Nissim Ezekiel was a foundational figure in postcolonial India’s literary history‚ specifically for Indian writing in English . He is rightly considered to be the Father of post independence Indian verse in English. He was a prolific poet‚ playwright‚ critic‚ broadcaster and social commentator.But as a poet in Indian English Writing Nissim Ezekiel’s contribution is outstanding. It is very much substantial and valuable chiefly because‚ his poetry contains some of the aspects of Indianness. Indianness
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111-114-007 Batch: 19th The Poetry of Nissin Ezekiel: A Depiction of Indian Culture. Nissim Ezekiel is the father of modern poetry who has depicted Indian culture through his poetry as it is. He has tried to produce poem the way are held in situation and a very common situation of life. When we read his poetry it seems like our poetry that has taken from our origin. Nissim was the first Indian poet to catch and voice these trends in his poetry. As a
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Night of the Scorpion Night of the Scorpion is a poem by ‘Nissim Ezekiel’. It tells the story of a rural boy(the poet)‚whose mother was stung by a scorpion .The illiterate village folk try to curse the poison away & are blinded by their superstitions .The boy’s father is a skeptic‚ rationalist who does not share their views & tries to get his wife cured by more logical techniques(which are‚ however‚ eventually abandoned & he‚ in contrast to his character‚ ends up following a more superstitious/unproved
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NIGHT OF SCORPION - THE CRITICAL APPRECIATION --------------------------------------- Night of the scorpion written by Nissim Ezkiel is an interesting poem and the poet brings about a very appealing contrast between good and evil in it; altogether giving the poem an essence of equality. The poet makes it a trouble-free task for the readers to visualize the scenes with the appropriate use of various imageries. He has also done a marvelous work of adding various different senses into the
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Nissim Ezekiel’s poems are as a rule lucid and are splendidly evocative and satisfyingly sensuous. His poetry reveals more careful craftsmanship‚ a more conscious intellectuality. In quality and integrity they are conversational directness and ease without losing himself in discursiveness. Let us take our Poet‚ lover‚ Birdwatcher where beauty and bareness of statement go together where it weaves the themes of birdwatching‚ wooing and writing poetry together‚ and shows their resemblance: the need
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Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa. T.S. by Nissim Ezekiel Nissim Ezekiel is a popular figure in the field of Indian Writing in English. In his lifetime‚ he has written so many poems like “The Night of the Scorpion.” and “Enterprise‚” which are entertaining and enlightening. The poem‚” Goodbye Party for Miss.Pushpa” comes under his sixth volume of poems‚ namely “Hymns in Darkness.” The occasion is a farewell party given to Miss T.S. Pushpa by her friends and colleagues in her office when
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Night of the Scorpion-Nissim Ezekiel MATCHES: Two Scavengers in a Truck‚ Nothing’s Changed-Two Cultures Vultures‚ Limbo-Contrasting Views Nissim Ezekiel (White male poet): 1. Nissim Ezekiel was born in Bombay‚ now Mumbai‚ India in 1924. 2. His parents were Israeli and he was brought up with the Jewish faith‚ though he had friends of many different religions. 3. As a child he was very serious about religion and often spoke to his friends on a deep scale in relation to religious matters
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godhead beyond Time‚ There comes no voice of the celestial Friend‚ And yet I know my footprints’ track shall be A pathway towards Immortality. ************************************************************** Poet‚ Lover‚ Birdwatcher Nissim Ezekiel. To force the pace and never to be still Is not the way of those who study birds Or women. The best poets wait for words. The hunt is not an exercise of will But patient love relaxing on a hill To note the movement of a timid wing;
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About The Poet: Goodbye Party For Miss Pushpa T. S. was written by Nissim Ezekiel‚ one of India’s foremost Indo-Anglian poets. He was born in 1924 and was educated in Mumbai and London. He produced several volumes of verse and plays and was an art critic. Ezekiel died in 2004 at the age of 79. Most of Ezekiel’s poetry is for adults‚ as it is serious and quite difficult to understand. In this poem‚ however‚ Ezekiel uses simple Indian’ English. Here he is making gentle fun of the people who
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Indian English Literature * Top English Writer & Their Famous Creations * R.K. Narayan: R K Narayan is one of the best known Indian authors of all time. An Indian author of very high repute‚ he is best known for his works of fiction. The setting for most of R K Narayan works is the fictional town of Malgudi‚ first introduced in his semi autobiographical book ’Swami and Friends’. Creations: The Dark Room‚ Malgudi Days‚ Talkative Man‚ The English Teacher. * Kiran Desai: Kiran
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