A.N.D Haksar

Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar was born in Gwalior and educated at the Doon School and the universities of Allahabad and Oxford. A well-known translator of Sanskrit classics, he has had a distinguished career as a diplomat, serving as Indian high commissioner to Kenya and the Seychelles, minister to the United States, and ambassador to Portugal and Yugoslavia.His translations from the Sanskrit include Subhashitavali, Kama Sutra, Three Satires from Ancient Kashmir, The Courtesan's Keeper and The Seduction of Shiva, all published as Penguin Classics. Some other books are Shuka Saptati (Rupa & Co.) and Madhav & Kama (Roli Books). He has also edited Glimpses of Sanskrit Literature and compiled A Treasury of Sanskrit Poetry for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.