Eminent Indians: Indian Language Litterateur

Indian culture finds its best expression in theiterature ofanguagesike Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, as well as other regionalanguages. Besides being a treasure trove for theiterary, philosophical, social, economic, political and cultural history of India, they have been the torchbearers to humanity for the perpetuation of excellence. Eminent Indians: Indiananguageitterateurs contains the profiles of Kalidasa (Sanskrit), Rabindranath Tagore, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and Mahasweta Devi (Bengali), Subramania Bharati (Tamil), Bulleh Shah and Amrita Pritam (Punjabi), Kazi Nazrul Islam and Mohammed Iqbal (Urdu), Vedam Venkataraya Sastry (Telegu) and Munshi Premchand (Hindi). Written in simple anducidanguage, the essays included in this book provide the background and exposition of the creative works attempted by theitterateurs concerned. The book should be useful for all those interested in the study of Indianiterature in general and regional writing in particular.