Krishna Prakash Bahadur

Krishna Prakesh Bahadur (K.P. Bahadur) (1924–2000) was an Indian writer from Allahabad, India who authored a large number of books, including many works of history, philosophy and poetry.

Biography Krishna Prakash Bahadur was born on 21 February 1924 in Allahabad.

Major works (incomplete) Folk tales of Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 1972, 117pp. Rāmacaritmānasa: a Study in Perspective. Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1976, 365pp. The wisdom of Yoga: a study of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 1977, 116pp. Population Crisis in India, New Delhi : National Publishing House, 1977, 180pp. Castes, Tribes and Cultures of India, 7 vols, Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1977–1985. (Vols 8–9 by Sukhdev Singh Chib) The Wisdom of Nyaaya, New Delhi: Sterling, c1978, 246pp. The Wisdom of Saankhya, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, 1978, 222pp. . Upaniṣads: Hindu scriptures of spiritual truth (ed), New Delhi: Heritage, 1979, 308pp. The Wisdom of Vaisheshika, New Delhi : Sterling Publishers, c1979, 207pp. The Seen and the Unseen, Lucknow : Anuj Publications, 1980, 116pp. A History of Indian Civilisation, 7 vols, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1979–1983. The Wisdom of Vedanta, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers, c1983, 412pp. Rajiv Gandhi: Man with Destiny, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1985, 154pp. History of the Freedom Movement in India, 5 Vols, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1986–1989. The Wisdom of Yoga: a Study of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, Sterling Publishers Private Ltd 1988 A Source Book of Hindu Philosophy, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1995, 403pp. The Raj and After, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1996, 244 pp. A New Look at Kabir. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1997, 288pp. Sufi Mysticism, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1998, 265pp. . The Poems of Suradusa by Suradusa, Knishna Prakash Bahadur Abinhay publications.

Translations into English The Rasikapriyā of Keshavadāsa, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1972, 248pp. Selections from Rāmacandrikā of Keśavadāsa, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1976, 177pp. Love poems of Ghananand, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1977. 202pp. The Parrot and the Starling Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1977, 183pp. One Hundred Songs of India, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1978, 198pp. Bangla Love Poems. Dreamland Publications, 1978, 97pp. (A collection of medieval Vaishnavite poems) The Satasaī/ Bihārī , London: Penguin/Unesco, 1992, 404pp. Mīrā Bāī and her Padas, New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1998, 115