Journeys: A Poet’s Diary

• Spanning decades of Ramanujan’s life, these previously unpublished writings provide insights into his experiences as a poet, translator, folklorist and scholar. The diaries include travel observations, poetry drafts, reflections on writing and glimpses into his intellectual life.

A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993) was one of India’s most influential poets, translators, folklorists and scholars. He wrote in both English and Kannada and became particularly renowned for his translations of classical Tamil and medieval Kannada literature

Journeys opens a window into Ramanujan’s private world and creative development. His diaries capture his travels, observations, ideas, literary experiments and dreams, showing how everyday experiences and intellectual encounters became sources for his poetry and scholarship. The collection provides a rare and personal perspective on one of twentieth-century India’s finest literary figures.