Books & Publications

Specialization in Russian Studies

• I began my Russian studies while studying for the B.Sc. (Economics) degree at London University. After graduating I attended Russian language classes at the international language classes in FAO (Rome) where my father was posted.
• In 1967 on the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution I began contributing articles for Bangalore newspapers on Russian and Soviet culture.
• My first book, Silhouettes of Russian Literature, was published in 1976 by Mysore University Press. It was the first book written by an Indian on the history of Russian literature. The book was widely reviewed and received acclaim in newspapers and journals.
• In 2010 my book A Hundred Years of Tolstoy & the Indian Connection was published. It was reviewed in Russian and Indian newspapers.
• My play Pushkin's Last Poem was published in 2008 by National Book Trust of India in 2008. The play was performed in Delhi and Bangalore as part of the Year of Russia in India in 2008.
• The play was performed in Moscow and Petersburg during the festival of Year of India in Russia in 2009 sponsored by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.
• In my book Rabindranath Tagore - Man for all Times I have described his impressions in Letters from Russia when was invited to visit Russia as a state guest in 1931.
• In a book Dialogues of Civilizations written jointly with my late husband we have written about the celebrated Indologists of Russia and Soviet Union we wrote pioneering work on Indian history and civilization. We have observed that Russian Indology had a different outlook from British and German Indologists.
• The Russian Revolution And Storms Across A Century (1917-2017) provides a deep understanding of a Russian history of a vast and complex country and its civilization in brief with a brilliant research and writing style.
• Since 1967 some 50 articles on Russian political events and culture have been published in Indian newspapers. I have given some 50 radio talks on Russian literature and music over All India Radio, Bangalore.
• In recognition of my work on Russian literature and culture in 2011, I received from President Dmitry Medvedev the prestigious Pushkin Medal, the highest prize given to non-Russians, for writing on various aspects of Russia.
• In 2013 I received the Sergey Yesenin Prize for work on Russian culture.
• I have been interviewed by Voice of Russia to speak about my work on Indo - Russian collaboration. I have written articles on Indo - Russian cultural ties in Russian journals to speak about my work on Indo - Russian collaboration.