The Light of Asia
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The Light of Asia, or The Great Renunciation, is a book by Sir Edwin Arnold. The first edition of the book was published in London in July 1879.
Title page of the 1885 edition
Frontispiece to the 1885 edition.
Himanshu Rai
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Himanshu Rai was an Indian actor and film director. Regarded as one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, he is best known as the founder of the studio in 1934, along with Devika Rani. He was associated w
The Light of Asia
…movements for social equality and incarnated itself in music, dance, drama, painting and film." A film adaptation of the poem directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai titled Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia in English, Die Leuchte Asiens in German) was made in 1925 and restored for rerelease by Arte in 2001. The…
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Devika Rani kissing Himanshu Rai in Karma (1933)
Mary Hainlin with Himansu Rai, c 1920s. Image courtesy Peter Dietze.