It is not something one would necessarily expect.
A new translation of the Hanuman Chalisa — the popular devotional poem written by the sage Tulsidas in the 16th century — is always welcome.
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What’s surprising is that this translation is by Vikram Seth, the best-selling, award-winning author of novels about passion, loss and life on the fringes; novels such as A Suitable Boy (1993) and An Equal Music (1999).
In many ways, this version of the Chalisa (a hymn in
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