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indian literature (literary figures)
henry derozio (1809-1823)
an indian poet of portuguese origin(half indian and half english) - assistant headmaster of hindu college, kolkata - uncoventional debates and free thinking - organised a debating society - academic association
supported ram mohan roy's bramho samaj
encouraged his students for thinking freely, away from the soicietal conventions- his teachings ostensibly carried the undertones of liberty, equality and freedom - started an intellectual movement in bengal -
the young bengal movement
and his students were also known as
derozians
he was known as the first national poet of modern india - the history of indo-anglian literature started with him
his poems were an important landmark in the history of patriotic poetry in india - influenced by patriotic poetry, especally the orientalism of poets like byron and robert southy
considered to be the keats of indian literature
main works
he came into limelight with his poem -
The Fakir of Jungheera, a metrical tale
(1828)
the harp of india (1827)
song of the hindustance minstrel - 1827
chorus of brahmins - occurs in the fakeer of jungheera as well"
to the pupils of hindu -1907)
to india - my native land (1828)
Max Muller
(1823-1900)
a famous indologist, german orientalist and linguist
unearthed a lot of ancient indian history and sanskrit scriptures and translated them into english
ram raja mohan roy (1772 -1833)
the renaissance of modern indian lit begins with him - the infiltration of western culture and western scientific techniques jolted the traditional indian sensibilities
mohan roy's interest and inquiries range from the rights of woman and freedom of press to english education, the judicial systems, religious tolerance and the plight of indian peasantry
could be named as the first indian masters of english prose - wrote a brief autobiographical sketch on request
kashiprasad ghoshe
bengali poet and editor of hindu intelligencer an english journal in calcutta
was one of the first indians to publish a regular volume of english verse -
the shair and other poems
(1830) - a great contri to the level of gorboduc in english literature
michael madhusudhan dutt
(1824-1873)
a bengali poet, writer and a dramatist
his
meganad badha kavya
is a great tragic bengali epic - consists of nine cantos and exceptional in bengali literature in both style and content - 1861
wrote poems about the sorrows and afflictions of women
he wrote
the captive ladie
in english - 1849