This holy book in English translation is practically two-in-one. Hanuman Chalisa and Sunder Kand by GoswamiTulsidas deserve to go together even in print. It needs no introduction. SundarekimnaSundaram. And that’s that. The translator has throughout taken every care to keep up the clarity, sanctity and chastity of the original.

Raja Nand Jha (b. 1946) is a poet, lyricist, multi linguist and award winning translator. He retired as a professor of English from L.N. Mithila University Darbhanga. He is a bilingual poet and writes in both English and Maithili. He has authored 15 books of Maithili and English Literature. He is conferred with Sahitya Akademi Award for Translating Bengla Novel, Kalbela into Maithili.