Guest guest Posted March 20, 2002 Report Share Posted March 20, 2002 can u please tell me about the similiarites between indian mythology and latvian folklore? kishore Kumar wrote: >"Ashwini Kumar" >Hindu Literature in Latvia >Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:52:52 -0500 > > > >Hindu Literature in LatviaSource: The Hindu >LATVIA, March 8, 2002: Hindu literature has found an unlikely niche >in the >Northern European country of Latvia. As far back as the middle of >the 19th >century, scholars of Latvia discovered that their native language >and >Sanskrit had commonalities, and that their traditional folklore was >similar >to Indian mythology. A special interest was cultivated in the works >of >Rabindranath Tagore. In a fourteen-year span between 1925 and 1939, >nine of >Tagore's works were translated and then published into Latvia. To >this day >Professor Viktors Ivbulis still writes articles about Tagore and has >been >doing so for over thirty years. Quoting the article, "In 1986, >Tagore's >125th birth anniversary was celebrated with great fanfare by writers >and >artists of Latvia. Elza Radzian, a famous stage actress recited on >stage >Tagore's lines (from 'The Gardener') and hold your breath, she was >wearing >saris during her recitations." Ivbulis's love for Indian literature >has >continued and he is now translating the works of R.K. Narayan and >Arundhati >Roy into Latvian. Besides translating and writing, Ivbulis also >teaches >Literary Theory and heads the chair of Oriental Studies at the >University of >Latvia. Fluent in Russian, he has written a prize winning work >called 'The >Creative Writings of Rabindranath Tagore'. Having a deep attachment >to the >Indian culture, Ivbulis frequently travels to India so that he can >mingle >with the people of the land on trains and buses." > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com.This is an information resource and discussion group for people interested in the World's Ancient Vedic Culture, with a focus on its historical, archeological and scientific aspects. Also topics about India, Hinduism, God, and other aspects of World Culture are welcome.Remember, Vedic Culture is not an artificial imposition, but is the natural state of a society that is in harmony with God and the environment.Om Shantih, Harih OmYour use of is subject to the Download Score Tracker for live cricket scores on your desktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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