Saturday, May 05, 2007

ROZ EK SHER

हदें यों बाँध रखी हैं हरम के पासबानों ने
जिन्हें तोड़े बिना फ़रियाद भी पहुँचा नहीं सकते
-अख़्तर शीरानी

hadein yon baandh rakhii hain harem ke paasbaanon ne
jinhe tode binaa fariyaad bhii pahunchaa nahiin sakte
-Akhtar Shirani

The true path has been so obfuscated
By so-called religious leaders
That it is impossible to reach god
Without knocking down the dogmas

English adaptation by Manish Modi
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OPULENT CHANDRAGIRI
Iconography & Temple Architecture of Sravana Belagola
By Prof Hampa Nagarajaiah
2006     220 x 140 mm     82 art plates in 3 colours
Deluxe Softcover Edition     Rs. 100

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