Gangadhar Meher is a major figure in Odia literature, admired for poetic language that brings together nature, ethical reflection and an expansive imagination. His work belongs to a period when Odia literary culture was strengthening its modern identity while drawing on older poetic resources. The result is a body of writing in which landscape can become a way to think about human life. Nature as…
Puran Singh was a Punjabi writer and thinker whose poetry and prose draw on nature, spirituality and the search for a generous human life. His work invites readers to see the natural world not as a backdrop but as a source of wonder and ethical reflection. Nature as a living presence A tree, mountain or river can be more than scenery. In nature-centred writing, the world outside the self becomes …
Part 65 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry. P. Kunhiraman Nair is remembered for Malayalam poetry that often celebrates Kerala’s landscapes, cultural memory and the emotional force of travel. His work can make place feel personal: rivers, temples, villages and roads become part of a poet’s inward life rather than remaining neutral scenery. Place as identity A landscape s…
Part 55 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry. Jibanananda Das is one of the most distinctive voices in modern Bengali poetry. His landscapes are often dreamlike, filled with rivers, fields, birds, dusk and the feeling of a past that survives in fragments. Nature in his poems is not simply scenic background; it becomes a way of thinking about time, solitude and belonging. L…
Part 20 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through India’s poetic heritage. Toru Dutt’s “Our Casuarina Tree” is a deeply personal poem in which a familiar tree becomes a symbol of childhood, memory and the people who are no longer present. The poem moves from vivid description of the tree to reflections on time and loss. This article explores its imagery and emotional structure without reprod…
