Contemporary Indian Writing in English: A Critical Survey

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The era of post-colonialism has fetched greater significance to Indian English literature, it has taken it on a global ride, and has provided a golden opportunity to the young creative writers to act or perform on a global stage. Suddenly there is a burst of new Indian novelists and poets, the world over. Indubitably, the credit for such a high popularity of Indian English literature goes to Salman Rushdie, who initiated a new trend of English writing and proved to be a hallmark for his future generations. Ever since, Indian novelists have won many coveted literary awards including the prestigious Booker awards. The present anthology Contemporary Indian Writing in English : A Critical Survey consists of 20 critical papers covering Chaman Nahal, Kamala Das, Jhumpha Lahari, Bharti Mukherjee, Imtiaz Dharker, Arvind Adiga, Mahesh Dattani, Arun Joshi, V.S., Naipaul, Namita Gokhale, Shashi Deshpandey, Jayant Mahapatra in which the focus is mainly on the changing trends in contemporary literature. The book, which is novel in content and compilation and holistic in approach, will be an essential reading for teachers, students and researchers in Indian writing in English. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Satendra Kumar

Satendra Kumar is a teacher of English and has a long experience of teaching over a decade. Dr. Kumar is a genuine pursuer of knowledge with a vast reservoir of experience. He obtained his M.A. degree from C.C.S. University, Meerut, Ph.D. in English from Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar and M.Ed. from M.D. University, Rohtak. Besides, he did his P.G.C.T.E. course from CIEFL, Hyderabad and Diploma in Journalism from IGNOU, New Delhi. He has published many research papers and articles in the journals of national & international repute and has also attended national & international seminars and conferences organized by various Universities of India. Currently, he is engaged in completing his Diploma Course from CIEFL, Hyderabad.

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Title
Contemporary Indian Writing in English: A Critical Survey
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9789380930268
Length
xii+267p., 23cm.
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