The Gita Govinda or Song of Krishna is considered by many experts to be among the finest examples of Sanskrit poetry. It was written in the 12th century by the great poet, Jayadeva, and describes the ...

The Pancha Sakha or the Five Friends were a group of five poet-philosophers who heralded great change in Medieval Odisha (also known as Udra Desa). These scholars translated Hindu texts written in ...

Here’s how the 16th-century Suleiman Charitra begins: “There was once a mighty lord of Ayodhya. In splendour and prowess, he was like Indra, the king of the gods… Brave and devoted to public welfare, ...