Ram Sharma

Ram Sharma (1837 - 1918) was a nineteenth-century Indo-Anglian poet who alternately criticized and praised the government in his poems and newspaper articles. He began his literary career in the 1860's but pursued steady writing only after his retirement from a government post in 1878. He practiced Yoga for 40 years.cite book
author= By various
title= Eng Gopi Nath Kavi Raj
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publisher= Sahitya Akademi
isbn= 8126011963, 9788126011964
pages= 45-46(360 pages)]

Poetry

His poem, "Ode on The Meeting of Congress at Allahabad, on 26 December, 1888" was considered one of his most powerful poems. [ [http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/12/04/stories/2005120400250500.htm The Hindu : Literary Review / Book Review: Recovery and recognition of a literary past ] ] some of his other poems are:
"Willow Drops", published 1874-75
"Our Greetings to His Royal Highness Albert Victor of Wales", which first brought him to prominance
"Siva Ratri", which has similarities to Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
"Bhagobati Gita", a Keatsian expression of Ram Sharma's mystical perceptions
"The Last Day", a dream fantasy, together with Siva Ratri and Bhagobati Gita are the most expressive of Ram Sharma's genius and talent.
"Unheard Melodies", a fluent and elegant expression of his deeper spiritual experiences
"Mohinee"
"Stanzas to Lord Lytton's Infant Son"
"Song of the Indian Conservative"
"To Our Pseudo-social Reformers"
"India's Welcome---To Mr Bradlaugh and Her Other English Friends"
"India to Britain"
"To England"
"The Jolly Beggars"
"In Memoriam: Michael Madhusudan Dutt and A Prayer". cite book
author= Eunice de Souza
title= Early Indian Poetry in English; An Anthology: 1829-1947
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accessdate= 2008-09-13
publisher= Sahitya Akademi
date= 2005-12-29
isbn= 9780195677249
pages= Table of Contents]

References

External links

* [https://www.vedamsbooks.com/no42695.htm Early Indian Poetry in English] : An Anthology: 1829-1947/edited by Eunice De Souza. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2005, xxxi, 341 p., ISBN 0-19-567724-2.