A Hindu Primer: Yaksha Prashna

by A.V. Srinivasan

Translated and retold with English translation and Sanskrit transliteration, commentary, notes and glossary. A Foreword by H.H. Sri Swami Satchidananda. An introduction by H.H. Mahamandaleshwari, Swami Saraswati Devyashram

78 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1984

About the author

Dr. A.V. (Sheenu) Srinivasan has resided in the United States since 1961. In addition to a long career in engineering research and education, he has developed and taught courses on the ancient Indian epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata at the University of Connecticut and Wesleyan University. He is the primary founder of the Connecticut Valley Hindu Temple Society and the driving force in the establishment of the Satyanarayana Temple in Middletown, Connecticut.

His publications include A Hindu Primer: Yaksha Prashna (1984), the second edition released by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 2002, and now in its third revised, enlarged edition, from Vision Books. His 2011 J Wiley publication, Hinduism for Dummies, is also available in India. Aside from books and articles in professional engineering journals, he has also published a number of articles on Hinduism and related topics in Indian-American newspapers and journals, and a series of guidebooks on Hindu religious ceremonies.