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    BOOKS OF THE MONTH

    Jan 13, 2023 2 minutes

    The Book of Desire

    By Meena Kandasamy

    A translation of the third part of the Tirukkural, one of the earliest works of Tamil poetry. As Kandasamy explains, Tamil poetry has long been sidelined within Indian culture, with the explicit content of The Book of Desire attracting much moralising censorship down the centuries. The text bristles with

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