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The first book written by an Indian in English was The Travels of Dean Mahomet, a travel narrative by Sake Dean Mahomed, published in England in 1794. IEL, in its early stages had influence from The Western novel. Early Indian writers used English unadulterated by Indian words to convey an experience which was essentially Indian.
Michael H. Fisher has written a book on Mahomet entitled The First Indian Author in English: Dean Mahomed in India, Ireland, and England (Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1996). Additionally, Rozina Visram's Ayahs, Lascars and Princes: The Story of Indians in Britain 1700–1947 (1998) was highly influential in drawing public attention to ...
The book draws on novels that have been translated from Indian languages into English (prominently Bankimchandra Chatterjee's Anandamath and Rabindranath Tagore's The Home and the World), [2] but focuses on works composed originally in English, whose status in India Gopal characterises as "rootless" yet also India's foremost pan-national tongue.
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First part of first trilogy in historical novels of India. Set in the backdrop of Pathan-Mughal conflicts in south-western region Paschimbanga during the reign of Akbar. Kapalkundala: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: 1866 Bengali: Karan Ghelo: Nandshankar Mehta: 1866 Gujarati: First Gujarati novel.
Sahitya Akademi Award for English Award for contributions to English literature Awarded for Literary award in India Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First awarded 1960 Last awarded 2022 Highlights Total awarded 51 First winner R. K. Narayan Most Recent winner Anuradha Roy Website sahitya-akademi.gov.in Part of a series on Sahitya Akademi Awards ...
The book is used as a textbook in Columbia University. [1] Jawaharlal Nehru: An Autobiography: 1936: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: The Story of My Experiments with Truth: 1940s: Paramahansa Yogananda: Autobiography of a Yogi: 1946: Rajendra Prasad, first president: Atmakahktha: 1946: Hindi U. V. Swaminatha Iyer: En Sarithiram: 1950: Tamil Nirad C ...
Pages in category "Indian English-language novels" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.