Rabindra Nath Tagore

Rabindra Nath Tagore - The Indian Nobel Laureate

Rabindra Nath Tagore (1861- 1941) is one of the greatest writers in the history of Indian
literature who won the Nobel !ri"e for Literature in 191#$ Though he had written in
al%ost all of the bran&hes of literature it is as a 'oet he got the international
re&ognition $ It was ($)$*eats introdu&ed hi% to the western readers$ Tagore is the first
Indian 'oet who gained a 'er%anent 'la&e in the &anon of world literature$ +is 'oe%s
are e,'ression of intense ro%anti& and %ysti& sensibilities$ Tagore-s 'oe%s &an be
&o%'ared with that of (illia% (ordsworth and (illia% )la.e in their %ysti& and
ro%anti& s'irit$ /itan0ali is &onsidered as his %aster'ie&e$ +is fa%ous 'oetry &olle&tions
are The /ardener 1ruit /athering 1ugiti2e and other 'oe%s$
3aro0ini Naidu
3aro0ini Naidu
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3aro0ini Naidu
3aro0ini Naidu 5 The Nightingale of India
3aro0ini Naidu (1869 5 1949) is a well .nown wo%an 'oet of India$ 3aro0ini Naidu-s
'oe%s are noted for their e,'ression of 2arious shades of ro%anti& sensibilities and
fer2or$ 3aro0ini Naidu-s 'oe%s ense%ble the ele%ents of whole of the Indian &ulture and
&i2ili"ation$ +er 'oe%s are a %irror to the ti%e in whi&h she li2ed$ The %a0or the%es of
3aro0ini Naidu-s 'oe%s are sear&h for 'ure lo2e an atte%'t to see. &o%fort in natural
beauties and e2ery day e,'erien&es in 2arious real%s of life$ 3aro0ini Naidu was .nown
as 7The Nightingale of India8$
Nissi% 9"e.iel
Nissi% 9"e.iel - 3ear&h for identity
Nissi% 9"e.iel is one of the %ost re'uted 9nglish 'oets$ +is 'oe%s ense%ble the
&o%'le,ities and an,ieties of urban life$ Nissi% 9"e.iel-s 'oe%s also de'i&t ordinary
hu%an situations and &o%%on relationshi's$The role of religion the &lash of o''osites
in 2arious for%s and sear&h for identity are his %a0or &on&erns in his 'oetry$
:ayanta ;aha'atra
:ayanta ;aha'atra - !oet of <&ute and Ironi& =bser2ations
:ayanta ;aha'atra is an outstanding Indian 'oet of 'ost inde'endent India$ :ayanta
;aha'atra-s 'oe%s are e,'loration into the intri&ate hu%an relationshi's$ The %a0or
sour&e of his 2i2id i%ages are the lands&a'e of =rissa and his fa%iliar surroundings$
;aha'atra-s a&ute and ironi& obser2ations on the life around hi% %a.e his 'oe%s
a''ealing to all ty'es of readers$
<urobindo /hosh
<urobindo /hosh - ;eta'hysi&al and ;ysti&
<urobindo /osh is one of the few Indian 'oets who &ould blend both the western and
eastern 'oeti& sensibilities in his 'oe%s$ +e is %aster in all genres of 'oetry$ +e had
written a great e'i&83a2itri8$ <urobindo-s 'oe%s whi&h tou&h the %eta'hysi&al real%s
are an ardent e,'ression of his 'hiloso'hy of life and %ysti& thoughts$ +is 'oetry is not
only 'leasing and %o2ing but ins'iring and ele2ating also$ <urobindo had shown
e,&ellent s.ills in narrati2e and lyri&al 'oetry$ <urobindo-s fa%ous wor.s are 7The Life
>i2ine8 3a2itri8 3i, !oe%s ?olle&ted !oe%s and !lays$
< @ Ra%anu0an
< @ Ra%anu0an - < !erfe&t !oet
< @ Ra%au0an is a well .nown bilingual 'oet who writes both in 9nglish and @annada$
+is 'oetry e,'resses 7an Indian sensibility shar'ened and &onditioned by western
edu&ation8$ +e is &onsidered as a 'erfe&t 'oet as he uses the language i%ages and
2aried the%es 2ery effortlessly$ Irony is his forte$ Ra%anu0an-s %u&h a&&lai%ed wor.s
are 7The 3triders8A 7Relations8$ 7!oe%s8$
@e.i$N >aruwalla
@e.i$N >aruwalla - The ;odern Indian 'oet
@e.i$N >aruwalla is a front ran.ing %odern Indian 9nglish 'oet who de'i&ts his life and
ti%e realisti&ally $ +e is a e,'ert in the use of 'erfe&t 'oeti& language using al%ost all
'oeti& tools than any other Indian 'oet$ @e.i$N >aruwalla-s 'oe%s are full of i%ages
drawn fro% urban lands&a'es and en2iron%ent$
@a%ala >as$
@a%ala >as$
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@a%ala >asB @a%ala 3urrayya
@a%ala >as - The ?onfessional !oet
@a%ala >as is the %ost fa%ous wo%an 9nglish 'oet of India$ +er 'oe%s are in&luded in
the syllabus of literary studies of %any of the international uni2ersities$ @a%ala-s 'oe%s
are the ardent e,'ression of of a 2ery sensiti2e soul whi&h was always on the sear&h for
'ure and intense lo2e without any restri&tions$ ;any &riti&s ha2e obser2ed that her
writings &an be ter%ed as &onfessional and fe%inist to the &ore but so%e o'ined that
they are abo2e su&h &lassifi&ations$
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/ie2e !atel
/ie2e !atel - The ;aster of Irony and +u%or
/ie2e !atel is a 'oet who de'i&ts the &onte%'orary realities with 'ungent hu%or and
&rude sense of irony$ +e is noted for his ability to transfor% ordinary e2ents to heart
stirring 'oe%s$ < nu%ber of /ie2e !atel-s 'oe%s deal with the issues of the
downtrodden and their sear&h for identity$
< @ ;ehrortra
< @ ;ehrortra - The 3urrealist !oet
< @ ;ehrotra is one of the well .nown 'oet of India$ +is 'oe%s are the ironi&al de'i&tion
of 'resent realities with a tou&h of surrealis%$ +is fa%e rests in the use of &on2ersational
tone trans'arent i%agery and geogra'hi&al des&ri'tion$< @ ;ehrotra-s noted wor.s are
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