One Hundred Poems of Tukaram by Chandrakant Kaluram Mhatre

ISBN: 9781512071252

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | 04 February 2015

Paperback | 134 pages

Seeker of spirituality? Lover of exquisite poetry? Look no beyond One Hundred Poems of Tukaram! This book is a collection of selected poems of Tukaram, the greatest poet from India, who finely blends worldly wisdom with spirituality. Though written in the seventeenth century, Tukaram’s poetry holds its relevance in our own twenty‑first century that faces so many self‑created evils. These poems will heal your bruised mind with their spiritual touch and enrich it with worldly wisdom. Tukaram was a seventeenth century Indian poet who challenged the norms of his day—whether literary, social, or religious—in poems that not only energized a decaying society but influenced the centuries to come. His poetry holds rejuvenating powers even today; One Hundred Poems of Tukaram is a translation of selected works that makes the reader see every aspect of life in a new light and rethink the world in more positive terms.