About the Book: Ritusamharam
Perhaps the most lively and exuberant of Kalidasa, s extant works, Ritusamharam
is a glorious ode to nature, s bounty and the enduring emotional response it
evokes in mankind as a whole. Recounted as a celebration of the passing seasons,
it is a feast for the senses, capturing the myriad facets of love and longing in
a kaleidoscope of sumptuous imagery: the mischievous moonlight that, like a
pining lover, steals glances at sleeping maidens; the monsoon-bloated rivers
that rush to the sea with a lustful urgency; the flame of lovemaking that is
kindled anew at the onset of winter; the heady