[INDOLOGY] Publication announcement

[Madhav Deshpande]

Dear Jan,

    Thank you for your congratulatory message. The beauty of the modern age
is such that I could share my poetry daily with many readers almost as
it was [and is] being composed. I started writing these verses casually
almost eight years ago, but gradually this poetry has almost taken over my
heart, so much that by the time I wake up in the morning, a verse is ready
to be written down. I am still teaching Nyaya and Vyakarana to a few
students, but the Krishna poetry always remains at the front of my mind.
And finally thank you for your beautiful Sanskrit verse.

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Sat, Dec 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM Jan E.M. Houben <jemhouben at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Madhav,
>
> Congratulations on this fantastic, monumental achievement.
> Your work really makes आधुनिकसंस्कृतवाड़्मयम् progress and prosper.
> We moreover experience in your verses, whatever I have succeeded to read
> till now from the abundant pre-publications, a profound originally and
> beautifully expressed bhakti and emotional force, which brings them to the
> level of Kāvya.
> Hence, with some small variations to a well-known verse of the
> Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, and with reference to your extraordinary poetic vision
> (धीः) :
> अहो वयं धन्यतमाः येषां नस् तादृशः सखा ।
> धिया यस्य मतिर् जाता अस्माकं निश्चला हरौ ॥
>
> All best,
>
> Jan
>
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2025 at 15:16, Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> I am glad to announce the publication of my Sanskrit Krishna poetry,
>> with my English and Hindi translations, in three volumes, by Motilal
>> Banarsidass and the Kendriya Sanskrit University, Delhi. I am
>> eagerly waiting for my own copies. Here are the details of the publication:
>>
>> *श्रीमाधवकर्णामृतम् सप्तविंशतिशतकात्मकं काव्यम् (Śrīmādhavakarṇāmr̥tam
>> saptaviṃśatiśatakātmam Kāvyam)*, by Professor Madhav M. Deshpande, (3
>> Volumes), Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 2025.
>>
>> *ISBN:* 9789371005197, 937100519X
>>
>> *Regular price*
>>
>> *₹ 2,695.00*
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.mlbd.in/products/shrimadhavkarnamritam-saptavinshashtakatam-kavyam-3-volumes-by-madhav-murlidhar-deshpande-9789371005197-937100519x?srsltid=AfmBOori7PgaLEwjzbssM8tTXwp0csdmrzaTFJZShLJQRPhlthH2lRq6
>>
>>
>> Madhavakarņāmṛta is a collection of 2,700 Sanskrit verses on Krishna,
>> composed by Dr. Madhav Murlidhar Deshpande and translated by the poet
>> himself into English and Hindi. For several years, Dr. Deshpande composed
>> these verses daily and shared them across various online platforms. Written
>> in a variety of vivid Sanskrit meters, the verses portray Krishna in
>> diverse forms, expressing deep emotion and devotion. They reflect the
>> intense bond between the devotee and the divine and have been widely
>> appreciated by readers. The painting featured on the cover was created by
>> Mrs. Pranita Saklikar of San Jose, California.
>>
>>
>> DR. MADHAV MURLIDHAR DESHPANDE is an accomplished Sanskrit poet and
>> scholar. Born in Pune in 1946, he received both traditional and modern
>> training in Sanskrit and has been honored with several awards. After
>> completing his M.A. at Pune University in 1968, he earned his Ph.D. from
>> the University of Pennsylvania in 1972. He then served as Professor of
>> Sanskrit at the University of Michigan from 1972 to 2017. Dr. Deshpande has
>> published 15 books and over 200 scholarly articles on Sanskrit-related
>> topics. Alongside his academic work, he has been composing Sanskrit poetry
>> since his youth and continues to do so today. He currently resides in
>> California, USA.
>>
>> Madhav M. Deshpande
>> Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
>> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
>> Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
>> Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore,
>> India
>>
>> [Residence: Campbell, California, USA]
>>
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>
> --
>
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>
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