Indian poetry
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Longest poems
Length (lines) | Original title(s) | Romanization | Literal meaning(s) | Original language(s) | Place(s) of origin | Author(s) | Genre(s) | Note(s) |
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1,00,000 couplets (2,00,000 lines) | महाभारतम् | Mahabharatam
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The Great Bharatam | Sanskrit | Indian subcontinent | Vyasa | Sanskrit literature, Hinduism | [1] |
24,000 couplets (48,000 lines) | रामायणम् | Ramayanam
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Rama’s Journey or Rama's progress | Sanskrit | Indian subcontinent | Valmiki | Sanskrit literature, Hinduism | [2] |
39,000 lines | ꯈꯝꯕ ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ ꯁꯩꯔꯦꯡ | Khamba Thoibi Sheireng | Poem on Khamba and Thoibi | Manipuri ")
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Manipur Kingdom
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Hijam Anganghal | Epic cycles of incarnations in Moirang, Meitei literature
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[3][4][5] |
5,730 | சிலப்பதிகாரம் | Cilappatikaram | the Tale of an Anklet | Tamil language | Tamilakam | Ilango Adigal | Sangam literature | |
4,861 | மணிமேகலை | Manimekalai | jewelled belt, girdle of gems | Tamil language | Tamilakam | Chithalai Chathanar | Sangam literature, Buddhism | |
3,145 | சீவக சிந்தாமணி | Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi | Jivaka, the Fabulous Gem | Tamil language | Tamilakam | Tiruttakkatēvar | Sangam literature, Jainism |
Indian poetry awards
There are very few literary awards in India for poetry alone. The prestigious awards like Jnanapeeth, Sahitya Akademi and Kalidas Samman etc. are given away to writers of both prose and poetry. Most of the awards have gone to novelists. Few poets have received these awards.
Jnanpith Award
The following poets have won the
Ananda Puraskar and Rabindra Puraskar
Sahitya Akademi Awards
Eighteen poets have won Sahitya Akademi Awards in Telugu language.
Indian Literature Golden Jubilee Poetry Awards
On the occasion of its Golden Jubilee, Sahitya Akademi awarded the following prizes for outstanding works of poetry in translation from Indian languages.
- Rana Nayar for his translation of the verses of the Sikh saint Baba Farid from Punjabi.
- Kalahandi
- Paromita Das for English translation of Parvati Prasad Baruwa's poems in Assamese.
The Golden Jubilee Prize for Life Time Achievement was won by Namdeo Dhasal, Ranjit Hoskote, Neelakshi Singh, Abdul Rashid and Sithara S.
All India Poetry Champions
- 1988: Vijay Nambisan for "Madras Central"
- 1990: Rukmini Bhaya Nair for "Kali"
- 1991: Rajlukshmee Debee Bhattacharya for "Punarnava"
- 1993: Shampa Sinha for "Siesta"; Tarun Cherian for "A Writer's Prayer"
- 1994: Anju Makhija for "A Farmer's Ghost"; Smita Agarwal for "Our Foster Nurse of Nature is Repose"
- 1995: Tabish Khair for "Birds of North Europe"; Gopi Krishnan Kottoor for "The Coffin Maker"
- 1997: Digging"
- 1998: K. Sri Lata for "In Santa Cruz, Diagnosed Home Sick"
- 2000: Shahnaz Habib for "Of Hypocrisy and Cheekbones"; Revathy Gopal for "I Would Know You Anywhere"
- 2013: Another Letter from Another Father to Another Son"; Tapan Kumar Pradhanfor "The Buddha Smiled"
Western thinkers and poets interested in Indian poetry
In the 19th century, American Transcendentalist writers and many German Romantic writers became interested in Indian poetry, literature and thought. In the 20th century, few Western poets became interested in Indian thought and literature, and the interest of many of those was minor: T. S. Eliot studied Sanskrit at Harvard, but later lost interest. Buddhism brought Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder to India, but they became more interested in Tibetan and Japanese forms of the religion. Mexican poet and writer Octavio Paz developed a strong, lasting interest in Indian poetry after living in the country as part of the Mexican diplomatic mission (and as ambassador in the 1960s). Paz married an Indian woman, translated Sanskrit kavyas, and wrote extensively about India.[8]
See also
- List of Indian poets
- The Poetry Society (India)
- Indian literature
- List of Indian English poetry anthologies
- Journal : Indian Literature
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Kavishala[9]
References
- ^ "Mahabharata | Definition, Story, History, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Ramayana | Summary, Characters, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.
His epic Singel Indu was published in 1938 which was followed by his magnum opus Khamba Thoibi Sheireng (1940), a poem of 39000 lines, considered to be the 'national' epic of the Manipuris, written in the Pena Saisak style of folk ballads.
- ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
His best work, Khamba Thoibi sheireng, in 39,000 lines on the story of 'Khamba and Thoibi' was started in 1939 and the composition was completed in 1940.
- ^ Delhi, All India Radio (AIR), New (1975-08-31). AKASHVANI: Vol. XL. No. 35 ( 31 AUGUST, 1975 ). All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi. p. 1582.
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- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ISBN 978-0-8112-1349-3, retrieved via Google Books on January 19, 2009
- ^ Kavishala. "Kavishala - The School of Poets".