The Nine Jewels: A Box Set From The Murty Classical Library of India

Discover India’s rich, diverse literary heritage with The Nine Jewels—a stunning, curated box set of nine paperbacks from the renowned Murty Classical Library of India!

About the Box Set: Perfect for gifting or for cherishing in your own personal library, this magnificent collection opens the doors to centuries of classical Indian literary treasures for first-time readers and lifelong lovers of literature alike. Journey across languages, centuries, and spiritual traditions with nine masterfully translated masterpieces:

1. Biharilal, He Spoke of Love (Translated by Rupert Snell) – The 17th-century Hindi classic of divine and erotic love.

2. Bullhe Shah, Sufi Lyrics (Translated by Christopher Shackle) – Verses by the iconic 18th-century Sufi poet.

3. Guru Nanak, Poems from the Sikh Sacred Tradition (Translated by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh) – Illuminating sacred tenets cherished worldwide.

4. Mir Taqi Mir, Ghazals (Translated by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi) – The finest ghazals of Urdu's most accomplished poet.

5. Nandi Timmana, Theft of a Tree (Translated by Harshita Mruthinti Kamath & Velcheru Narayana Rao) – A tale of Krishna and Satyabhama from the Vijayanagara Empire.

6. Poems of the First Buddhist Women, The Therigatha (Translated by Charles Hallisey) – One of the world's oldest literary texts written by women.

7. Shah Abdul Latif, The Risalo of Shah Abdul Latif (Translated by Christopher Shackle) – A landmark classic of Sindhi Sufi poetry.

8. Surdas, Sur’s Ocean (Translated by John Stratton Hawley) – Award-winning classical Hindi poetry.

9. Tulsidas, The Sea of Separation (Translated by Philip Lutgendorf) – Selections from the authoritative translation of the Ramayana.