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This is a compilation of essays on prominent Indian intellectuals and literary titans – their structure of consciousness, literary history and critical theory.

About The Author:

K D Verma - Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA.

Table Of Contents:

Indian Writing in English: Structure of Consciousness, Literary History and Critical Theory • Sri Aurobindo as a Poet: A Reassessment • The Social and Political Vision of Sri Aurobindo • Sri Aurobindo as a Critic • Mulk Raj Anand: A Reappraisal • Ideological Confrontation and Synthesis in Mulk Raj Anand's Conversations in Bloomsbury • Balachandra Rajan's The Dark Dancer: A Critical Reading • Myth and Imagery in Nissim Ezekiel's The Unfinished Man: A Critical Reading • Humanity Defrauded: Notes toward a Reading of Anita Desai's Baumgartner's Bombay • Alienation, Identity and Structure in Arun Joshi's The Apprentice • Metaphysics and Metastructure of Appearance and Reality in Arun Joshi's The Last Labyrinth • Notes • Index