A new work by the incredible Vikram Seth is a cause for celebration, (and especially for us at A Suitable Agency!) We were delighted to partner with Speaking Tiger on the launch of ‘The Hanuman Chalisa,’ translated by Vikram Seth, held at THE Park, New Delhi.

Watch this video from the wonderful evening at the launch, that featured Vikram Seth in conversation with Mandira Nayar.

Vikram Seth—as acclaimed and popular a poet as he is a novelist—spent some years translating this beloved classic into English, in rhyme and metre. The result is a flawless translation which has the magical incantatory quality of the original Awadhi. This elegant bilingual edition has the original verses in Devanagari and Roman script alongside the English translations. It is a book for a lifetime—to be bought for oneself, and to gift.