Saundaryalahari of Sankaracarya (Shankaracharya)

V. K. Subramanian (b. 1930, Kerala) is an eminent Sanskrit scholar. Who has translated several ancient Indian, Sanskrit texts into English. He ahs a universalistic taste and is a prolific writer on a variety of subjects ranging from astrology to art. His published works include: Sivanandalahari, Maxims of Chanakya, Rudraprasna, Planets, Palms and Predictions, Lali and other short stories, Love Twigs, A Bond to Sorrow, The Indian Financial System, Siva Sakti, Indian Art through the Ages and The Great Ones in Art. A retired officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, (which he joined in 1953) Sri Subramanian is also a reputed painter, who has held twenty one-man exhibitions. His paintings have won wide acclaim from art critics all over the country. Ha has traveled widely.