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Philip Lutgendorf

Philip Lutgendorf is an American scholar of South Asia. He is Professor Emeritus of Hindi and Modern Indian Studies at the University of Iowa. His areas of work and interest include the epic poem ''Ramcharitmanas'', the life and works of Hindu poet Tulsidas, the worship of Hanuman, Indian popular cinema, and the Indian tea culture. He translated the ''Ramcharitmanas'' into English in seven volumes for the Murty Classical Library of India. He served as the President of American Institute of Indian Studies from 2010 to 2018. Provided by Wikipedia