International Journal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyAuthors: Samapti Banerjee
Abstract: Nissim Ezekiel is the pioneering figure of post-colonial Indian poetry. He is a versatile genius. He works as an editor, dramatist, critic of art and Literature etc. For his enormous contribution in Literature he is awarded both the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 and Padma Shri award in the year 1988."Latter-Day Psalms", is the poetry collection for which he is awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award and received the prestigious prize from G. K. Gokak. He belongs to the Bene Israel Jewish family. He comes from an educated and erudite family. His father is the professor of Botany of Wilson College and his mother is the Principal of her school. Nissim Ezikiel has studied English from Wilson College, Bombay and Philosophy from London. He is brought up with embracing the Maharastrian tradition and culture and has accepted the Marathi language wholeheartedly. He has served as the Head of the Department of English in Bombay University and as a guest faculty and visiting Professor in the Leeds University. Nissim Ezekiel is the prominently post- colonial Indian English poet. Not only the Indian culture but also his family tradition has impacted his writings. Nissim Ezekiel bridges between Romanticism and Modernism in Indian English poetry.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19510867
