Indian English Literature has grown from a sapling to a strong rooted tree in full bloom. Indians, however, did not start writing in English in a day – it took several historical events and distinguished personalities to bring Indian writing in English to its present eminence. Historical Perspective is an effort to contextualise the growth and rise of Indian English Literature, from its inception to its present glory.

• The Beginnings

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• The Renaissance in India

• Toru Dutt

• Romesh Chander Dutt and Manmohan Ghosh

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Sri Aurobindo

• Sarojini Naidu

• Indian English Drama

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Indian English Novel

• Mulk Raj Anand

• R. K. Narayan

• Raja Rao

• Bhabani Bhattacharya

• Manohar Malgaonkar

• The Indian Women Novelists

• Indian English Prose

• Three Prose Writers: Radhakrishnan, Raghunathan, Nirad Chaudhuri

• Indian English Poets

• The ‘New’ Poets