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Narratives of the Excluded - T.C. Ghai

Narratives of the Excluded

Selected Poems of Madan Veera

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Buch | Hardcover
240 Seiten
2026
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-24753-1 (ISBN)
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This book presents English translations of Madan Veera's poetry spanning five major works from 2001 to 2022. It includes detailed biographical analysis and critical examination of this significant post-revolutionary Punjabi poet's contributions to contemporary literature. The poems explore themes of social exclusion, identity, and marginalized communities in Punjab, and also includes:



Comprehensive collection of Madan Veera's poetry spanning five major works from 2001 to 2022
First English translation of a significant post-revolutionary Punjabi poet's complete works
Detailed biographical sketch and critical analysis of Madan Veera's literary contributions
Exploration of themes including social exclusion, identity, and marginalized communities in Punjab
Academic examination of post-revolutionary Punjabi poetry and its contemporary relevance

With extensive notes and acknowledgements, this translation makes Madan Veera's important literary voice accessible to English-speaking scholars and readers interested in contemporary South Asian literature.

This title has been co-published with Aakar Books. T&F does not sell or distribute the print edition in South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka).

T.C. Ghai has taught English language and literature at the University of Delhi, retiring as Associate Professor in 2002. His publications include Pattern and Significance in the Novels of R K Narayan, The Stricken Moth, and Alone in the Wilderness. He has translated into English the poems of Dr. Puran Singh Kanwar (A Season of Nights), the revolutionary poet Pash (Pash: A Poet of Impossible Dreams) and revolutionary-dalit poet Lal Singh Dil (Exclusion, Deprivation and Nothingness: Selected Poems).

Introduction

Background to Madan Veera's Poetry

Madan Veera: A Post-Revolutionary Punjabi Poet

Madan Veera: A Biographical Sketch

A Note on These Translations

Poems

1. From Bhakhiya (2001)

The Spoken Word

Feet

The Lowborn

Nameless

Story of the Lost Man

Poetry and I

Face to Face

The Connoisseur

Taxidermied Man

Beyond the Fog

Horse

Rebellion

Relationship

Hope

2. From Nabran di Ibarat (2009)

Narrative of the Rebellious

Lesson to Learn

Refrain of Mutinous Words

Trial Court

Lamb's Testimony

Lowbred

I and My Poetry

Brickmaker

Rebellious–I

Rebellious–II

A Fully-fledged Man's Tale

The Common Citizen

Children of My Veheda (Thoughts on the Children's Day)

Rising India

A Glimmer of Light

The Village Knows

Twenty Yards Away

Gritty Irritant

Your India My India

Song of the Stateless

3. From Tand-Tani (2011)

Warp and Woof

Your Own Story

A Pod of Fire

Three Images of Democracy

Hypocritical Cat

They Don't Know Yet

Buddh Singh alias Buddhu Mazhabi

Plant a Rose Cutting

Ram Rakha Singh

A Child is Singing

Words Become Gritty Irritants

The Miracle of Feet

The Magic of Hands

Jai Ram

Yusuf (While thinking about Kashmir - I)

Living Corpse (While thinking about Kashmir - II)

Rising Flame

Three Faces of Chhajju's Humble Home

For the Magisterial Critic

4. From Khaara Paani (2013/2018)

Brackish Waters

Testimony of a Frightened Deer

Minion of Darkness

Which Hapless Womb…

A Chain of Green Words

A Daring Journey

In Fright

Featureless

Toll

Alienation

Brackish Waters

Identity

Poet and Poetry

Sculptor of Words

This

These Days

Counterfeit Coin

Identity

5. From Gherey to Bahar (2022)

Outside the Circle

Chaachi Jeet Kaur

Across the Fence

Red-hot Iron

Brand New

The Taste of Sherbet

Piece of Steel

Village

Jalebis

New Slate

The Stateless (During the Corona pandemic)

What the Earth Needs

Bonding with the Soil

Chacha Madho

A Fly in the Milk

Sattu the Mad

Maghar Singh Khalsa

Hapless Karma

Notes

Acknowledgements

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.3.2026
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Lyrik / Dramatik Lyrik / Gedichte
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte
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ISBN-10 1-041-24753-2 / 1041247532
ISBN-13 978-1-041-24753-1 / 9781041247531
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