Vijay Nambisan (1963 – August 10, 2017) was an
India
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n poet, writer, critic and journalist who primarily wrote in English. He won the first
All India Poetry Prize in 1990. He died following health complications on the 10th of August, 2017.
Literary career
Both debut authors, Vijay Nambisan and
Jeet Thayil, co-authored ''Gemini'' in 1992. Nambisan received the first
All India Poetry Prize in 1988 for his poem "Madras Central". He wrote ''First Infinities'' in 2015, his first collection of poems since ''Gemini''. Additionally, he wrote several non-fiction books including: ''Bihar Is in the Eye of the Beholder'' in 2000, ''Language as an Ethic'' in 2003, and ''Two Measures of Bhakti'' in 2009, which include translations of works by
Poonthanam Nambudiri and
Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri.
Personal life
Vijay Nambisan graduated from
IIT Madras. He married the novelist and doctor
Kavery Nambisan.
Bibliography
Books
* ''Language as an Ethic'' (Essays) New Delhi:
Penguin Books
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,
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2003.
* ''Bihar is in the Eyes of the Beholder'' (Reflection) (Poetry in English). New Delhi:
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,
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2000.
* ''Gemini'' (Poems). New Delhi:
Viking Books,
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1992.
* '’Puntanam and Melpattur: Two Measures of Bhakti'’ (Religion),
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, India New Delhi (2009).
Online references
Book Reviews in DNA by Vijay Nambisan
by Ranjit Hoskote
Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969) is an Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator. He has been honoured by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, with the Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award and the Sah ...
See also
Kaveri Nambisan – A Biography
* The Poetry Society (India)
Notes
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20th-century births
2017 deaths
Indian male poets
English-language poets from India
Indian male journalists
Year of birth missing
Malayali people
All India Poetry Prize