Works by the author

Works

The following are the principal works of Professor Kalisadhan Mukherjee:

1. KALIDASA KABYA SAMAGRA:  Four great epic poems of the ancient Sanskrit poet Kalidasa.  Price: USD 3 + S/H.
2. KARNA: Life and struggle of the great tragic from the epic Mahabharata.  Price: USD 3 + S/H.
3. KRISHNA VASUDEVA:  Life of the greatest man of India.  Revered as god.  Depicted by the author as the greatest historical superman, the central character of the epic Mahabharata.  Price: USD 5 + S/H.
4. DRAUPADI:  The most celebrated character, the queen of the Pandavas of the epic Mahabharata.  Price: USD 2 + S/H.
5. MIRZA GALIBER KABITA:  Verse translations from short Urdu poems of Mirza Galib, the most celebrated of Urdu poets. Price: USD 1 + S/H.
6. RAMACHANDRIMA:  The prose epic rendering in Bengali from the Ramayana of Valmiki and the Raghubansam of Kalidasa.  Price: USD 5 + S/H.
7. RABINDRAKABYE PASCHIMALOK: Influence of English and French poets on Rabindranath Tagore.
8. SARATCHANDRER CHHOTO GALPO: Critical appreciation of Sarat Chatterjee's short stories.
9. ABHIMANYU:  Short verse drama based on the Mahabharata.
10. KURUKSHETRA KRANTIKAL:  A trilogy of verse drama based on the Mahabharata.

The author is currently working on two projects:  "The son of the Sun" -- the English rendering of Karna; and "The princess of Panchal", the English rendering of Draupadi.

Some Rave Reviews

On Kalidasa Kabya Samagra:

"No one but Kalisadhan Mukherjee has yet translated into Bangla verse all the poems of Kalidasa.  He is a trailblazer in this effort.  Some portions of Ritusamhara are fascinating."  Anandabazar Patrika, 28 June, 1992.

"The work of translation reveals intense labor and high level intellect.  His rendering of Kalidasa's metric style into Bangla verse is inimitable.  Jugantar Daily, October, 1989.

"A masterful rendering of Kalidasa's poetry ... All lovers of the great Kalidasa will cherish this translation."  Ramakrishna Mission Bulletin, 2001.

On the criticism of Tagore:

"Rabindrakabye Paschimalok ... a detailed penetrating criticism on the influence of English, American and French poets on Tagore."  Daily Satyajug, October 24, 1977.

On the criticism of Sarat Chatterjee

"The lectures, delivered on different seminars before learned audience, organized by Sarat Samity ... these are valuable contributions in the literary criticism of Sarat Chatterjee's fiction" -- Dr. Pratap Chandra Chandra, eminent author and former minister of Education, Government of India.

On Karna, Krishna and Draupadi

"Superb narrative.  The greatest epic of world literature, the Mahabharata, has been rendered into modern Bangla trilogy.  The characters appear almost living in colorful depiction of realistic surroundings.  The narrative is modern, shorn off supernatural fabrication.  The diction is vibrant with poetic fervor ... a major contribution to the Bangla literature." -- Prof. Rathin Sen, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

"The stories read like historical novel.  The life of Krishna has been proved to be historical."  -- Subrata Sen, late director of Bangla plays.

"Krishna Vasudeva is a masterpiece." -- Dr. Pratap Chandra Chandra, eminent author and former minister of Education, Government of India.