and th
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“The rising sun is red,
and also red at setting.
The great will look the same
in good times and in bad.”
A.N.D. Haksar, Subhashitavali: An Anthology of Comic, Erotic and Other Verse

“Poverty, I salute you. Through
your grace I have become a magician.
For I can see the world, but none see me.”
A.N.D. Haksar, Simhasana Dvatrimsika: Thirty-Two Tales of the Throne of Vikramaditya

“There is great sorrow in my heart today.
Then tell us why you are sad.
How will telling help?
My son, one who is sad can find relief by talking about his sorrow to a friend.”
A.N.D. Haksar, Simhasana Dvatrimsika: Thirty-Two Tales of the Throne of Vikramaditya



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