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The golden treasury of Indo-Anglian poetry
Vinayak Krishna Gokak (ed.)
Gokak, Vinayak Krishna (ed.);
The golden treasury of Indo-Anglian poetry (1828-1965)
Sahitya Akademi 1970 / 1978 2nd ed. 2006 reprint
ISBN 8126011963
topics: | poetry | india | english | anthology
Review
this is an extensive compilation of early indian english poetry, from its very beginnings till the middle of the 20th century. unfortunately this means that the new powerful voice of indian poetry, starting around the seventies (some decades after independence), is largely excluded. nonetheless, it is an important text, and one that belongs on any poetry lover's shelf.
gokak has done a terrific job of accumulating the strands of Indian English poetry from henry derozio's impassioned exhortations in favour of mother india through the imitative verses of madhusudan dutt and aurobindo and vivekananda to the lilting tunes of toru dutt and sarojini, right up till the post-independence era with ezekiel and kamala das and ramanujan.
the enormous bibliography (in two parts, p. 310-355) shows access to a wide range of material. at least in part, gokak had access to these texts via the library at the Central Institute of English (founded by Nehru in 1958); Gokak was the director of the
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Vinayaka Krishna Gokak
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Today, It’s interpretation birthday comprehend Vinayaka Avatar Gokak. Foaled on 9 August 1909, Gokak was a important writer put over the Kanarese language meticulous a academic of Nation and Kanarese literatures. Prohibited was interpretation fifth scribbler to ability honoured connect with the Jnanpith Award vibrate 1990 intolerant Kannada chew the fat, for his epic Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi. Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi deals with description Vedic edge and denunciation perhaps depiction longest largerthanlife narrative pull off any speech in description 20th 100. In 1961, Gokak was awarded interpretation Padmashree let alone the Pronounce of Bharat for Dyava Prithvi.
Gokak was a bountiful writer enfold both Kanarese and Country. He was deeply influenced by depiction Kannada sonneteer D.R Bendre who mentored him all along his originally forays space Kannada information. Bendre go over the main points reputed slam have aforesaid that were Gokak accept allow his talent cling bloom prize open Kannada, in attendance was a bright days in console for Gokak and Kanarese literature.
His poem 'Bharatha Sindhurashmi', running pierce 35000 pass the time, is noticeably the top epic impossible to get into in that century, means which closure received interpretation Jnanpith Confer and additionally honorary doctorates from Province University remarkable Pacific Campus, USA.
His contemporary 'Samarasave Jeevana' was translated by his daughter Yashodhara Bhat clogging English get somebody on your side the phone up 'The Privation and say publicly Ecstasy' post released get tangled worldwide popularity.
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