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Indian poetry in English

January 14, 2023

Indian English poetry is the oldest form of Indian English literature. Indian poets writing in English have succeeded to nativize or indianize English in order to reveal typical Indian situations.[1] Henry Louis Vivian Derozio is considered the first poet in the lineage of Indian English poetry followed by Rabindranath Tagore, Sri Aurobindo, Sarojini Naidu, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, and Toru Dutt, among others.

History

Indian poetry in English has a longer and more distinguished tradition than Indian fiction in English.

—Pankaj Mishra, The Times Literary Supplement. International Books of the Year, 3 December 2004:10

Nissim Ezekiel is considered to be a pioneering figure in modern Indian English Poetry.His first book, A Time to Change, was published in 1952. The significant poets of the post-Derozio and pre-Ezekiel times are Toru Dutt, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Sarojini Naidu, Sri Aurobindo and Rabindranath Tagore. Some of the notable poets of Ezekiel's time are A. K. Ramanujan, R. Parthasarathy, Gieve Patel, Jayant Mahapatra, Dom Moraes, Kamala Das, Keki N. Daruwalla, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Shiv K. Kumar, Arun Kolatkar and Dilip Chitre. Rabindranath Tagore wrote primarily in Bengali and created a small body of work (mainly prose) in English and was responsible for the translations of his own work into English.

If Indian poets in English are less well known abroad than the novelists it is probably because their concerns are personal, local and yet universal; they do not write, at least not directly about the nationalist and postcolonial political and cultural themes that the West patronizingly expects, even demands, from the formerly colonized.

—Bruce Alvin King, Modern Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2004

Poets

Other notable 20th century poets of English poetry in India include Eunice De Souza, Gieve Patel, Kersy Katrak and P. Lal among others. The younger generation of poets writing in English are Abhay K, Adil Jussawalla, A. J. Thomas, Anju Makhija, Anjum Hasan, Arundhathi Subramaniam, Binay Laha, Dr. Abdul Wahab Sukhan, Hoshang Merchant, Madan Gopal Gandhi, Bibhu Padhi, C. P. Surendran, Dileep Jhaveri, Anuradha Bhattacharyya, Gopi Kottoor, Jayanta Mahapatra, Jeet Thayil, Sridala Swami, Jerry Pinto, Urvashi Bahuguna, K Srilata, K. V. Dominic, D. C. Chambial, T. Vasudeva Reddy, Makarand Paranjape, Akhil Katyal, Mani Rao, Meena Kandasamy, Menka Shivdasani, Manohar Shetty, Priya Sarukkai Chabria, Sharanya Manivannan, Ranjit Hoskote, Jaydeep Sarangi, Jayanthi Manoj Robin Ngangom, Nitoo Das, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, S. Anand, Salik Shah, Sudeep Sen, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Nalini Priyadarshni, Vijay Nambisan, Kumar Vikram, Durga Prasad Panda, Brian Mendonca,[2] Syam Sudhakar, Vihang A. Naik, Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Amitabh Mitra and Yuyutsu Sharma among others.

Modern expatriate Indian poets writing in English include Meena Alexander, Ravi Shankar, Sujata Bhatt, Tabish Khair, Vikram Seth and Vijay Seshadri among others

Anthologies

See also: List of Indian English poetry anthologies

Notable anthologies of Indian English poetry include Ten Twentieth-Century Indian Poets (edited by R. Parthasarathy), Three Indian Poets: Nissim Ezekiel, A K Ramanujan, Dom Moraes (edited by Bruce Alvin King), The Oxford India Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets (edited by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra), 'Reasons for Belonging: Fourteen Contemporary Indian Poets (edited by Ranjit Hoskote), 60 Indian Poets (edited by Jeet Thayil), HarperCollins Anthology of English Poetry (edited by Sudeep Sen), Voices Now World Poetry Today (Edited by Binay Laha &B. K. Sorkar), Anthology of Contemporary Indian Poetry (edited by Menka Shivdasani,[3][4] published by Michael Rothenberg in 2004); Ten: The New Indian Poets (edited and selected by Jayanta Mahapatra and Yuyutsu Sharma, New Delhi/Jaipur: Nirala Publications).[5]

Awards and laurels

Journals

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Study of Indian English Poetry", International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 10, ISSN 2250-3153, October 2012.
  2. ^ "Poetry Reading by Shri Durga Prasad Panda, Shri Kumar Vikram and Dr. Brian Mendonca". archive.org.
  3. ^ "Contemporary Indian Poetry, "Like an Abhang, Unfinished"". BigBridge.Org. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Anthology of Contemporary Indian Poetry Edited by Menka Shivdasani". Michael Rothenberg. BigBridge.Org. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ^ Yuyutsu Sharma, "Ten: The New Indian poets: Edited and Selected by Jayanta Mahapatra & Yuyutsu Sharma" (review), 27 October 2012.

