Mahendra S. Rana [Comp. Edit]. Rekha Rana assists. Indian English Literature Dictionary: 1794-2010. 2 volumes. group. New Delhi: Sarap Books Publishers Pvt Ltd., 2012. Size crown. ISBN 978-81-7625-809-8 [set]. Pages Vol. I, 566 + appendix + 23 and volume. II, 573 + appendix + 7, price Rs.6500 / - [set].
MS Rana is an alumnus of Allahabad and Delhi University. He is an outstanding librarian and has worked in universities such as Kurukshetra, Delhi, Meerut and Roorkee. The compilation of the 2-volume dictionary under review demonstrates his editorial skills, academic interests and professional commitment.
This is also the return of his love and labor, because Rana spent about ten years developing a real, systematic biobibliographic critical source of information on more than 4,000 Indian English creators. For the past 220 years, he has included biographical and critical biographies of famous and less well-known poets, novels and non-fiction writers, playwrights, and other creative characters [male and female]. In addition to the Hindu literati, he also includes other writers whose roots are in India, involving Indian life and culture.
In making his vast dictionary of writers, Rana received help from literary consultants such as GS Balarama Gupta, Prema Nandakumar, RK Singh, CS Singh, AP Trivedi, Rajiv Verma, Badri N. Raina, Arun Kumar and SC Dwivedi. Write important articles and/or comments about various authors. Live and work. He also accepted the help of Rekha Rana, but it is not clear what her specific contribution is.
The compiler also utilizes several academic journals, magazines and daily newspapers, including Hinduism, India Today, Outlook, Biblio, Creative Forum, Language Forum, Indian Literature, Commonwealth Literature, English Indian Writing Magazine, Kavya Bharati, Litcrit, Mawaheb International , Metverse Muse, Poet, Poetcrit, Triveni, Cyber Literature, Commonwealth Quarterly, etc. Some of these journals have now been discontinued.
The layout of the alphabetical items usually includes personal information, career history, including college and honors, literary works - poetry, drama, novels, essays, travel, letters, diaries, narratives, trans-writing, and other works. Critical bibliographies appear in the form of major books and doctoral degrees. paper. Then, there is a literary effort to comment on the author. If available, the compiler will provide a contact or email address at the end of the entry.
Undoubtedly, Lana tried to place the writer in a broader perspective of the history of British literature in India, just as he tried to get interested researchers and scholars to decide their areas of expertise and/or understanding of research topics [for M. Phil]. Or PhD paper] through the information provided in the dictionary.
These appendices reflect the status of Indian English at home and abroad, although it is encouraging to note that in addition to the Indian University, there are 89 foreign universities promoting Indian English literature research.
When literary studies lose their importance among our students, the Indian Dictionary of English Writers should help promote the study of humanities in Indian English literature. Effective research and research in Indian English writing to strengthen critical understanding and human values should also be feasible.
In a few articles that printed typographical errors and selected from a variety of books and journals, I found the dictionary to be fascinating and significant, and to recommend it to all English and library libraries at home and abroad.
Orignal From: Book Review: Indian English Writers Dictionary: 1794-2010
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