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ARDHAKATHANAKA: HALF A TALE
ARDHAKATHANAKA: HALF A TALE
by
Mukund Lath
Category: Biography
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Number of pages: 294
Book Size: 9.5x11
Book Weight (Hardbound): 1000 gm
Book Weight (Paperback): gm
Published in: 10/01/2005
Available in: Hardbound & Paperbound
ISBN_PB: 8129100614
ISBN_HB: 9788129105660
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The "Ardhakathanaka" is a remarkable work. Written during the heyday of the Mughal rule in 1641 A.D., it is perhaps the only autobiography in the Indian tradition. Banarasi, its author, was evidently working without precedence. Yet he was surprisingly cognizant of the complexity of his task and the depth of introspection it needed.

"A man's life has much that is subtly secret and profoundly beyond grasp. Even within the tiny span of a day he passes through myriad states of consciousness. The Omniscient Tirthankara, perhaps, sees it all, but even he cannot report it in its fullness."

This was his comment at the end of his narrative. Born in a merchant family that had migrated from Rajasthan to Jaunpur in eastern U.P., Banarasi spent an eventful life in many Mughal towns, finally settling in Agra where he wrote "Half a Tale" at the age of 55. He died about two years later.

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Mukund Lath No. of books available: 1
Mukund Lath has written and translated several works, including an English translation of Kalpasutra, an ancient biography of Mahavir, originally in Prakrit. He received the Shankar Puraskar for his Sangita Evam Chinatan, a unique depiction of the nature of thought on the analogy of Indian ragas. Mukund Lath studied music under several gurus, including Pandit Jasraj, with whom he travelled through the Uttarkhand Himalayas on foot, studying music.

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