Krishna by A E Russell

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Asymptote Journal. January, 2015.

Krishna is nationally accepted Hindu God whose myth have been added embroidered and chiselled that now we cannot figure the true history of this character. Additionally the politics of the historians also affect the historical study that each time there is a historical narrative we find a totally new Krishna. This paper goes through the historical studies of three different historians who wrote about Krishna in three different time periods- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, D. D. Kosambi and Edwin F. Bryant.

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Himachal, he joined civil services and thereafter, he retired from IAS, and joined as Member Himachal Public Service Commission, Shimla and served until 2007. Associated with several social/literary organizations, he has brought out eleven volumes of poetry besides six books on criticism, four books on ancient literature, two on folk tales, six novels and three collections of short fiction. In Hindi, he authored twenty novels, nine books on short fiction and a collection of poems besides nearly hundred critical articles, reviews and critiques published in various national and international journals and anthologies.

Reviewed by Dr. Bhaskar Roy Barman

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Ars Artium, 2018

is remarkably great. The conflict between tradition and modernity at various levels-social, cultural, familiar, national and cosmopolitan is well marked in the works of modern poets. It can be said about the modern Indian poetry in English that with every passing decade an increasing immediacy and heightened awareness of actual Indian experience is noticeable. Gradually with passing time the English language poetry became more Indianized in nature. It is discernible in works of modern Indian poets of English. The book under review is a collection of fourteen critical papers. It explores the works of modern Indian poets who are significant voices of our time. Aju Mukhopadhyay is a bilingual award winning poet, author and critic, writing on literature, environment, wildlife and more. In this book, Aju Mukhopadhyay in his paper, "Devotional Zeal in Modern Poetry", has discussed Indian tradition, culture and philosophy. He writes about some important devotional poets with their distinguished traits. He lays emphasis on the themes of spirituality and mystical experiences in the poetry of Dev Ganguly, Syed Ameeruddin, Rudra Narayan Mishra, N. Karthikeyan Osho, O. P. Arora and Anuradha Bhattacharya. He notices spiritual strain in the poetry of Rudra Narayan Mishra, When I utter Thy name, O Lord! When I hail to Thee, My filthy heart gets purified And seems to dance in glee. ("When I Hail to Thee", Flashes 1) The poets writing in English from the Northeast share the romanticism and mythopoetic vision of their vernacular counterparts both past and present. The common bond of poetic sensibility is predominated by love for the land, nature, myths, and tribal folklore. Professor Nigamananda Das has dwelt upon eco-cultural and spiritual aspects in the

Krishna represents a fascinating and complex personality that generations of scholars have struggled to understand. Some have tried to understand the reasons behind his unparalleled popularity among the people of India and later among numerous devotees beyond these shores as well, while others attempted to unravel distinct facets of this attractive divinity. It is difficult to state whether Shiva or Krishna or even Vishnu or the ‘devi’ is worshipped more by the Hindus, but it may not be too difficult to state that where both the visual and the performing arts are concerned, it is a close call between the first two. The submission of this paper is that where Krishna’s present popularity at the mass level, as distinct from the scriptural and elite level, is a development that appeared in India only in the 15th century and arrived in full colour in the 16th century. In other words, it is incorrect to assume that the same Krishna was as much of a favourite from, say, the Vedic age or the Gupta period.

Contemporary Indian English Poets

S L Peeran and Dr. Mashrique Jahan are the authors of this book. S L Peeran has appraised sixteen major Indian English Poets who have been acclaimed at National and International poetical scene. One Poet Dr. Krishna Srinivas was awarded Padma Bhusan for his contribution to Indian English Poetry. Dr. Masrique Jahan has done her MPhil and PhD on the Poetry of S L Peeran. The book is published by authorspress New Delhi and available with amazon.com

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It discusses the poetry of many Indian Poets -Men and Women

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This paper discusses a few of R.K.Singh's characteristic poetic traits that make him stand apart from all his contemporary Indian poets writing in English. His poetry is an honest attempt to portray the contemporary world in its true hue and color; present an inside-out delineation of the modern man; and touch upon all the so-called 'untouchable' i.e., topics such as 'Sex', 'Prostitution', 'Cultural Degradation', 'Stinking Politics', 'Religion', etc. Reader finds Singh celebrating all his senses in his 'unique' attempt to attain the state of complete 'Peace' or 'Calm'. His poetry serves as a medium for him to reach the state of 'nirvana'. Reader finds Singh's poetry as a prism that diffracts the worldly affairs into different spectrums, analyses each, and again sums it all into a single hue of liberation and peace with 'detachment' displaying the mark of a seasoned 'yogi'. The paper aims to encourage other researchers and people in the academia to explore recent band of emerging Indian poets expressing themselves in English. A professor, a critic, a social enthusiast, and to add to all, a poet widely acclaimed for his 'off-beat' poetry, R K. Singh, is a respected name in the domain of Indian writing in English. He is popular among academia for his minute observations and crisp critique. Starting his career as a journalist, he turned to be an ESP practitioner, and from there emerged a poet known for his brevity, wit, erotic imagery, poetic consciousness, sensuous references, irony, satire, and subtle expressions.