K.V. Dominic Criticism and Commentary: Essential Readings Companion

Peek inside the mind one of Contemporary India's most influential poets
Inside this book you'll find Dr. Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya, one of the most erudite philosopher-critics of India, brilliantly evaluating his compatriot English poet K.V. Dominic. Among the contemporary English poets of India, Dr. K.V. Dominic has established an unchallengeable position of his own. Through his poetry collections Winged Reason, Write Son, Write, Multicultural Symphony, Contemporary Concerns and Beyond, and K.V. Dominic: Essential Readings and Study Guide, Dominic has beautifully portrayed themes of environmental, social, political, and humanitarian concerns.
Mukhopadhyaya, with his unique style, critically and philosophically studies not only Dominic's poetry, but also the poet himself as a person with his background of family, town, state, and country. Being a master of Indian as well as western philosophy, Mukhopadhyaya digs out the philosophic thoughts lying hidden in many of the poems. In addition, his depth in English and Sanskrit literature has enabled him to make comparisons of Dominic's poems to those of the legends.

"Dominic's poetry reflects India. This is the base of the study by Mukhopadhyaya who has taught literature and authored books. He finds Dominic's poetry irresistible. I add that Mukhopadyaya's book is enlightening and also irresistible. His study is a compassionate painting of Dominic's poetry with the shades that are eternal."
--Dr. Stephen Gill, Canadian poet and novelist

"Dr. Mukhopadhyaya's critique is a remarkable contribution to Dominic's poetry, as it is systematically written with philosophical explications and comparisons to great legends as well as classical poets of the East and the West. Indeed an important addition to the existing works on this major literary figure."
--Dr. Rob Harle, Australian poet, author and artist

"More than merely an analysis of Dominic's poems, this book is an insight into the vibrant philosophy experienced by the Indian mind that has amalgamated both the perennial bliss and the painful vicissitudes of life to foster sublime and universal notions of life. As the volume reveals the personality of the poet, it invites attention to the authenticity of the impersonal theory of poetry."
--Dr. S. Kumaran, Indian critic, scholar and academician, author of Philosophical Musings for a Meaningful Life: An Analysis of K.V. Dominic's Poems

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K. V. DOMINIC (born 1956) Indian English poet, critic, editor and short story writer is a faculty member of the PG & Research Department of English, Newman College, Thodupuzha East P.O., Idukki District, Kerala, India, Pin: 685585. He was born on 13 February 1956 at Kalady, a holy place in Kerala where Adi Sankara, the philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta was born. Prof. Dominic has been teaching UG and PG students since 1985. His research topics are "Pathos in the Short Stories of Rabindranath Tagore" and "East-West Conflicts in the Novels of R. K. Narayan with Special Reference to The Vendor of Sweets, Waiting for the Mahatma, The Painter of Signs and The Guide." He is the author of the books, (1) Postcolonial Readings in Indo-Anglian Literature, (2) Selected Short Stories in Contemporary Indo-Anglian Literature, (3) Pathos in the Short Stories of Rabindranath Tagore and (4) Reason and Fantasy (Poems and Short Stories). International Poets Academy, Chennai has conferred on him the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD "in recognition of his distinguished contribution to World Poetry, and for his pioneering pursuits in influencing mankind towards the path of World Peace, Global Harmony and Cosmic Humanism." Prof. Dominic has written a number of poems, critical essays and short stories in reputed journals and books. As the Editor of Indian Journal of Postcolonial Literatures (IJPCL), a reputed international refereed biannual (ISSN 0974 - 7370) published by the Centre for English Studies, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India, he is a well known figure in the universities, colleges and such academic circles all over India. He is in the Advisory and Editorial Boards of several leading journals in India.

Dr. Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya, (b. 1947), M A (Triple), M Phil, PhD is a retired college teacher now residing at Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal, India. A Bilingual writer (English and Bengali), he has been writing on different subjects for the last thirty years. He has his PhD in the Buddhist Philosophy. He seeks to retrieve the wealth of poetry when it is a revelation. Dr Mukhopadhyaya is a soldier of the Underground Poetry Movement in present day Bengali literature. He has philosophically and critically interpreted K. V. Dominic's masterpiece poem "Write My Son, Write" and it was published as an e-book by Modern History Press in 2016. Dr Mukhopdhyaya has been awarded Ashutosh Mukherjee gold medal for writing a treatise on modern Bengali drama. He leads a group of online writers called Sefirah@googlegroup.com which has more than 150 members.