Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry


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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. "The call of Youth in India is a hot young call, trumpeting down the ages through a maze of polytheistic tribute, and emerging in the twentieth century with some of its original clearness of sound drowned by a Gargantuan thunder of Western drums. The Indian poet of to-day is torn, like the Indian painter, between admiration for Western models and a desire to mould himself thereon, and an inherent Indian tradition that runs in his veins and will not be denied." - Summary by LynneT and from the Preface. (2 hr 56 min)

Chapters

Preface 14:52 Read by Owlivia
An Invocation 5:54 Read by Owlivia
The Secrets of the Self 10:48 Read by czandra
Worship 1:15 Read by Larry Wilson
Beyond the Verge of Time—Steps 1:41 Read by Larry Wilson
Ego—Fire 2:18 Read by Larry Wilson
The Artist 1:16 Read by Larry Wilson
Imagery 1:52 Read by ShayLaurent
Transience—O Long Black Hair—Revelation 1:32 Read by Bruce Kachuk
“Spring that in my courtyard”—“This day will pass” 2:59 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Urvasi 5:28 Read by Owlivia
Open Thou Thy Door of Mercy 2:53 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Dancer 3:02 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Acknowledgment 1:05 Read by czandra
Remembrance—The Visible 2:32 Read by Anusha Iyer
In the Light 1:31 Read by czandra
Call and Bring Her 2:14 Read by Anusha Iyer
Basanta Panchami 3:00 Read by Anusha Iyer
A Woman’s Beauty 1:25 Read by Anusha Iyer
An Evening on the Lagoon—At the Temple 2:30 Read by czandra
Raksha Bandhan 1:39 Read by Anusha Iyer
Longings—Thoughts 2:23 Read by czandra
The Lovers 2:01 Read by Hannah Lake
A Blue Dream 1:22 Read by Cavaet
Tulip 1:03 Read by Anthony Will
Return to Khairpur—India: Entertaining Twilight 9:18 Read by Anusha Iyer
Roshanara 3:23 Read by Anusha Iyer
In Praise of Henna 1:11 Read by MamaPhish
Imperial Delhi 1:32 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Dirge 2:18 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Spring—Cradle-song 1:56 Read by Bruce Kachuk
June Sunset 2:17 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Bunkim Chandra Chatterji 2:35 Read by czandra
A Rose of Women—The Island Grave 2:08 Read by ShrimpPhish
Invitation 1:16 Read by Anthony Will
A Child’s Imagination 1:19 Read by Hannah Lake
Evening—The Sea at Night—Lachhi 3:19 Read by Anusha Iyer
Azmē 3:19 Read by Anusha Iyer
Awake, my Friend 1:38 Read by Anusha Iyer
Marriage Song 2:39 Read by Anusha Iyer
Mystic Love Song from “Thirty Indian Songs" 1:47 Read by Anusha Iyer
The Punjab Autumn: The Season of the Cooling Dew 6:04 Read by Owlivia
Râjhans (The Prince of Swans) 3:07 Read by Anusha Iyer
Later Lyrics: Poplar, Beech, and Weeping Willow 3:21 Read by Hydrant
Orphic Mysteries: The Yellow Butterfly 3:18 Read by Hydrant
Myvanwy 3:18 Read by Cavaet
Kismet 1:48 Read by Jessie Percival
Tansen 2:43 Read by Jessie Percival
“The high ambition of the drop of rain” 1:04 Read by Jessie Percival
“How difficult is the thorny way of strife” 1:44 Read by Jessie Percival
“Thy beauty flashes like a sword” 1:23 Read by James Kruk
“I shall not try to flee the sword of death” 1:58 Read by Anusha Iyer
Voice in the Air 10:31 Read by Cavaet
“All this is rhythm” 1:22 Read by Jing365
“Friend, dwell thou within”—“Thou art the rose” 1:59 Read by Anusha Iyer
“Snow-blossoms, snow-blossoms” 1:24 Read by Anusha Iyer
“The rose of eternity” 1:11 Read by Jing365
“The blue of Indra” 1:04 Read by Anusha Iyer
“The shadow of a flying bird” 0:57 Read by Owlivia
Love’s Samādhi—A Cradle Song 1:49 Read by Larry Wilson
The Way of Poverty 1:21 Read by Larry Wilson
The Last Prayer—Union with Christ 1:55 Read by Larry Wilson
Peace 2:52 Read by Larry Wilson