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Dialogue Between Karna and Kunti Rabindranath Tagore Translated from Bengali by Ketaki Kushari Dyson
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Published September 10, 2002
The original poem [karNakuntiisa.nbaad] by Rabindranath Tagore appeared in the collection of poems kaahinii * first published in 1900. Translated by Ketaki Kushari Dyson [ketakI kushaarI Daaisan*] - Ketaki Kushari Dyson was born in Calcutta in 1940 and educated at Calcutta and Oxford. She has been based in England since ... (more) Click here to send your feedback * To
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