Harper’s Magazine
Review of “Garland of the Buddha’s Past Lives” (volume one) in Harper’s Magazine. Read it here. October 2009
Urthona
Urthona editor Dhivan Thomas Jones talks to Linda Covill and Patrick Olivelle, two translators of the great Indian Buddhist poet Ashva·ghosha. Read the article. Issue 26, Summer 2009
The Times Literary Supplement
A featured review article of the Clay Sanskrit Library by Aditya Behl entitled “Big cat, little cat” was published in The Times Literary Supplement (issue no. 5542, 19 June 2009). Read the article here. 19 June 2009
The Economic Times
The Cosmic Uplink column entitled “Be Vigilant About Self-induced Delusion” by Vithal C. Nadkarni, which appeared in The Economic Times, cites the Clay Sanskrit Library’s “The Recognition of Shakúntala”. 20 June 2009
The Economic Times
“The Curious Case of Clay Turning to Gold” is a review of the Clay Sanskrit Library by Vithal C. Nadkarni, which appeared in The Economic Times. 6 May 2009
Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft
Review of the Clay Sanskrit Library by Jürgen Hanneder in ZDMG 158 (2008) pp. 496–99. You can download the article. 2008
Jaina Studies (Newsletter of the Cetre of Jaina Studies, SOAS)
A review of The Epitome of Queen Lilávati, edited and translated by Richard Fynes, reviewed by Richard Gombrich. You can download the review article here. The complete newsletter is available here. March 2008, Issue 3
Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft
Review of Five Discourses of Worldly Wisdom, translated by Patrick Olivelle, reviewed by Jürgen Hanneder in ZDMG 158 (2008) pp. 224–28. You can download the article. 2008
World Literature Today
“Requiem for Sanskrit” by Willis Goth Regier discusses the whole range of CSL books published to date and considers the CSL project’s contribution to the wider world of literature and culture. March-April, 2009
Comeuppance (Blog)
Comeuppance: Thoughts on popular education, storytelling and activism for a possible better world.
“Treasure trove of ancient classics” features Maha·bhárata VI: Bhishma (volume one of two) Including the “Bhagavad Gita” in Context. 01 January 2009
Amazon.com customer review
Read the review of “Life of the Buddha” by David Fowler posted on Amazon.com. 21 July 2008
Sanskrit Literature (Blog)
A blog which aims to “bring Sanskrit literature to a wider global audience.”
“Rasa in Action” is a review of “Bouquet of Rasa” and “River of Rasa.”
“Bhatti’s Poem: The Death of Rávana” is also reviewed here. 17 February 2009
The Devoted Intellect (Blog)
Maha·bhárata VI: Bhishma (volume one) Including the “Bhagavad Gita” in Context is featured on the blog The Devoted Intellect, which is a living online companion to the book series The Intellectual Devotional. Read the entry here. 16 Nov 2008
rpollack.net (Blog)
A Sanskrit student’s blog on a wide variety of topics from education to literature. Read the author’s take on the Clay Sanskrit Library here. The site also provides flash cards for Sanskrit learners. September 2008
Wuthering Expectations (Blog)
Another blog discussion on David Shulman’s article in the New Republic. Read the entry here. 22 August 2008
languagehat.com (Blog)
Discussions by the blog author and readers about David Shulman’s article in the New Republic. Read here. 18 August 2008
Library Journal
Library Journal is the largest magazine for librarians in the United States. “Found in Translation: NYU Press, Clay Sanskrit Library Seek To Establish Indian Classics” includes interview with Steve Maikowski, director of NYU Press, and Sheldon Pollock, General Editor of CSL. 19 August 2008
The Literary Saloon: the literary weblog at the Complete Review
Comments on David Shulman’s review article in The New Republic (see below). Read the entry here. 5 August 2008
TIME
“Siddhartha’s Saga” is a review of “Life of the Buddha” by Tim Kindseth, published in the Asia Edition of Time magazine. Read the article online. 11 August 2008 (Asia Edition, vol. 172, no. 5)
Simplistic Art: Thoughts on my paintings, science, art and politics (Blog)
“Whismical actions” is the author’s verse rendering of Dandin’s What Ten Young Men Did. “On a whim, I decided to mashup some of the stories to a rhyming verse format…” 26 July 2008
The New Republic
Read “The Arrow and the Poem,” an enthralling review by David Shulman of the Clay Sanskrit Library in The New Republic. 13 August 2008
Buddhadharma
Review of ‘Handsome Nanda’ (PDF) Fall 2007 issue, p. 75.
Buddhadharma
Review of “Life Of The Buddha” by Alexander Gardner (PDF) Spring 2008 issue, p. 76.
Religions of South Asia
Review of the current volumes of the ‘Maha·bhárata’ by Simon Brodbeck (PDF) June 2007 issue, pp. 132–134
ABC Online
“Sanskrit Texts for All” — CSL translator Greg Bailey featured in The Book Show on ABC Radio National, Australia (HTML) or listen to the broadcast here. 26 June 2007
