Bratislava, June 16 -- Director of the Institute of World Literature at the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Robert Gafrik, has translated the ancient Sanskrit Upanishads into Slovak, making one of India's most important philosophical texts accessible to Slovak readers after nearly five years of work.

Speaking to ANI, Gafrik said his interest in India and its literary traditions dates back to his university years and motivated him to undertake the translation.

"I have been interested in India, Indian languages, and literature since my university studies. The Upanishads are among the most important texts in Sanskrit literature. Since we did not have a Slovak translation of these texts, I decided to translate them because I felt that such an i...