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Mahendra S. Rana (Comp. and ed.). Assisted by Rekha Rana. A Dictionary of Indian English Litterateurs: 1794-2010. 2 volumes. set. New Delhi: Sarup Books Publishers Pvt Ltd., 2012. Dimension-Crown. ISBN 978-81-7625-809-8 (Set). Pages Vol. I, 566+Appendix+23 and Vol. II, 573+Appendix+ 7, Value Rs.6500/- (Set).
M.S. Rana, an alumnus of the colleges of Allahabad and Delhi, has been a distinguished librarian, who labored within the universities of Kurukshetra, Delhi, Meerut, and Roorkee with credit score. The compilation of the 2-volume Dictionary beneath assessment bespeaks his editorial ability, scholarly curiosity, {and professional} dedication.
It’s also his labor of affection, and well-rewarded, in that Rana spent a few decade in growing an genuine, systematic bio-bibliographical crucial supply e book on over 4000 inventive writers of Indian English. He consists of the biographical sketches with bibliographies and demanding articles on each well-known and fewer identified poets, fiction and non-fiction writers, playwrights, and different inventive personalities, female and male, of the final 220 years. Apart from Indian males of letters, he additionally consists of different writers whose roots are in India and who cope with Indian life and tradition.
Within the making of his large dictionary of litterateurs, Rana takes assist from literary advisers akin to G.S. Balarama Gupta, Prema Nandakumar, R.Okay. Singh, C.S. Singh, A.P. Trivedi, Rajiv Verma, Badri N. Raina, Arun Kumar, and S.C. Dwivedi who additionally contribute crucial articles and/or feedback about numerous authors’ lives and work. He additionally takes help from Rekha Rana, although it’s not clear what her particular contribution is.
The compiler additionally makes use of a number of scholarly journals, magazines, and dailies that embody The Hindu, India Right this moment, Outlook, Biblio, Artistic Discussion board, Language Discussion board, Indian Literature, Journal of Commonwealth Literature, Journal of Indian Writing in English, Kavya Bharati, Litcrit, Mawaheb Worldwide, Metverse Muse, Poet, Poetcrit, Triveni, Cyber Literature, Commonwealth Quarterly and so on. A few of these journals have ceased publication now.
The format of the alphabetically organized entries sometimes consists of private info, profession historical past, together with lecturers and honors, literary output — poetry, drama, fiction, prose, travelogue, letters, diaries, narratives, trans-creation, and different works. The crucial bibliography seems within the type of main books and PhD. theses. Then, there’s a be aware of appraisal on the literary endeavors of the writer. The place obtainable, the compiler gives the contact or electronic mail handle on the finish of the entry.
For sure, Rana tries to put the writers within the bigger perspective of Indian English literary historical past simply as he seeks to empower the researchers and students to determine about their areas of specialization and/or understanding of the matters of analysis (for M.Phil or PhD dissertation) by way of the data supplied within the Dictionary.
The appendices replicate upon the standing of Indian English at residence and overseas whilst it’s encouraging to know that apart from Indian universities, 89 overseas universities promote researches in Indian English literature.
At a time when examine of literature is dropping significance amongst our college students, A Dictionary of Indian English Litterateurs ought to assist promote Indian English Literature to review the humanities. It also needs to show indispensable in efficient examine of and analysis in Indian English Writing to reinforce crucial understanding and human values.
Regardless of printing errors in a number of articles and feedback culled from numerous books and journals, I discover the Dictionary fascinating and vital, and advocate it to all English Departments and libraries within the nation and overseas.
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Source by Ram Krishna Singh
