P Gopichand – författare

The rise and fall of share markets, the rise and fall of bullion market, the rise and fall in the prices of commodities are carefully observed and talked of by financial experts as well as the man in the street. Kidnaps, murders, acid attacks are on the rise. The fall in human values though not presented meticulously as the rise and fall in financial matters is a common subject for scholars, businessmen, teachers, politicians, etc. But the fall in human values affects our society and breed many disorders in our life. The youth often fail to understand the importance of life and the beauty in life. To the youth life is a bag of garbage which can be disposed off at any time without second thought. The old feel that they are outcasts in the society and every minute is miserable for them. With icy looks they count their days in old age homes. Poetry, Prose, Fiction, Drama, One-Act plays are being created by a number of wonderful masters. As teachers, readers, professors and scholars of literature, let us come together and retrospect the human values reflected in the Indian Fiction in English.

Indian Fiction in English developed rapidly and also became a popular genre in Indian Literature in English and in World literature. With its vast variety of themes, subject matter, narrative technique and style it has won a unique place in the hearts of the literary lovers. The changing relationships in the changing world is well captured in the words, phrases, images and expressions by our writers. Our scholars and critics with their keen insight and critical perspectives brought out the issues that are discussed plainly and also the hidden issues suggested in the works of writers like Tagore, Shobha De, Shashi Deshpande, Santa Ram Rau, Gita Had Haraan, Chetan Bhagat, Basavaraj Naikar, Manoj Das, Kiran Desai, Maha Sweta Devi, Chaman Nahal, Rohinton Mistry, Amitav Ghosh, Manju Kapur and so on. Many scholars and critics instantly responded to our call for papers on Indian Fiction in English and contributed their critical musings to our anthology. We acknowledge the support of Dr N.K. Neb, Dr Basavaraj Naikar, Dr. Dilip K. Madhesiya, Dr. Satendra Kumar, Dr. Shyam S. Agarwalla, Prof Sudhir K. Arora, Dr M.G. Hegde, Dr M.S. Wankede, Dr Shobha Diwakar, Mr Grishma Khobragade, Mrs Kshama Shashidhar, Ms Kavitha Gopalakrishnan, Mr H.C.S. Chauhan, Mr Soukarja Ghosal, Mrs G. Sundari for their scholarly contribution in materialising this book.

Indian writers with artistic skill wove many interesting things into the fabric of their creative writings. The telling of the tale is interesting, and emits a unique aroma that captured the readers of all sections in India and abroad. The fictional world of the Indian Writers in English reflects contemporary life, present problems and changing human values The new nations in the making, the old traditions crumbling and the brave new world that rose out of the computerised world is preserved in the creative writings. The writings of Indian Fiction in English is a museum where every book has its own importance because it captured 'the change in time.' Any casual reading of a short story or a novel will not only make us think about the conditions prevalent in the society but also makes us evaluate our own contribution to the mankind. We wish that our critics analyses will rouse fresh interest in the young readers and they in turn will review the creative writings of Indians. Our scholars and critics with their keen insight and critical perspectives brought out the issues that are discussed plainly and also the hidden issues suggested in the works of writers like Kamala Markandeya , Rohinton Mistry, Bharathi Mukherjee, Bhavani Bhattachrya, Shobha De, Shashi Deshpande, Githa Hari Haran, Gita Mehta, Kamala Markandeya , P. Raja, Nayanatara Sahgal, Manju Kapoor, Jhumpa Lahari and Bama. Many scholars and critics instantly responded to our call for papers on Indian Fiction in English and contributed their critical musings to our anthology. We acknowledge the support of Prof Balasaheb Sande, Dr Basavaraj Naikar, Dr G. Domnic Savio, Prof D. Jockim, Dr R. Madhavi, Dr Hyacinth Pinks, Dr Archana Parashar, Dr Srirupa Bantrjee, Ms S.J. Kala, Dr Monisha Saxena, Dr Lily Arul Sharmila, Ms N. Chandra, Dr Sau. Seema Sanjay Jagtap, Dr Alka A. Bhise, Dr K Mangayarkarasi, Ms S. Sabita Shunmugrapriya, Dr K. Sunitha Reddy, Ms F. Mary Priya for their scholarly contributions in materialising this book.

Rabindranath Tagore is one of the greatest geniuses produced by India. He is a poet, dramatist, novelist, short-story writer, painter and musician, all rolled into one. His every work of art has a characteristic mark called 'Tagore'. He made the whole world feel the unique 'soul' of India. Life, love, mysticism, spirituality and Nature-all reverborate throughout his works. Tagore himself is a revolution-a great movement. The world takes centuries to understand the true spirit of Tagore. Like Valmiki, Tagore has seen the totality of life and expressed it in proper words, tunes and colours. We've brought out this book as a sincere tribute to Rabindranath Tagore during his 150th birth Anniversary Celebrations.