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These fifty poems
are a sequel to nishi chawla's collection of
poetry on "Indian Women, Indian Goddesses"
(2007). nishi chawla offers here a poetic
outlook on questions and issues arising from the
lives and experiences of Indian men and Indian
Gods. The mythological and historical tropes are
captured in verse that aims to ponder on, to
philosophize and problematize their parallels
and connections, if any. Once again, the poet
invests her poetic pen in the ink of social
color, to paint in the palette of a social
canvas that is large and narrow at the same
time.
“The book, Indian Men, Indian Gods, is Nishi
Chawla’s exploration of masculinities depicted
in traditional tales and folk narratives. Gifted
with an acute eye for ironic observation, Nishi
draws out the parallels in contemporary society
and suggests that myths are perennially
reinvented to suit their times.”
– Malashri
Lal, Professor of English, University
of Delhi
nishi
chawla
nishi
chawla is a writer and an academic. She was
born and raised in India, and she taught in
Delhi University for nearly two decades. She
now teaches courses in modern Anglo-American
poetry and World Drama in the University of
Maryland University college in USA. She
lives in the Washington DC metro area. With
three collections of poems and two novels
behind her, she is now venturing into the
terrain of historical drama.
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