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'''Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar''' (born December 3, 1933) is a well known translator of [[Sanskrit]] classics into [[English language|English]]. Born in [[Gwalior]], central [[India]], he is a graduate of [[The Doon School]], [[Allahabad University]] and [[Oxford University]]. He was a career diplomat, serving as Indian High Commissioner to [[Kenya]] and the [[Seychelles]], Minister in the [[United States]], Ambassador to [[Portugal]] and [[Yugoslavia]], and he also served as Dean of India's [[Foreign Service Institute, India|Foreign Service Institute]] and President of the [[U.N. Environment Programme]]'s Governing Council.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penguin India|url=http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/and-haksar}}</ref>▼
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1933|12|3}}
| birth_place = [[Gwalior]], [[British India]]
| education = {{ubl|[[The Doon School]]|[[University of Allahabad]]|[[University of Oxford]]}}
| occupation = Diplomat, translator, writer
| language = [[English language|English]]
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▲'''Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar''' (born 3 December
Haksar is noted for his collection of translations from Sanskrit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1940250.A_N_D_Haksar|title=A.N.D. Haksar|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2019-05-18}}</ref> He has increasingly focused on the ''
==List of works==
▲Haksar has increasingly focused on the ''katha'' or narrative Sanskrit literature, the manuscript archive of which may amount to some 40,000 volumes.<ref>{{cite speech |title=Sanskrit and OCR |last=Ingalls |first=Dan |location=Xerox PARC |date=1980 |url=http://vimeo.com/4714623 |accessdate=December 31, 2013}}</ref> This is in part because many generations of orientalist scholars had overlooked this rich tradition in favor of more ancient religious texts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://venetiaansell.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/an-interview-with-and-haksar/ |title=An Interview with A. N. D. Haksar |accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref> His katha translations include Shuka Saptati,<ref>{{cite book |title=Shuka Saptati |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=2008 |publisher=Harper Collins India |isbn=978-8-172-23370-9}}</ref> and the first ever renditions into English of Madhavanala Katha and Samaya Matrika, respectively published as Madhav & Kama<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=2006 |title=Madhav & Kama | publisher=Roli Books |isbn=978-8-186-93924-6}}</ref> and The Courtesan's Keeper.<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=2009 |title=The Courtesan's Keeper |publisher=Rupa & Co |isbn=978-8-129-11336-8}}</ref>
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#''Tales from the [[Panchatantra]]'' (1992)<ref>{{cite book|title=Tales from the Panchatantra|last=Haksar|first=A. N. D.|publisher=NationalBook Trust India|year=1992}}</ref>
#''The Shattered Thigh & Other Plays of [[Bhāsa|Bhasa]]'' (1993)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Shattered Thigh & Other Plays of Bhasa|last=Haksar|first=A. N. D.|publisher=Penguin Group|year=1993|isbn=978-0-143-10430-8}}</ref>
#[[Daṇḍin|Dandin]]'s ''[[Daśakumāracarita|Tales of the Ten Princes]]'' (1995)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=1995 |title=Tales of the Ten Princes |publisher=Penguin Books}}</ref>
# Fables from [[Narayan Pandit|Narayana]]'s ''[[Hitopadesha]]'' (1998)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=1998 |title=Narayana's Hitopadesha |publisher=Penguin Classics}}</ref>
# the story collection ''[[Simhasana Dvatrimsika]]'' (1998)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=1998 |title=Simhasana Dvatrimsika |publisher=Penguin Classics}}</ref>
#''[[Shuka Saptati]]- Seventy Tales of the Parrot'' (2000)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Shuka Saptati- Seventy Tales of the Parrot|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=HarperCollins India|year=2000}}</ref>
#The ''[[Jatakamala]]'' ''of Arya Shura'' (2003)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Jatakamala of Arya Shura|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=HarperCollins India|year=2003}}</ref> with a foreword by H.H. the [[14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]]
#''Madhav and Kama - A Love Story from Ancient India'' (2006)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Madhav and Kama - A Love Story from Ancient India|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=IndiaInk Roli Books|year=2006}}</ref>
# the verse anthology ''[[Subhashita]]vali'' (2007)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=2007 |title=Subhashitavali |publisher=Penguin Classics}}</ref>
#''The Courtesan’s Keeper - [[Samaya Matrika]]'' of [[Kshemendra]] (2008)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=2008 |title=The Courtesan's Keeper - Samaya Matrika |publisher=Rupa & Co}}</ref>
#''Three Satires from Ancient Kashmir'' of [[Kshemendra]] (2011)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=2011 |title=Three Satires from Ancient Kashmir |publisher=Penguin Classics}}</ref>
# [[Vātsyāyana|Vatsyayana]]'s ''[[Kama Sutra]]'' (2011)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=2011 |title=The Kama Sutra |publisher=Penguin Classics}}</ref>
#''The Seduction of Shiva - Tales of Life and Love'' (2014)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=2014 |title=The Seduction of Shiva - Tales of Life and Love |publisher=Penguin Classics}}</ref>
#''Suleiman Charitra of [[Kalyanamalla|Kalyana Malla]]'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Suleiman Charitra of Kalyana Malla|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=Penguin Books India|year=2015}}</ref>
#''[[Raghuvaṃśa|Raghuvamsam]]'' of [[Kālidāsa|Kalidasa]] (2016)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Raghuvamsam|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=Penguin Books India|year=2016}}</ref>
#''The Ending of Arrogance – Darpadalanam'' of [[Kshemendra]] (2016)<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Ending of Arrogance – Darpadalanam|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=Rasala Books|year=2016|location=Bangalore}}</ref>
#''Three Hundred Verses'' of [[Bhartṛhari|Bhartrihari]] (2017)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Three Hundred Verses|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=Penguin Books India|year=2017}}</ref>
#''[[Ṛtusaṃhāra|Ritusamharam]] – A Gathering of Seasons'' by [[Kālidāsa|Kalidasa]] (2018)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Ritusamharam - A Gathering of Seasons|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=Penguin India|year=2018}}</ref>
#''A Tale of Wonder – Kathakautukam'' by Srivara (2019)<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Tale of Wonder – Kathakautukam|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=Penguin India|year=2019}}</ref>
#''Chankaya Niti - Verses on Life and Living'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chanakya Niti|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/chanakya-niti/|access-date=2020-10-05|website=Penguin Random House India|language=en-US}}</ref>
#''[[Vikramōrvaśīyam|Vikramorvashiyam]] – Quest for Urvashi'' by [[Kālidāsa|Kalidasa]] (2021)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Vikramorvashiyam - Quest for Urvashi|last=Haksar|first=A.N.D.|publisher=Penguin India|year=2021}}</ref>
=== Edited ===
*''Glimpses of Sanskrit Literature'' (1995)<ref>{{cite book |title=Glimpses of Sanskrit Literature |year=1995 |editor-last=Haksar |editor-first=A. N. D. |publisher=Indian Council for Cultural Relations}}</ref> for the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]].
*''A Treasury of Sanskrit Poetry'' (2002)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haksar |first=A. N. D. |year=2002 |title= A Treasury of Sanskrit Poetry |publisher=Indian Council for Cultural Relations |isbn=978-8-175-41116-6}}</ref> for the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]].
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://penguin.co.in/book_author/a-n-d-haksar/ A. N. D. Haksar] at [[Penguin India]]
* [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1940250.A_N_D_Haksar A. N. D. Haksar] at [[Goodreads]]
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