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In Raghavanka’s poetic masterpiece The Life ofHarishchandra, a powerful sage tests King Harishchandra’scommitment to truth. He suffers utter deprivation butrefuses to yield. This spirited translation, the first fromKannada into any language, brings one of ancient India’smost enduring legends to a global readership.The Life of Harishchandra, Raghavanka’s thirteenth-centurymasterpiece, is the first poetic rendering of one of ancientIndia’s most enduring legends. When his commitment totruth is tested by a powerful sage, King Harishchandra suffersutter deprivation―the loss of his wife and son, his citizensand power, and, dearest of all, his caste status―but refusesto yield. The tale has influenced poets and readers throughthe ages.... Read More