Banabhatta’s Harshacharita is the oldest surviving biography in India. Apart from painting a glowing picture of his patron Harsha of the Pushyabhuti dynasty, the writer also speaks about himself. The early part of Bana’s pedigree is mythical and narrates the origins of the Vatsyayana branch of the Bhargava Brah- manas, to which he belonged, whileContinue reading “Banabhatta and His Royal Biography: Exploring the Legacy of the Harshacharita”