English Translation of abhangs of Sage
Thukaram
Abhangs are sung in Carnatic Music
concerts for the past several years. These are
mainly devotion dripped poems written in Marathi. Though the
audience listen to them with great rapture, most of them do
not understand the meaning of these great works. Since I do
not know Marathi, I have been requesting my Maharashtrian friends to help
me to give the translation of at least few Abhangs so that I
can help the south Indian audience .At last I found my friend
Anil.G.Joshi who has translated ten of the great Abhangs of
Saint Thukaram. Sant Tukaram (1577–1650) was a prominent Varkari Sant and spiritual
poet of the Bhakti.
He is often referred to with an honorific, Sant Tukaram. Sant Tukaram was a
devotee of Vitthala or Vithoba, a form of God Vishnu.
Thukaram Abhang
translation Part I https://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2017/04/thukharam-abhangs-with-meaning-part1-by.html
THukaram Abhang translation
Part II https://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2017/04/thukharam-abhang-translation-by.html
THukaram Abhang
translation part III https://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2017/04/thukharam-abhang-translation-by-anil-g.html
Seven Abhangs of
SAnt thukaram translated by anil Joshi https://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2017/04/seven-abhangs-of-sabt-thukaram.html
About Anil.G.Joshi
Biographical Work Experience of Mr. Anil G.
Joshi *
Director AnAscent Academy, Nagpur;
Is an Engineer with over 37 years of experience.
Did his M. Sc (Physics) from Nagpur University
& M.Tech from IIT Bombay.
Has Work experience of 22 Years in Industry.
Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, 14001 & 27001;
Registered with IRCA U. K, as QMS Lead Auditor;
& as “QMS Principal Consultant” with NABET,
QCI.
During last 14 years has provided consultancy to various
companies of repute.
He was a visiting faculty for MBA courses.
Conducts programs for corporate executives on various Technical and Managerial
topics. He is a Life Fellow of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication
Engineers (IETE) and was Chairman of Nagpur Centre and Aurangabad
Sub-Centre.
Made valuable contributions as Member of Governing Body as
well as Member of Board of Studies and Technical Committees of Educational
Institutes.
Has publications to his credit including the TWO in the
International Journal for Quality & Reliability Management (UK). Identified
Key Shlokas as “Shri Gurucharitra Paragkan”; translated Sri Shankaracharya’s
Bhaj Govindam [Moha-Mudgara] from Sanskrit to Marathi [Padyanuwaad] and
translated few popular Sant Tukaram Abhang to English.