All India Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1990) Winner
Rukmini Bhaya Nair
ルクミニ・ビヤ・ナイル
Rukmini Bhaya Nair
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Delhi, India
Career
- Occupations
- Linguist, Poet, Writer, Critic, Professor
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Affiliations
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, National University of Singapore, University of Washington at Seattle
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | — | Linguistics | Ph.D. | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Antwerp | — | — | Honoris Causa | — | Belgium |
University of Cambridge
Linguistics
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United Kingdom
Internationally recognised for work in linguistics, cognition and literary theory
University of Antwerp
Degree:
Honoris Causa
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
Belgium
Second honoris causa doctoral degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | All India Poetry Competition | kali | — | The Poetry Society (India) / British Council | 第一位 |
All India Poetry Competition
1990
Work:
kali
Organization:
The Poetry Society (India) / British Council
Result:
第一位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Hyoid Bone
1992 PoetryPoetry in English
Limits of language
The Ayodhya Cantos
1999 PoetryPoetry in English
Postcolonial
Yellow Hibiscus
2004 PoetryNew & Selected Poems
Mad Girl's Love Song
2013 NovelA novel
Narrative Gravity
2003 Academic bookConversation, Cognition, Culture
Bibliography
- The Hyoid Bone (1992)
- Technobrat (1997)
- The Ayodhya Cantos (1999)
- Lying on the Postcolonial Couch (2002)
- Translation, Text and Theory (2002)
- Narrative Gravity (2003)
- Yellow Hibiscus (2004)
- Poetry in a Time of Terror (2009)
- Mad Girl's Love Song (2013)
- Keywords for India (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Post-modern
- Recurring Motifs
- Limits of languageCognitive linguistics
Legacy
Known as the first significant post-modern poet in Indian English, active in linguistics, cognition, and literary theory. Critic of Hindutva and caste discrimination.