The Social, Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions of Modern Indian Poetry in English
The Social, Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions of Modern Indian Poetry in English

Author: Vijay Kumar Roy

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2017-05-11

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1443893722

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This volume brings together research papers on the poetry of modern Indian poets, particularly those whose poetry is less explored. It is well known that post-Independence India has produced many brilliant writers whose writings have their own importance in the field of Indian English literature. These writers have brought new themes and new styles of writing that have enriched Indian English literature to a greater extent. The book explores the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of these emerging poets, and will prove useful to students, teachers and all those interested in Indian English poetry for studies and research purposes.

Modern Indian Literature as Cosmopolis
Modern Indian Literature as Cosmopolis

Author: Didier Coste

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-10-09

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1040130429

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This book redefines modern Indian literature from a cosmopolitan comparative perspective inclusive of literature in English from India and the diaspora, in native languages, and works by non-Indians. It shows how, since the mid-19th century, Indian literary modernity pursued the conjunction of the sensuous and ethical/spiritual that characterized its three traditions (Sanskritik, Persian, and folk culture) while the encounter, both receptive and oppositional, with “the West” vastly expanded the Indian literary sphere. Aesthetics and ethics are not antithetical in the Indian cultural space, but the quest for an exclusive Indian identity versus universalist approaches offsets concerns for social justice as well as enjoyable embodied communication. The literary constellation, in many languages, now formed in and around India can be better apprehended as a virtual Cosmopolis, a commonwealth of elaborate emotions. The versatile figure of Hanuman metaphorically flies across this Ocean of Stories to make us discover new worlds of experience.

The Changing World of Contemporary South Asian Poetry in English
The Changing World of Contemporary South Asian Poetry in English

Author: Mitali P. Wong

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-07-02

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1498574084

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This collection uses a transnational approach to study contemporary English-language poetry composed by poets of South Asian origin. The poetry contains themes, motifs, and critiques of social changes, and the contributors seek to encapsulate the continually changing environments that these contemporary poets write about. The contributors show that English-language poetry in South Asia is hybridized with imagery and figurative language adapted from the vernacular languages of South Asia. The chapters examine women’s issues, concerns of marginalized groups—such as the Dalit community and the people of Northeastern India—, social changes in Sri Lanka, the changing society of Pakistan, and the formation of the identity in the several nation states that resulted from the British colony of India.

Indian Poetry in English
Indian Poetry in English

Author: Makarand R. Paranjape

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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This new anthology features nearly 200 poems by thirty-one poets representing over 160 years of Indian Poetry in English.

A History of Indian Poetry in English
A History of Indian Poetry in English

Author: Rosinka Chaudhuri

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-03-29

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 1316483274

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A History of Indian Poetry in English explores the genealogy of Anglophone verse in India from its nineteenth-century origins to the present day. Beginning with an extensive introduction that charts important theoretical contributions to the field, this History includes extensive essays that illuminate the legacy of English in Indian poetry. Organized thematically, these essays survey the multilayered verse of such diverse poets as Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, Rabindranath Tagore, Nissim Ezekiel, Dom Moraes, Kamala Das, and Melanie Silgardo. Written by a host of leading scholars, this History also devotes special attention to the lasting significance of imperialism and diaspora in Indian poetry. This book is of pivotal importance to the development of Indian poetry in English and will serve as an invaluable reference for specialists and students alike.

Group Portrait
Group Portrait

Author: Saleem Peeradina

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13:

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The poems in this volume are marked by toughness and an expressive density. They are somewhat unusual in their focus, which is chiefly on a family (father, mother, two daughters) as the source of joy and fulfillment. Peeradina's poetry also conveys a masculine yet thoroughly unpatronizing view of women in the context of modern, urban India. An exceptionally graphic view of the heady tumult of living in the suburb of a metropolis like Bombay gives the lives depicted in these poems a particular immediacy and appeal. Peeradina's voice is one which all readers of modern Indian poetry will wish to hear.

Indian Art & Culture Book in English - Dr. Manish Rannjan (IAS)
Indian Art & Culture Book in English - Dr. Manish Rannjan (IAS)

Author: Dr. Manish Rannjan (IAS)

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2023-08-19

Total Pages: 595

ISBN-13: 9355216947

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The presented book 'Indian Art & Culture' is extremely beneficial for the candidates preparing for the Preliminary and Mains Examination of Civil and State Services. The entire subject matter of the book is divided into 3 sections: Indian Art, Indian Culture and Indian Heritage. Each section has been discussed in detail in various chapters of the book. It is even more important for the aspirants because the book includes the diverse forms of Indian Art, Culture and Heritage, such as paintings and handicrafts, architecture, drama, dance, music, sculpture, architecture, inscriptions, festivals, heritage sites declared by UNESCO, language, literature, education, religion and philosophy etc. and their historical development since the time of their inception till now. This book is presented in a critical form with authentic facts and updated data keeping in view the latest developments in the field of art & culture. Four appendices have also been given at the end of the book in which examination related material pertaining to art and culture has been incorporated.

Contemporary Indian English Poetry and Drama
Contemporary Indian English Poetry and Drama

Author: Sajalkumar Bhattacharya

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2019-07-29

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1527537617

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This anthology of essays maps the divergent issues that have become relevant in contemporary Indian English poetry and drama. By providing a clear idea about the new themes, techniques and methods used by the Indian English poets and playwrights to address the issues emerging in the changing socio-cultural scenario, particularly during the post-globalization period, the essays offer insightful observations on canon formation and its reception. It is high time to consider afresh whether the canons of Indian English poetry and drama have widened their scope to include innovative forms of writing or whether they have evolved significantly to generate novel perspectives. These questions, which are linked with the issue of canon formation and its reception are intricately woven into the fabric of these essays. This anthology will respond to the scholarly interests of inquisitive students, research scholars and academics in the field of Indian English literature.

India My Love
India My Love

Author: Osho

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2002-01-23

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780312288242

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India is not just a geography or history. It is not only a nation, a country, a mere piece of land. It is something more: it is a metaphor, poetry, something invisible but very tangible. It is vibrating with certain energy fields that no other country can claim. For almost ten thousand years, thousands of people have reached to the ultimate explosion of consciousness. Their vibration is still alive, their impact is in the very air; you just need a certain perceptivity, a certain capacity to receive the invisible that surrounds this strange land. It is strange because it has renounced everything for a single search, the search for the truth. In these pages, we are treated to a spellbinding vision of what Osho calls "the real India," the India that has given birth to enlightened mystics and master musicians, to the inspired poetry of the Upanishads and the breathtaking architecture of the Taj Mahal. We travel through the landscape of India's golden past with Alexander the Great and meet the strange people he met along the way. We are given a front-row seat in the proceedings of the legendary court of the Moghul Emperor Akbar, and an insider's view of the assemblies of Gautama the Buddha and his disciples. In the process, we discover just what it is about India that has made it a magnet for seekers for centuries, and the importance of India's unique contribution to our human search for truth.