Sunday, September 8, 2013
Jonaraja’s Rajatarangini is the second in the series of
Kashmir chronicles, next to the work of Kalhana. The Kashmirian tradition of writing,
chronicles was not discontinued at the death Kalhana but was carried further by
his disciples. The Rajatarangini of Jonaraja covers the period from 1150 A.D to
1459 A.D of the Kashmir History. This period witnessed the advent of the
Muslims in Kashmir and conversion of the majority of Hindus into Isalm.
Jonaraja who was a historian to the true sense of the term and a Sanskrit poet
of very high order has vividly described the decline of Hindu civilization of
Kashmir. He describes without any prejudice , the Muslimes regimes, mentions
the contributions of the good among them and fearlessly criticizes the
oppressors and persecutors. He does not even try to conceal the degeneration among
the contemporary Hindus. His work is a valuable source book of the history of
medieval Kashmir. The present publication is the only complete English
translation of Joanaraja’s work, made available after a long time.
Book: Rajatarangini of Jonaraja
Translated in English by Jogesh Chunder Dutt
ISBN: 81-212-0037-7
Language: English
Translated in English by Jogesh Chunder Dutt
ISBN: 81-212-0037-7
Language: English
Price:
INR 990 (Shipping/Courier Charges Extra)
For
order contact - Utpal Kaul (Please SMS - +91-9818447636)
Email:
utpalpublications@gmail.com
After French, I might also take up Spanish, Mandarin, and Nihonggo. And of course, I must learn at least one of South Africa’s 11 official languages online translation for the next World Cup. Make it ten rather, English is given.
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