"Eating God: A Book of Bhakti Poetry" Book Discussion at Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 9th October 2015

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 09/10/2015 18:30 09/10/2015 20:00 Asia/Kolkata "Eating God: A Book of Bhakti Poetry" Book Discussion Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/10/eating-god-book-of-bhakti-poetry-book.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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Venue : Conference Room - I, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : "Eating God: A Book of Bhakti Poetry" The book edited by Arundhati Subramaniam, will be introduced by Shri Ashok Vajpeyi

Ms Arundhati Subramaniam will trace the trajectory of the book, interspersed with readings of translations By Shri Keki N. Daruwalla and Shri H.S. Shiva Prakash

Chair: Dr. H.K. Kaul, The Poetry Society (India)

Eating God: A Book of Bhakti Poetry edited by Arundhati Subramaniam (Penguin, 2014) has been described as ‘a wonderful mix of 48 voices, spanning several centuries, in adept, stylistically varied translations’ [with an} ‘extensive and deeply intimate introduction…elegantly ushering readers into a trance-like receptiveness’ (The Sunday Guardian)

Arundhati Subramaniam is the author of four books of poetry. Her recent collection was awarded the inaugural Khushwant Singh Poetry Prize, selected as the Winter Choice of the Poetry Book Society, UK and shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize

Collaboration: The Poetry Society, India; and Penguin Books, India

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