
The Buffalo Century
V¿ñche¿vara D¿k¿ita's Mahi¿a¿atakam: A Political Satire for All Centuries
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The Buffalo Century is a keen exploration of satire and its role in society and politics. Written in praise of a buffalo, V¿ñche¿vara D¿k¿ita's Mahi¿äatakam is timeless in its treatment of power, and its subversion. In resurrecting eighteenth-century Tanjore for the modern reader, Kesavan Veluthat lifts the poem beyond its immediate literary context and situates it in a contemporary global political setting. Presenting a modern English translation along with the Sanskrit text, this work provides a fare that is as rich in double entendre as it is in its onomatopoeic metaphors. A literary...
The Buffalo Century is a keen exploration of satire and its role in society and politics. Written in praise of a buffalo, V¿ñche¿vara D¿k¿ita's Mahi¿äatakam is timeless in its treatment of power, and its subversion. In resurrecting eighteenth-century Tanjore for the modern reader, Kesavan Veluthat lifts the poem beyond its immediate literary context and situates it in a contemporary global political setting. Presenting a modern English translation along with the Sanskrit text, this work provides a fare that is as rich in double entendre as it is in its onomatopoeic metaphors. A literary triumph and the voice of an age, this book will be a key text for students and scholars of history, political science, sociology, literature, especially Sanskrit and comparative, and cultural studies.