Poetry of India 38/100: Ramdhari Singh Dinkar and the Ethics of Courage
Part 38 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s Hindi poetry is known for its forceful public voice, historical imagination and engagement with courage, justice and national identity. His work often draws on epic and historical material to ask what people should do when power and morality come into conflict. Courage is not only force Public poetry can…