bankim chandra chattopadhyay was the first writer of fictional poetry and texts in indian english literature.
bankim chandra chattopadhyay was the first writer of fictional poetry and texts in indian english literature.
who was the first writer of fictional poetry and texts in indian english literature?
bankim chandra chattopadhyay
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indian english poetry is one of the oldest forms of indian english literature. indian poets writing in english have succeeded in indianizing english in order to reveal nuances of indian culture or cultures. henry louis vivian derozio , sri aurobindo, sarojini naidu, michael madhusudan dutt and toru dutt among others laid the foundation of indian english poetry but since then there has been tremendous development in indian english poetry both in stylistic and thematic concerns. nissim ezekiel with the publication of his first book, "a time to change", in 1952 heralded in a new era of modern indian english poetry. since then notable poets like a. k. ramanujan, r. parthasarathy, jayanta mahapatra, dom moraes, kamala das, keki n. daruwalla, arvind krishna mehrotra, arun kolatkar, dilip chitre, eunice de souza, gieve patel, p. lal, syed ameeruddin and many others have taken modern indian english poetry to new heights exploring culture and the human condition.
list of indian english poetry anthologies