Poets of India

I just want to clarify that South Asia has a rich literary canon with poetry, drama, and literature that can easily be adapted into the classroom setting. I welcome a conversation with anyone who is teaching literature to discuss possible connections to other parts of your curriculum.

I have a lot of books- will bring them in to share tomorrow. One caveat: most of my personal library are female writer-centered.

Poets whose literature that can be used in classes:

North India

Soordas

Tulsidas

Kabir

Meerabai

And of course, Tagore, who is a Nobel Laureate (first non-European to gain such a title)

South India

Purandara Dasa

Thyagaraja

Annamacharya

http://www.samkeertana.info/vAggEyakArulu/annamAchArya/index.php

Swati Thirunal

http://www.swathithirunal.in/

Revolutionary Poets

Sarojini Naidu

Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

(it so happens her daughter lives in Buffalo)

Poet of the Revolution

http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/poet-revolution

Indian poets writing in India

Agha Shahid Ali

Indran Amirthanayagam

Reetika Vazirani

Ravi Shankar (no, not that one!)