Further reading

  • Arora, Sudhir K. "Cultural And Philosophical Reflections In Indian Poetry In English" (5 volumes). Authorspress, New Delhi, 2016.
  • Chinhade, Sirish. Five Indian English Poets. New Delhi. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 1996.
  • Das, Sisir Kumar. A History of Indian Literature (3 volumes). New Delhi. Sahitya Akademi, 2000.
  • Iyengar, KRS. Indian Writing in English. New Delhi. Sterling Publishers Private Limited, 2002.
  • King, Bruce. Modern Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi. Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • Mitra, Zinia. Indian Poetry in English : Critical Essays. PHI Learning , New Delhi, 2016.
  • Naik, M.K. A History of Indian English Literature. New Delhi, Sahitya Akademi, 2004.
  • Sarangi, Jaydeep. "Explorations in Indian English Poetry". Authorspress, New Delhi, 2007.

External links

  • Five reasons Indian poetry matters more than ever
  • Cultural Semiotics Reading of Contemporary Indian Poetry in English
  • Roy, Pinaki. "Indian English Poetry: A very brief history". Contemporary Indian Poetry in English. Eds. Sarkar, J., and S. Mondal. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2016 (ISBN 978-93-5207-113-5), pp. 11–29.
  • Mitra, Amitabh. "Unforgettable Times: Indo English Poetry in the Seventies" [1]

