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Indian English poetry is the oldest form of Indian English literature. 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.
Modern Indian Poetry in English: An Anthology & A Credo (1971) ed. by P. Lal and published by Writers Workshop, Calcutta; Contemporary Indian Poetry in English (1972) ed. by Peeradina and published by Laxmi Publication, New Delhi; Indian Poetry in English (1947–1972) (1972) ed. by Pritish Nandy and published by Oxford & IBH Pub. Co., New Delhi
Indian poets writing in English. See also. Indian English Poetry; List of English poets from India; Pages in category "English-language poets from India"
A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), poet and scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada Abhay K (born 1980), poet, diplomat, writer, author and artist Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001), Kashmiri-American poet writing in English
The first book written by an Indian in English was The Travels of Dean Mahomet, a travel narrative by Sake Dean Mahomed, published in England in 1794. IEL, in its early stages had influence from The Western novel. Early Indian writers used English unadulterated by Indian words to convey an experience which was essentially Indian.
This category contains poems originally written in English, composed by Indian English writers Pages in category "Indian English poems" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Jayanta Mahapatra (22 October 1928 – 27 August 2023) was an Indian poet. [1] He is the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He was the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as classics in modern Indian English literature.
The poem is widely anthologised in major Indian English poetry collections and is regarded as a pioneering classic in modern Indian English writing. [1] The poem is remarkable for its breathless tempo, vivid imagery and unsuppressed angst at societal decadence. The poem is addressed to the Indian city of Kolkata, although not in eulogical terms.