The book present a collection of twenty three research papers on Post-Colonial Indian English Literature that are wide ranging in nature dealing with fiction, short stories, drama and critical trends. They cover writers such as Rabindranath Tagore, Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao, Bhabani Bhattacharya, Chaman Nahal, Anita Desai, Asif Currimbhoy and Girish Karnad. There is also a brief survey of Post-colonialism and textuality of Indian English Fiction. Areas such as environmental issues and female sensibility in Indian English Literature have also been included.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Krishna Avtar Agrawal
Krishna Avtar Agrawal started his teaching career as Lecturer in English in 1967. At present he is Reader in English at Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar (Uttaranchal). He obtained his M.A. degree from Lucknow University and Ph.D. degree from Meerut University, Meerut. Dr. Agrawal has contributed a large number of research papers, articles and reviews to prestigious journals of India. He has published more than one dozen books on English literatures. He has also edited two books on Swami Shraddhananda Saraswati-Socio-political Observations of Swami Shraddhananda Saraswati-Socio-political Observations of Swami Shraddhananda and Editorial Observation of Swami Shraddhananda. He has co-edited two books-Swami Shraddhananda Ki Samkalin Tipanniya and Reflections on Indian Writing in English. he has also edited four anthologies of critical essays on Indian English literature. He has edited Indian Writing in English. A Critical Study, Spectrum of British Literature and Dimension of Indian English Literature. He has organized a couple of seminars on Contemporary Indian English Literature. He has taken part in a number of national and international seminars and conferences, and contributed research papers to them. He has also been the editor of the Vedic Path (Gurukul Kangri University's quarterly English journal). At present he is working on his forthcoming books on Toru Dutt: The Pioneer Spirit of Indian English Poetry, Raja Rao and Asif Currimbhoy.
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