SACRED SONGS OF INDIA VOL. VIII THE SACRED SONGS OF INDIA VOLUME EIGHT, like its predecessor volumes, encompasses selections from the life work of ten mystic poet-saints of India. The mystic poet-sages included in this volume lived between the 3rd century and the 20th century A. D. and came from such diverse regions of India as Tamil Nadu, Madhya Predesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa. They sang in different languages: Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Punjabi, Hindi (Braj bhasha), Oriya and Malayalam. But all of them sang of the glory of God, for whom they yearned, pouring out their devotion in inimitable immortal poetry. Like its predecessor volumes, Sacred Songs of India, Volume Eight , will be a valuable repertoire for all artistes in the field of music, dance, drama and ballet and priceless source or reference for scholars of India’s spiritual history.