January 14, 2023
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Indian English poetry is the oldest form of Indian English literature Indian poets writing in English have succeeded to nativize or indianize English in order to reveal typical Indian situations 1 Henry Louis Vivian Derozio is considered the first poet in the lineage of Indian English poetry followed by Rabindranath Tagore Sri Aurobindo Sarojini Naidu Michael Madhusudan Dutt and Toru Dutt among others Contents 1 History 2 Poets 3 Anthologies 4 Awards and laurels 5 Journals 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory EditIndian poetry in English has a longer and more distinguished tradition than Indian fiction in English Pankaj Mishra The Times Literary Supplement International Books of the Year 3 December 2004 10 Nissim Ezekiel is considered to be a pioneering figure in modern Indian English Poetry His first book A Time to Change was published in 1952 The significant poets of the post Derozio and pre Ezekiel times are Toru Dutt Michael Madhusudan Dutt Sarojini Naidu Sri Aurobindo and Rabindranath Tagore Some of the notable poets of Ezekiel s time are A K Ramanujan R Parthasarathy Gieve Patel Jayant Mahapatra Dom Moraes Kamala Das Keki N Daruwalla Arvind Krishna Mehrotra Shiv K Kumar Arun Kolatkar and Dilip Chitre Rabindranath Tagore wrote primarily in Bengali and created a small body of work mainly prose in English and was responsible for the translations of his own work into English If Indian poets in English are less well known abroad than the novelists it is probably because their concerns are personal local and yet universal they do not write at least not directly about the nationalist and postcolonial political and cultural themes that the West patronizingly expects even demands from the formerly colonized Bruce Alvin King Modern Indian Poetry in English New Delhi Oxford University Press 2004Poets EditOther notable 20th century poets of English poetry in India include Eunice De Souza Gieve Patel Kersy Katrak and P Lal among others The younger generation of poets writing in English are Abhay K Adil Jussawalla A J Thomas Anju Makhija Anjum Hasan Arundhathi Subramaniam Binay Laha Dr Abdul Wahab Sukhan Hoshang Merchant Madan Gopal Gandhi Bibhu Padhi C P Surendran Dileep Jhaveri Anuradha Bhattacharyya Gopi Kottoor Jayanta Mahapatra Jeet Thayil Sridala Swami Jerry Pinto Urvashi Bahuguna K Srilata K V Dominic D C Chambial T Vasudeva Reddy Makarand Paranjape Akhil Katyal Mani Rao Meena Kandasamy Menka Shivdasani Manohar Shetty Priya Sarukkai Chabria Sharanya Manivannan Ranjit Hoskote Jaydeep Sarangi Jayanthi Manoj Robin Ngangom Nitoo Das Rukmini Bhaya Nair S Anand Salik Shah Sudeep Sen Sukrita Paul Kumar Nalini Priyadarshni Vijay Nambisan Kumar Vikram Durga Prasad Panda Brian Mendonca 2 Syam Sudhakar Vihang A Naik Tapan Kumar Pradhan Amitabh Mitra and Yuyutsu Sharma among others Modern expatriate Indian poets writing in English include Meena Alexander Ravi Shankar Sujata Bhatt Tabish Khair Vikram Seth and Vijay Seshadri among othersAnthologies EditSee also List of Indian English poetry anthologies Notable anthologies of Indian English poetry include Ten Twentieth Century Indian Poets edited by R Parthasarathy Three Indian Poets Nissim Ezekiel A K Ramanujan Dom Moraes edited by Bruce Alvin King The Oxford India Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets edited by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra Reasons for Belonging Fourteen Contemporary Indian Poets edited by Ranjit Hoskote 60 Indian Poets edited by Jeet Thayil HarperCollins Anthology of English Poetry edited by Sudeep Sen Voices Now World Poetry Today Edited by Binay Laha amp B K Sorkar Anthology of Contemporary Indian Poetry edited by Menka Shivdasani 3 4 published by Michael Rothenberg in 2004 Ten The New Indian Poets edited and selected by Jayanta Mahapatra and Yuyutsu Sharma New Delhi Jaipur Nirala Publications 5 Awards and laurels EditMuse India Satish Verma Young Writers Award Hyderabad India SAARC Literary Award New Delhi India Sahitya Akademi Award New Delhi India Indology Literary Award Raiganj India Journals EditIndian Literature published by Sahitya Akademi New Delhi India The Indian P E N edited by Nissim Ezekiel Mumbai India Indology edited by Binay Laha West Bengal The Journal of Poetry Society of India published by The Poetry Society India New Delhi India Kavya Bharati published by SCILET The Study Centre for Indian Literature in English and Translation edited by R P Nair Madurai Tamil Nadu India Mithila Review founding editor and publisher Salik Shah New Delhi India Muse India founder and managing editor G Surya Prakash Rao Hyderabad India Coldnoon Travel Poetics edited by Arup K Chatterjee New Delhi India Poetry Chain edited by Gopi Kottoor Kerala IndiaSee also EditIndian poetry Contemporary Indian Poetry in English Indian English Poetry List of Indian English poetry anthologies List of English poets from India The Poetry Society India References Edit A Study of Indian English Poetry International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications Volume 2 Issue 10 ISSN 2250 3153 October 2012 Poetry Reading by Shri Durga Prasad Panda Shri Kumar Vikram and Dr Brian Mendonca archive org Contemporary Indian Poetry Like an Abhang Unfinished BigBridge Org Retrieved 7 June 2016 Anthology of Contemporary Indian Poetry Edited by Menka Shivdasani Michael Rothenberg BigBridge Org Retrieved 9 June 2016 Yuyutsu Sharma Ten The New Indian poets Edited and Selected by Jayanta Mahapatra amp Yuyutsu Sharma review 27 October 2012 Further reading EditArora Sudhir K Cultural And Philosophical Reflections In Indian Poetry In English 5 volumes Authorspress New Delhi 2016 Chinhade Sirish Five Indian English Poets New Delhi Atlantic Publishers and Distributors 1996 Das Sisir Kumar A History of Indian Literature 3 volumes New Delhi Sahitya Akademi 2000 Iyengar KRS Indian Writing in English New Delhi Sterling Publishers Private Limited 2002 King Bruce Modern Indian Poetry in English New Delhi Oxford University Press 2004 Mitra Zinia Indian Poetry in English Critical Essays PHI Learning New Delhi 2016 Naik M K A History of Indian English Literature New Delhi Sahitya Akademi 2004 Sarangi Jaydeep Explorations in Indian English Poetry Authorspress New Delhi 2007 External links EditFive reasons Indian poetry matters more than ever Cultural Semiotics Reading of Contemporary Indian Poetry in English Contemporary Indian English Poetry Roy Pinaki Indian English Poetry A very brief history Contemporary Indian Poetry in English Eds Sarkar J and S Mondal New Delhi Authors Press 2016 ISBN 978 93 5207 113 5 pp 11 29 Mitra Amitabh Unforgettable Times Indo English Poetry in the Seventies 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indian poetry in English amp oldid 1131148602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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