Paranjape, Makarand (Ramachandra)

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PARANJAPE, Makarand (Ramachandra)

PARANJAPE, Makarand (Ramachandra). Indian, b. 1960. Genres: Poetry, Novellas/Short stories, Novels, Literary criticism and history. Career: University of Hyderabad, India, fellow, 1986-87, lecturer, 1987-89, reader in English, 1989-94; Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, associate professor of humanities and social sciences, 1994-99; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, professor of English, 1999-. Publications: Mysticism in Indian English Poetry, 1988; Playing the Dark God (poetry), 1992; The Serene Flame (poetry), 1991; Decolonization and Development: Hind Svaraj Revisioned, 1993; (trans.) Boats, 1994; This Time I Promise It'll Be Different: Short Stories, 1994; The Narrator (novel), 1995; Towards a Poetics of the Indian English Novel, 2000. EDITOR: Sarojini Naidu: Selected Poetry and Prose, 1993; An Anthology of New Indian English Poetry, 1993; Indian Poetry in English, 1993; Sarojini Naidu: Selected Letters, 1996; Nativism: Essays in Literary Criticism, 1997; The Best of Raja Rao, 1998; The Penguin Sri Aurobindo Reader, 1999. Address: CLE/SLL & CS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India. Online address: [email protected]