I like a man's knowledge to comprehend more than one class of topics, one row of shelves. . . . I like a man who likes to see a fine barn as well as a good tragedy.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson (Journal, 1828)

“Ravana, confronting Rama, Laksmana, and Hanuman”
--scroll panel painting by Dukkhu Syam Chitrakar
in the festschrift honoring
Shamsuzzaman Khan
Director General of the Bangla Academy
Dhaka, Bangladesh