In his translator’s Introduction, Pinto admits, 'I did not enjoy translating [the book]. It would often leave me feeling…in danger of collapse.'

Pune University's decision to not stand by those who put up a recent play on the Ramayana, and to allow outsiders on campus to disrupt it, raises questions we've all heard before – but nobody has answered.

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