Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan


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Toru Dutt was an Indian poet, writing in English. Born in 1856, she travelled to England and France, and being a polyglot became fluent in French and English, later in Sanskrit as well. Her works gained popularity and success posthumously. This collection of her poems, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan, was published by her father after her death in 1877. This collection is divided into 2 parts: the 1st part contains long poems about the ancient legends of her native land of India, which had been passed on to her orally in Sanskrit and which held much fascination for her, and also implied her desire to return to India. The 2nd part is a collection of Dutt's miscellaneous poems, clearly influenced by her travels in Europe and includes the memorable 'Our Casuarina Tree'. (Summary by Anusha) (3 hr 1 min)

Chapters

Introductory Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse 23:58 Read by Zeeshan Reshamwala
Savitri, Part I 14:44 Read by Zeeshan Reshamwala
Savitri, Part II 12:46 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Savitri, Part III 2:11 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Savitri, Part IV 12:15 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Savitri, Part V 7:00 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Lakshman 11:39 Read by Lucretia B.
Jogadhya Uma 11:16 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
The Royal Ascetic and The Hind 10:21 Read by Lucretia B.
The Legend of Dhruva 8:40 Read by Anusha Iyer
Buttoo 16:50 Read by Ken Masters
Sindhu 14:44 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Prehlad 17:20 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Sîta 2:05 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Near Hastings 2:21 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
France—1870 2:01 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
The Tree of Life 2:50 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
On the Fly Leaf of Erckmann-Chatrian's novel entitled Madame Thérèse 2:03 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Sonnet—Baugmaree 1:23 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Sonnet—The Lotus 1:23 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Our Casuarina Tree 3:54 Read by Rosslyn Carlyle