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SAWNET: Books by and about South Asian Women - Information about women writers and reviews of their books. Seshendra: Visionary Poet of the Millennium - Seshendra is a trendsetter both in poetry and criticism, occupies a place of crucial importance in the development and evolution of Modern Indian literature. His books have been translated into English/Hindi/Urdu/Bengali/kannada and Greek Sonar Tari - The Boat of Gold - A compilation of Bengali poetry, with translations and transliterations. Aims to develop a better understanding and appreciation of Bengali poetry through translations. Transliterations are also provided. Sulekha - Another web magazine for the Indian subcontinent. Reviews of Indian books is one of the features. Telugu Kavulu - List of famous Telugu people, writers, poets and freedom fighters. Valmiki Ramayanam - Translation in English of valmiki's Ramayana. Bala kanda and Ayodhya kanda are available so far. Also has a section of Indology with summaries of Isa nd Kena Upanishads, and description of the symbolism associated with Nataraja. Webring for Indian Literature - Home of websites related to Indian fiction, poetry and drama. Upamanyu Chatterjee An officer in the Indian Administrative Service, now in Bombay, Upamanyu Chatterjee admits to drawing upon his own experiences for his first book, English August. Anita Desai Anita Desai has been shortlisted for the Booker prize twice; first for the book Clear Light of Day in 1980 and again in 1984 for In Custody. Salman Rushdie Although Salman Rushdie lives in an unknown location in England, he is the primary chronicler of Bombay in the English language. controversial book The Satanic Verses. His most recent work The Moor's Last Sigh was informally banned in Bombay. Arundhati Roy The publishing sensation of 1997, Roy's first book The God of Small Things was an instant bestseller and got the Booker Prize. A Syrian Christian from Kerala, Roy has a degree in architecture. Tantras Devî-stotra (Kulacűdamani Tantra. VII.22-35) Nărăyani Stuti (Devîmăhătmya. XI. 3-35) Itihăsas (Epics) Mahăbhărata Bhagavadgîtă Rămăyana Purănas Brahmandapurănam Devî-Stotra (Devî-Bhăgavata Purăna. IV. 15, 11-19) Nilamatapurănam "'This Place, This Day' and other poems" by Antonio Gomes Poetry Society of India, 1998 prize-winning poemsby K. Sri Lata; Supantha Bhattacharya; Falguni Dutta; Ravathy Gopal; Gopi Krishnan Kottoor; Acushla R. Narayanan. Calcutta Flowers by Philip Tandava, 07:32 by Ajay M. Narayanan The Funeral by Roopa Belur El Alamein by Maximillian Singh Gill Poetry Rabindranath Tagore Vijay Seshadri The Love Teachings of Kama Sutra (Translated by Indra Sinha, text at wiretap) Ăgamas Paratrimshika Vijńănabhairava Haiku by Inder Bhasin Shortchanged Lives by G.S. 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