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Balachandra Rajan (24 March 1920 – 23 January 2009 [1] [2]) was an Indian diplomat and a scholar of poetry and poetics.
While Rajan’s fame as a critic and scholar has been well established, the debate about his vision and art as a novelist is still going on, both in India and abroad.1 The Dark Dancer, his first novel, is a bright and sensitive work; it is much too deep and...
- K. D. Verma
- 2000
Balachandra Rajan: A Life 1920--2009 by K. B. Gulati Five days short of what would have been his 89th birthday, the University of Western Ontario held a memorial in honour of one of their own who died of old age in London, Ontario on January 23, 2007.
Jul 1, 2011 · Born in Toungoo, Burma in 1920, and schooled as a boy in Madras, Balachandra Rajan went on to distinguish himself at the University of Cambridge, initially as an undergraduate student of...
A heartfelt memorial piece for Dr. Balachandra Rajan, an Indian diplomat and poetic scholar, written by Teresa Hubel. Introduction: While preparing to write this tribute to Dr. Balachandra Rajan, I found myself wondering what in his eminent life I should be recalling for your benefit.
- Teresa Hubel
- 2009
Balachandra Rajan is best known for his non-fiction writings in the field of literary criticism, especially concerning the seventeenth-century English poet John Milton. He has also published two novels.
While Rajan’s fame as a critic and scholar has been well established, the debate about his vision and art as a novelist is still going on, both in India and abroad.1The Dark Dancer, his first...
