{"product_id":"where-the-creature-is-there-is-the-creator-poems-by-akho-and-vasto","title":"Where the Creature Is, There Is the Creator: Poems by Akho and Vasto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gieve Patel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 25-12-2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Akho, the Gujarati poet-saint of the seventeenth century, and Vasto Vishwambhar, whose dates are less certain, stand among the great voices of India’s nirguna bhakti tradition. Akho, a goldsmith by profession, was known for his chhappas—pithy, sharp-edged verses that cut through spiritual pretension to reveal lived truths. Vasto, his successor in spirit, celebrated the ecstatic union of the human and the divine in a voice at once sensual and transcendental.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis remarkable volume brings together Gieve Patel’s translations of Akho and Vasto, presented not only in their final English form but also through the earlier drafts and variations that reveal Patel’s evolving engagement with their verse. The result is both a work of translation and a record of a translator’s inner dialogue. It is a testament to the patience and humility that true transcreation demands.\u003cbr\u003e\nWith Patel’s passing, the book stands as a double homage: to Akho and Vasto, whose wisdom still speaks across languages and centuries, and to Gieve Patel himself—poet, painter and doctor—whose last labour of love illuminates the space between devotion and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789363367821\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.1 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speaking Tiger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50751335530800,"sku":"Prakash_9789363367821","price":320.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/718Ickqu8GL.jpg?v=1770648318","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/where-the-creature-is-there-is-the-creator-poems-by-akho-and-vasto","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}