The Poetry Society presents "The First King and the First Ascetic: A Poetic Retellling of Acharya Mahapragya’s Rishabhayan" Readings and discussion at Conference Room - I, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 20th April 2015

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 20-04-2015 18:30:00 20-04-2015 20:00:00 68 The Poetry Society presents "The First King and the First Ascetic: A Poetic Retellling of Acharya Mahapragya’s Rishabhayan" Readings and discussion Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/04/the-poetry-society-presents-first-king.html Conference Room - I, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

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Event Description : The Poetry Society, India presents "The First King and the First Ascetic: A Poetic Retellling of Acharya Mahapragya’s Rishabhayan"
Readings and discussion around the recently published translation of Acharya Mahapragya’s book of verses by Sudhamahi Reghunathan (New Delhi 2014: Harper Element, HarperCollins)

Introduction to the book by Sudhamahi Reghunathan, author and translator

Readings in English and Hindi

Rishabhayan – The Story of the First King is about the first king in a society of beginning-less time, according to Jaina mythology. It tells of the evolution of human civilisation as it grew from a society based on need to one attached to material possessions. The epic depicts the search for truth and the role of renunciation and sacrifice

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