EMINENT INDIANS : INDIAN LANGUAGE LITTERATEURS

Indian culture finds its best
expression in the literature of languages like Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi,
Tamil and Telugu, as well as other regional Languages. Besides being a
treasure trove for the literary, philosophical, social, economic, political
and cultural history of India, they have been the torchbearers to humanity
for the perpetuation of excellence. Eminent Indians: Indian Language
Litterateurs contains the profiles of Kalidasa (Sanskrit), Rabindranath
Tagore, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and Mahasweta Devi (Bengali), Subramania
Bharati (Tamil), Bulleh Shah and Amrita Pritam (Punjabi), Kazi Nazrul Islam
and Mohammed Iqbal (Urdu), Vedam Venkataraya Sastry (Telegu) and Munshi
Premchand (Hindi). Written in simple and lucid language, the essays included
in this book provide the background and exposition of the creative works
attempted by the litterateurs concerned. The book should be useful for all
those interested in the study of Indian literature in general and regional
writing in particular.