Indo-Anglian poetry was born because of several reasons which may be listed as, (a) introduction of English education leading to a growing underestimation of the vernacular, (b) exposure to Western culture, thought, philosophy and literature and (c) a subconscious desire to emulate the British poets.

is impressive. Of this group, the novelists and the short story writers are perhaps the most productive, and the quantity and the quality of their output have begun to the Western interest in Indo-Anglian writing, Indian teachers and critics began to accept the writings of their fellow KOCHI: It had been a long and tiring day for Santosh Alex. Nevertheless, by 7 pm, at his home at Thevara, Kochi, this Assistant Chief Technical Officer at the Central Institute of Fisheries The youngest of the so-called big three of Indian English fiction—the other two being Mulk Raj Anand and R. K. Narayan—Raja Rao is better known as a novelist than a short story writer. Although his contribution to the short story is perhaps as distinctive and substantial as that to longer fiction, his actual output in both forms remains equally restricted. Without any shadow of doubt, the theme of partition is one of the leading themes in Indo-Anglian fiction. There are number of Indian writers, males and females, Hindu as well as Muslims and even Sikh novelists who have contributed a great deal to the development of partition theme. It is this Indian English that must be worked out, and that is what I am trying to do. Also trying to discover/build a tradition for Indo-Anglian poetry, the fusion of a modern language with the myths and symbols we have. Indian writers in English till now have ignored this quest for a tradition, which I consider vital for a living poetry. Scholars limit the areas of Asia to focus predominantly on the Eastern Asian area in regard to Asian American literary guidelines. is among the most widely-read columns in the country.An Indo-Anglian novelist, ?Short Stor