Complete English ‘Tapasvinī Kāvya’ : Dr.Harekrishna Meher

Original Oriya Epic Poem ‘TAPASVINĪ’ 
By : POET GAŃGĀDHARA MEHER (1862-1924).
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Complete Translation into Hindi, English and Sanskrit languages
By : Dr. HAREKRISHNA MEHER. 
Link: 

http://hkmeher.blogspot.in/2013/05/tapasvini-kavya-complete-hindi-english.html

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Tapasvinī, an eleven-canto Oriya epic poem, is the magnum opus and a great classic of Poet Gańgādhara Meher. With the prevailing sentiment of Pathos, this kāvya depicts the post-banishment episode of Sītā in the hermitage of Sage Vālmīki. Here Sītā, the adorable daughter of Earth and the devoted wife of King Rāma, in her later life appears as a Tapasvinī, ‘A Woman practising penance’ or ‘An Ascetic-maid’. In this Rāmāyana-based literary composition, the poetic presentation is well-embellished with originality and significant innovations. Like Kālidāsa in Sanskrit and William Wordsworth in English, Gańgādhara Meher is regarded as ‘Prakŗti-Kavi’, Poet of Nature, in Oriya literature.

This epic poem reveals the ambition of the poet to portray the brilliant character of a devoted wife steeped in Indian culture. With vivid and prominent delineation of Sītā’s life-deeds, ‘Tapasvinī Kāvya' may be construed as a ‘Sītāyana’ in the field of Indian Literature.
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‘ Tapasvinī of Gańgādhara Meher ’
Complete English Translation by : Dr. Harekrishna Meher.
Published by : R.N. Bhattacharya,
A-217, Road No.4, H.B.Town, Sodepur, Kolkata-700110.
First Edition : 2009. ISBN : 81-87661-63-1.
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‘ Tapasvinī of Gańgādhara Meher ’ Book Ref :

http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2009/08/english-version-book-of-oriya-tapasvini.html

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Tapasvini : A Literary Appreciation 
(Published in E-Journal 'Muse India') :
http://www.museindia.com/focuscontent.asp?issid=34&id=2292
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[All Eleven Cantos have been taken here from this English Book.]

Complete English Version of ‘ TAPASVINĪ ’ is presented here.
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English Tapasvinī [Contents]     
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Translator’s Foreword :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-translators-foreword.html
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Tapasvinī of Gańgādhara Meher : A Critical Observation (Article) :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-tapasvini.html 
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Preface (Translated from Original Oriya) :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-preface.html

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Canto-1 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto.html
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Canto -2 : 
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto-2.html
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Canto-3 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavyacanto-3.html
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Canto-4 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto-4.html
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Canto-5 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto-5.html
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Canto-6 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto-6.html
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Canto-7 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto-7.html
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Canto-8 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto-8.html
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Canto-9 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto-9.html
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Canto-10 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto-10.html
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Canto-11 :
http://tapasvini-kavya.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-tapasvini-kavya-canto-11.html
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* * English Tapasvinī Complete * *
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Other Related Links :

Complete Hindi Tapasvinī Kāvya :
http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/complete-hindi-tapasvini-kavya.html
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Articles on My Hindi-English-Sanskrit Translations of Tapasvinī Kāvya :http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-hindi-english-sanskrit-articles-on.html
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For more details about Gańgādhara Meher’s Tapasvinī, Please see : http://hkmeher.blogspot.com/2008/07/gangadhara-mehers-tapasvini.html

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