Indian English Literature: The Art Of Indian Literature

Literature is the art of written works. The word literature literally means : “things made from Letters” Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms fiction and non-fiction and two major techniques poetry and prose, and also it may be classified according to a variety of systems, including language, national origin, historical period, genre and subject matter.

Literature may consist of texts based on factual information, or it may consist of text based on imagination. Literature written in poetry emphasizes the aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language such as sound, symbolism, and metre to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, ordinary eanings, while literature written in prose applies ordinary grammatical

As a result English has opened its gateway in science technology and also in various languages. American English, Indian English and Australian English. Literature is the origin of the variety of the language. It is enjoyable and depicts significant living. It makes a man wealthy, wise and healthy. It has gifted presence of mind of people. It eradicates ignorance and superstition and offers innocence simplicity and happiness it widens the mind increased the tenderness and accelerates the

It has all round development unprecedented and in the literary history of our country. Indian English poets and fiction writers have won world wide acclaim during eighties and afterwards. The Indian English Novel came under the influence of the British novelist. It came into existence during the middle of nineteenth century. Indian English Novel is mostly pre occupied with variety of themes related to the contemporary socio-moral and political situations. There was an upsurge for social reform in the nineteenth century which may be rightly called as “The Indian Renaissance”.

The seed of Indian writing in English was sown during the period of the British rule in India. Now the seed has blossomed into an ever green tree, fragrant flowers and ripe fruits. The fruits are being tasted not only by the native people, but they are also being, “chewed and digested” by the foreigners. It happened only after the constant caring, puruing and feeding Gardeners like Tahore, Sir Aurobind, R.k.Narayan, Raja Roa is name only a few, looked after the tender plant night and day. In modern time, it is guarded by a number of writers who are getting awards all over the