A.K. RAMANUJAN: The Bridge between Tradition and Modernity

A Study of the Poet and his Poetry

by : Dushyant Nimavat

ISBN 978-81-7977-566-0

pp.: 130 + vi

Price : Rs. 75.00 (for students)

         : Rs. 130.00 (for Institutes and Libraries)

List of Contents:

A.K. Ramanujan—Life and Works

A.K. Ramanujan’s Major Works

Characteristics of Ramanujan’s Poetry

Major Themes of Ramanujan’s Poetry

Reconciliation Between Tradition and Modernity in Ramanujan.s Poetry

Historical Sensibility in Ramanujan’s Poetry

Imagery and Symbolism in Ramanujan’s Poetry

Irony in Ramanujan’s Poetry

Ramanujan’s Poetic Craftsmanship

Indian Experience in Ramanujan’s Poetry Or Indian Sensibility in A.K. Ramanujan’s Poetry

Depiction of Familial Relationships in Ramanujan’s Poetry

A.K. Ramanujan’s Treatment of Nature

Ramanujan’s Views on Folklore and its importance

A.K. Ramanujan’s Attitude towards Women              

Ramanujan’s Views on Poetry and Folklore

The Use of Mythology and Legends in A.K. Ramanujan’s Poetry

The voice of Protest in the Poems of A.K. Ramanujan

Memory, the Central Theme of A.K. Ramanujan’s poetry

Ramanujan’s Poetic Credo

Ramanujan on Bhakti Poetry

Critical Appreciation of A.K. Ramanujan’s Selected Poems

A River

Breaded Fish

Love Poem for a Wife I.

The Snakes

Obituary

The Striders

Of Mothers Among Other Things

Looking for a Cousin on a Swing              

Still Another view of Grace.

The Hindoo : He reads his Gita and is calm at all events

Conventions of Despair

History              

Small Scale Reflections on a Great House

The Last of the Princes              

Anxiety              

Self-Portrait

Prayers to Lord Murugan              

Elements of Composition              

Zoo Gardens Revisited

Chicago Zen

Waterfalls in a Bank

On the Death of a Poem

Moulting

Theme and Essence of A.K. Ramanujan’s Major Poems (Brief Summary)

A.K. Ramanujan’s Life & Works at a Glance

Hints to Objective & Short Answer Questions. (Easy to Remember Points)

Objective Questions (Multiple Choice Questions)

Bibliography