Remapping the Canon: a Journey across Indian Poetry in English

• ISBN13: 9788126939725
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: November 23, 2024
• Pages: 276
• Original Price: INR 995.0
• Language: English
• Edition: 647
• Item Weight: 470 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

Highlighting the voices that have shaped the trajectory of Indian English poetry, Remapping the Canon: A Journey Across Indian Poetry in English provides a panoramic view of the subject, symbolizing the need to reevaluate and redefine the parameters of literary canonization as well as its recognition in academic circles. The anthology hosts a collection of nineteen incisive essays from eminent scholars spanning decades of literary exploration. From insightful analyses of poets like Temsula Ao, Mamang Dai, Arun Kolatkar and Jayanta Mahapatra to critical examinations of themes such as ecocriticism, postcolonialism, and identity, each chapter offers a fresh perspective on the evolving landscape of Indian English poetry. With a special focus on poets from Northeast India, the anthology covers UGC syllabi under CBCS and NEP, making it an indispensable resource for students and academics across Indian universities. This book is not just an academic endeavor; it is a celebration of the diverse voices and perspectives that form the nation’s identity.

Dr. Nikhilesh Dhar is Assistant Professor of English at Onda Thana Mahavidyalaya, Bankura, West Bengal and a Ph.D. Research Supervisor at the Department of English, Bankura University. He is the editorial board member of Consortium: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies and a reviewer of UGC-listed journals. A member of various academic associations, he has several research papers and articles published in various literary journals and anthologies to his credit. His published works include Portrayal of Women in Keats: A Brief Study and Revisiting Ecocriticism: Traditional, Postcolonial and Spiritual Perspectives.

• Contents
• Foreword iii
• Introduction ix
• 1. Songs from the Land Drenched in Blood: 1
• An Ecocritical Analysis of Select Poems by
• Temsula Ao and Mamang Dai
• Aishwarya Das Gupta
• 2. Poetry on the Periphery: New Aesthetics in the 15
• Poetry of Mamang Dai
• Anindya Sundar Paul
• 3. The Metropolis Unveiled: Exploring Arun 28
• Kolatkar’s Poetic Landscape
• Asim Kumar Betal
• 4. Abled and Disabled Bodily Functions of Gods and 43
• Goddesses in the Select Poems of Arun Kolatkar
• Aswini B
• 5. Animism and Metaphors of the Mountain in 53
• Mamang Dai’s “The Voice of the Mountain”:
• A Cultural Exploration
• Baloram Balo
• 6. “The River Has a Soul”: Revisiting 66
• Mamang Dai’s Select Poems from
• an Ecocritical Perspective
• Bapin Mallick and Nikhilesh Dhar
• 7. In Search of Self: A Postcolonial Reading 77
• of the Select Poems of Jayanta Mahapatra
• Dipanjoy Mukherjee
• 8. Amalgamation of History: A Study of 89
• Mamang Dai’s “The Missing Link”
• Donkaolung Malangmei
• xxx Remapping the Canon: A Journey Across Indian Poetry in English
• 9. Evolution of Postcolonial Indian English Poetry: 98
• A Critical Study
• Hira Bose
• 10. New Lines from Border Lines: A Critical Study on 111
• Select Poems of Three Shillong-based Northeast
• Indian English Poets
• Masoom Islam
• 11. Deconstructing Anthropocentrism: An Ecocritical 122
• Study of the Select Indian Poetry in English
• Nikhilesh Dhar
• 12. A Kaleidoscopic Portrayal of Landscape, Violence 138
• and Death in the Reality of Indian Life: A Critical
• Appraisal of Selected Poems of Keki N. Daruwalla
• Palash Biswas
• 13. Memory, Nostalgia and Gender in the 148
• Poetry of Kamala Das
• Rajendra Kumar
• 14. Look Back in Joy: An Inquiry into the 161
• Therapeutic aspect of Reminiscence in
• Kamala Das’s “My Grandmother’s House”
• Santanu Saha
• 15. Fragments of Non-belongingness: Exploring 180
• Identity in the Realm of Nowhere
• Saswati Majhi
• 16. Writing from the Periphery: A Critical Reading 191
• of Select Northeast Indian English Poetry
• Sourav Saha
• 17. ‘A Living Without Life’: Love-politics as a 202
• Powerful Trope in Kamala Das’s Poetry
• Subrata Sahoo
• 18. Exploring the Indian Ethos with a Postcolonial 214
• Flaneur: Re-reading Selected Poems of
• Jayanta Mahapatra
• Swarnendu Dam
• 19. The Making of a Poet Writing in Indian English: 231
• Re-reading Select Poems of Nissim Ezekiel
• Examining Indian Sensibilities
• Tiyasa Dey
• List of Contributors 241
• Index 244