Yu Hsi
Yu Hsi | |
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| Born | 16 March 1951 FangyuanTownship, Taiwan |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, scholar |
| Known for | TranslatingTirukkuralinMandarin[1] |
| Website | www |
| Topics inTamil literature | ||
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| Sangam Literature | ||
| Five Great Epics | ||
| Silappatikaram | Manimekalai | |
| Civaka Cintamani | Valayapathi | |
| Kundalakesi | ||
| The Five Minor Epics | ||
| Neelakesi | Culamani | |
| Naga Kumara Kaviyam | Udayana Kumara Kaviyam | |
| Yashodhara Kaviyam | ||
| Bhakti Literature | ||
| Naalayira Divya Prabandham | Kamba Ramayanam | |
| Tevaram | Tirumurai | |
| Tamil people | ||
| Sangam | Sangam landscape | |
| Tamil history from Sangam literature | Ancient Tamil music | |
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Yu Hsi(bornHung Ching Yu) (born March 16, 1951) is a TaiwaneseTamilpoet and scholar who has translated theTirukkuraland the poems ofSubramaniya Bharathiand poetBharathidasaninMandarin.He is the founder and president of theTamil Sangamin Taiwan. He has received various awards, including awards from Seoul World Academy of Arts and Culture (2004),Thiruvalluvar Award(2014), and a felicitation from former President of IndiaA. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Personal life
[edit]Yu Hsi was born Hung Ching Yu inFangyuantownship, Taiwan, on 16 March 1951. He obtained a doctorate in letters. He has authored more than 60 books. In a unique literary style, he wrote his fifth long-form novel on tradition scrolls, which contained almost 600,000 words.[2]He has also translated Tamil classic Thirukkural, poems ofBharathiyarandBharathidasanandAvvaiyar's "Aathichoodi" (containing morals) into Mandarin.[3]He has been ordained aBuddhist monkas Dao Yi.[4]
Indian religion and philosophy
[edit]Yu Hsi was very interested inHinduismandIndian philosophy.According to him, great wisdom lay in the Indian religion and philosophy. He counted Hindu godGaneshas his favorite for having scripted theMahabharataas told by sageVedavyas.According to Yu Hsi, Lord Ganesha typifies the journey of enlightenment, just like those of ancient Buddhist monks. He also considers the characters ofKrishnaandArjunato have influenced him greatly.[4]
Translating the Tirukkural
[edit]In May 2010, Yu Hsi had a chance meeting with former President of IndiaA. P. J. Abdul Kalamwhen the latter presented him with a copy of theTirukkural[4]and a golden statue of Buddha.[5]The Kural text reminded him of theHindu mythologiesofRamayanaandMahabharataand their virtuous characters, which he was fascinated about 30 years earlier.[4]Yu Hsi then agreed to translate the Thirukkural into Chinese[5]and completed it in about three months.[4]He also installed a life-size statue ofValluvar,the author of the Kural text, in Taiwan.[4]
Awards
[edit]In 2004, Yu Hsi was awarded the Poet Laureate, the highest honour awarded by Seoul World Academy of Arts and Culture.[2]
In praise of his translation of theTirukkuralin Mandarin, the Tamil Nadu government awarded₹540,000. Yu Hsi, however, donated the amount toTamil Universityfor setting up of an endowment to propagate Tirukkural.[1][2]
In 2008, Yu Hsi received the Jan Smrek Prize inBratislava,Slovakia,for his poetry inspired byBuddhism.On the occasion, his five long poems were published inSlovaktranslation under the title "Cesta" (Road).[citation needed]
In 2014, he received the Thiruvalluvar award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. Yu Hsi is the first foreign scholar to receive the Thiruvalluvar award.[2][6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abRajaram, R. (19 June 2014)."Chinese translation of Tirukkural, Bharathi's poems ready".The Hindu.Chennai.Retrieved19 August2016.
- ^abcdExpress News Service (16 January 2014)."Taiwan-origin Tamil Scholar Gets Thiruvalluvar Award".The New Indian Express.Express Publications. Archived fromthe originalon 20 October 2014.Retrieved19 August2016.
- ^PTI (7 November 2015)."Taiwanese poet Yu Hsi lauds TN CM Jayalalithaa".Business Standard.Retrieved19 August2016.
- ^abcdefRenganathan, L. (29 July 2017)."A monk's love for Thirukkural".The Hindu.Thanjavur: Kasthuri & Sons.Retrieved6 August2017.
- ^abExpress News Service (20 May 2010)."Kalam felicitates Taiwanese poet Yu Hsi".The New Indian Express.Chennai: Express Publication.Retrieved19 August2016.[dead link]
- ^Sadique, Shahnawaz (17 January 2014)."Taiwanese Poet Dr Yu Hsi Was Awarded The Thiruvalluvar Award on 15 January 2014".Commonstupidman.com.Retrieved19 August2016.
- ^"திருக்குறளில் இல்லாதது எதுவும் இல்லை: திருவள்ளுவர் விருது பெற்ற தைவான் கவிஞர் யூசி பேச்சு".The Hindu (Tamil)(in Tamil). Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 16 January 2014.Retrieved6 August2021.
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