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'''Indian poetry''' and [[Indian literature]] in general, has a long history dating back to [[Vedic period|Vedic]] times. They were written in various [[Languages of India|Indian languages]] such as [[Vedic Sanskrit]], [[Sanskrit|Classical Sanskrit]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Urdu]], and [[Hindi language|Hindi]]. Poetry in foreign languages such as [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[English language|English]] also has a strong influence on Indian poetry. The poetry reflects diverse spiritual traditions within India. In particular, many Indian poets have been inspired by mystical experiences. Poetry is the oldest form of literature and has a rich written and oral tradition.

== Indian poetry awards ==
There are very few literary awards in India for poetry alone. The prestigious awards like [[Jnanpith Award|Jnanapeeth]], [[Sahitya Akademi]] and [[Kalidas Samman]] etc. are given away to writers of both prose and poetry. Most of the awards have gone to novelists. Few poets have received these awards.

===Jnanpith Award===
The following poets have won the [[Jnanpith]] award for their poetry: [[Firaq Gorakhpuri]] for his ''Gul-e-Naghma'' (1969), [Kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana] for his Ramayana kalpa vruksham in Telugu (1970), [[Amrita Pritam]] for her ''Kagaz te Kanvas'' (1981), [[Qurratulain Hyder]] for her ''Akhire Sab ke Humsafar'' Singireddi Narayana Reddi for his Viswambhara in Telugu ((1988)1989) and [[O. N. V. Kurup]] for his contribution to [[Malayalam]] poetry (2007). Viswanatha Satyanarayana for ''Sreemadraamaayana Kalpavrukshamu'', C. Narayanarerddy for ''Viswambhara'' and [Ravuri bhardwaaja] for his novel Paakuduraallu (Telugu) (2012).

===Ananda Puraskar and Rabindra Puraskar===
[[Ananda Bazar Patrika]] have instituted the annual [[Ananda Puraskar]] for [[Bengali language|Bengali]] literature. There is also [[Rabindra Puraskar]]. But these awards have usually gone to novelists. The rare poets to have won these awards include [[Premendra Mitra]] for ''[[Sagar Theke Phera]]'' (1957), [[Buddhadeb Basu]] for ''Swagato Biday'' (1974), [[Aruna Mitra]] for ''Suddhu Rater Shabda'' (1979), [[Joy Goswami]] for ''Ghumeichho'' (1990), [[Srijato]] for ''Uranto Sab Joker'' (2004) and [[Pinaki Thakur]] for ''Chumbaner Kshato'' (2012).

===Sahitya Akademi Awards===
[[Sahitya Akademi]] gives away annual prizes for both original works of poetry in the recognised Indian languages, as well as outstanding works of translation of Indian poetry. The award winners for English poetry include [[Jayanta Mahapatra]] for ''Relationship'' (1981), [[Nissim Ezekiel]] for ''Latter-Day Psalms'' (1983), [[Keki N. Daruwalla]] for ''The Keeper of the Dead'' (1984), [[Kamala Das]] for ''Collected Poems'' (1985), [[Shiv K. Kumar]] for ''Trapfalls in the Sky'' (1987), [[Dom Moraes]] for ''Serendip'' (1994), [[A. K. Ramanujan]] for ''Collected Poems'' (1999) and [[Jeet Thayil]] for ''These Errors are Correct'' (1912).<ref>[[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for English]]</ref> Prominent Akademi awardees for poetry in other Indian languages include [[H. S. Shivaprakash]] ([[Kannada]]) and [[K. Satchidanandan]] ([[Malayalam]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/sa-award2012.pdf|title=Sahitya Akademi Award 2012|access-date=2013-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124023951/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/sa-award2012.pdf|archive-date=2013-01-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other eminent Sahitya Akademi award-winning poets include [[Amrita Pritam]] ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]) for ''Sunehe'' (1956), [[V. K. Gokak]] ([[Kannada]]) for ''Divya Prithvi'' (1960), [[G. Sankara Kurup]] ([[Malayalam]]) for ''Viswadarshanam'' (1963), [[Kusumagraj]] ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]) for ''Natsamrat'' (1974), [[Kaifi Azmi]] ([[Urdu]]) for ''Awara Sajde'' (1975), [[Sunil Gangopadhyay]] ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]) for ''Sei Somoy'' (1984), [[Kanhaiyalal Sethia]] ([[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]]) for ''Lilatamsa'' (1984), [[Hiren Bhattacharyya]] ([[Assamese language|Assamese]]) for ''Saichor Pathar Manuh'' (1992), [[Gunturu Seshendra Sarma]] ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]) for ''Kaala Rekha'' (1994), [[Srinivas Rath]] ([[Sanskrit]]) for ''Tadaiva Gaganam Shaivadhara'' (1999) and [[Pratibha Satpathy]] ([[Odia language|Odia]]) for ''Tanmaya Dhuli'' (2001).

