Rajendra Tandon, born in 1934, obtained his bachelor's degree in law and went on to study his masters in English literature. A former member of the Indian Revenue Service, he has studied Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, mathematics, physics and law. Rajendra Tandon has published translations of Bhartrihari's Niti Shatakam, Shringar Shatakam and Vairagya Shatakam. He is deeply interested in Indian history, Indian miniature painting, astronomy, the fine arts, Indian and Western classical music and gardening. He currently lives in Mumbai.
Kalidasa's Ritusamharam, 'A Garland of Seasons' unfolds the panorama of the six glorious seasons of India. The poem is rich in the erotic imagery of the human response to the extreme heat of summer, the torrential rains, the languid ripening of autumn, the intimacy of winter and the revival of life in spring.
