Modern Indian Literature An Anthology Surveys And Poems

This Is The First Of Three-Volume Anthology Of Writings In Twenty-Two Indian Languages, Including English, That Intends To Present The Wonderful Diversities Of Themes And Genres Of Indian Literature. This Volume Comprises Representative Specimens Of Poems From Different Languages In English Translation, Along With Perceptive Surveys Of Each Literature During The Period Between 1850 And 1975.

This Volume Is Devoted To Plays And Prose Writings, The Task Of Bringing Together Samples Of The Best Of Modern Indian Writing Is Now Complete. The Translations Have Been Done By A Competent Team And Are Sure To Appeal To Lovers Of Literature

Chiefly English translation from fourteen Indian languages.

This Volume Is Devoted To Fiction Mirrors The Range And Variety Of The Creative Upsurge In The Novel And Short Story In Colonial And Post Colonial India. The Book Attempts To Capture The Very Essence Of Our National Renaissance And The Consequent Search For Identity As Reflected In Our Fiction.

On the completion of fiftieth year of Sahitya Akademi.

This Anthology Provides A Fine Profile Of Indian English Poetry Over A Quarter Of Century (1960-85). 20 Prominent Indian Poets In English Are Represented Here, Each Individually Distinct. Alienation Is A Theme That Recurs In A Variety Of Ways; The Overall Message That Comes Through, However Is That The Language Of Poetry Whether Indigenously Indian Or ýImportedý English, Does Not Make The Writing Any Less Indian. This Anthology Aims To Underscore The Living Quality Of The Tradition In Which These Poets Evolved And In Which They Now Write.