Eighteen poets have won Sahitya Akademi Awards in [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Telugu|Telugu language]].

=== Indian Literature Golden Jubilee Poetry Awards ===
On the occasion of its Golden Jubilee, [[Sahitya Akademi]] awarded the following prizes for outstanding works of poetry in translation from Indian languages.

*[[Rana Nayar]] for his translation of the verses of the Sikh saint [[Baba Farid]] from [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].
*[[Tapan Kumar Pradhan]] for English translation of his own [[Odia language|Odia]] poem collection [[Kalahandi (poem)|Kalahandi]]
* Paromita Das for English translation of [[Parvati Prasad Baruwa]]'s poems in [[Assamese language|Assamese]].

The Golden Jubilee Prize for Life Time Achievement was won by [[Namdeo Dhasal]], [[Ranjit Hoskote]], [[Neelakshi Singh]], Abdul Rashid and Sithara S.

===All India Poetry Champions===
[[The Poetry Society (India)]] gives annual awards solely for poetry. The following poets have won the annual prizes instituted by the Poetry Society (India) in collaboration with [[British Council]] and [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)]]:

* 1988: [[Vijay Nambisan]] for "[[Madras Central (poem)|Madras Central]]"
* 1990: [[Rukmini Bhaya Nair]] for "Kali"
* 1991: [[Rajlukshmee Debee Bhattacharya]] for "Punarnava"
* 1993: [[Shampa Sinha]] for "[[Siesta (poem)|Siesta]]"; [[Tarun Cherian]] for "[[A Writer's Prayer]]"
* 1994: [[Anju Makhija]] for "[[A Farmer's Ghost]]"; Smita Agarwal for "Our Foster Nurse of Nature is Repose"
* 1995: [[Tabish Khair]] for "[[Birds of North Europe]]"; [[Gopi Kottoor|Gopi Krishnan Kottoor]] for "[[The Coffin Maker]]"
* 1997: [[Ranjit Hoskote]] for "[[Portrait of Lady (poem)|Portrait of a Lady]]"; [[Gopi Kottoor]] for "[[Digging... (poem)|Digging]]"
* 1998: [[K Srilata|K. Sri Lata]] for "[[In Santa Cruz, Diagnosed Home Sick]]"
* 2000: [[Shahnaz Habib]] for "[[Of Hypocrisy and Cheekbones]]"; Revathy Gopal for "I Would Know You Anywhere"
* 2013: [[Mathew John]] for "[[Another Letter from Another Father to Another Son]]"; [[Tapan Kumar Pradhan]] for "The Buddha Smiled"

==Western thinkers and poets interested in Indian poetry==
In the 19th century, American [[Transcendentalism|Transcendentalist]] writers and many German Romantic writers became interested in Indian poetry, literature and thought. In the 20th century, few Western poets became interested in Indian thought and literature, and the interest of many of those was minor: [[T. S. Eliot]] studied [[Sanskrit]] at Harvard, but later lost interest. [[Buddhism]] brought [[Allen Ginsberg]] and [[Gary Snyder]] to India, but they became more interested in Tibetan and Japanese forms of the religion. Mexican poet and writer [[Octavio Paz]] developed a strong, lasting interest in Indian poetry after living in the country as part of the Mexican diplomatic mission (and as ambassador in the 1960s). Paz married an Indian woman, translated Sanskrit ''kavyas'', and wrote extensively about India.<ref>Weinberger, Eliot, [https://books.google.com/books?id=hYWSG4ow4UoC&printsec=frontcover#PPA9,M1 "Introduction"], ''A Tale of Two Gardens: Poems from India, 1952-1995'' by [[Octavio Paz]], translated by Eliot Weinberger, New Directions Publishing, 1997, {{ISBN|978-0-8112-1349-3}}, retrieved via Google Books on January 19, 2009</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Poetry}}
* [[List of Indian poets]]
* [[The Poetry Society (India)]]
* [[Indian literature]]
* [[List of Indian English poetry anthologies]]
* [[Indian Literature (journal)|Journal : ''Indian Literature'']]
* [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
*Kavishala<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kavishala|title=Kavishala - The School of Poets|url=http://kavishala.in/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in The National Academy of Letters]

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