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Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar (1 November 1932 – 25 September 2004) was an Indian poet [1] who wrote in both Marathi and English. His poems are known for expressing the humour in everyday life. His poems are known for expressing the humour in everyday life.
Jejuri is a series of poems written by Indian poet Arun Kolatkar. Consisting of a sequence of 31 poems, Jejuri depicts Kolatkar's visit to Jejuri, a city in Pune, which the poet visited in 1964. It was first published in Opinion Literary Quarterly in 1974, and issued in book-form in 1976. Jejuri won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1977. [1]
Among the published works giving an analysis of his poetry are: Lakshmi Raghunandan. (1990). Contemporary Indian poetry in English: with special emphasis on Nissim Ezekiel, Kamala Das, R. Parthasarathy, and A.K. Ramanujan : other poets assessed are Arun Kolatkar, Shiv K. Kumar, Keki N. Daruwalla, Jayanta Mahapatra, and Arvind Krishna Mehrotra ...
Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi Award for contributions to Marathi literature Awarded for Literary award in India Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First awarded 1955 Last awarded 2022 Highlights Total awarded 68 First winner Lakshman Shastri Joshi Most Recent winner Praveen Dashrath Bandekar Website Official website Part of a series on Sahitya ...
IEL has a relatively recent history, being nearly two centuries old. 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 ...
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 ...
Suddenly, Arun hears a woman's soft voice behind him. He turns around and sees a woman of about 30 years of age wearing a white sari. The woman asks Arun if he's alone, and invites the boy to come with her to the refreshments room for snacks and tea. While eating and sharing a conversation, Arun and the woman become quick friends.
The novel follows four families during 18 months, and centres on Mrs. Rupa Mehra's efforts to arrange the marriage of her younger daughter, Lata, to a "suitable boy". Lata is a 19-year-old university student who refuses to be influenced by her domineering mother or opinionated brother, Arun.