Portrayal of Indian Landscape in Shiv K.Kumar’s Poetry:

Reflecting Post-Colonial features

Abstract

The present article tries to analyze, interpret and discuss in detail the depiction of Indian landscape in Shiv K.Kumar’s poetry with post-colonial features. Post-colonial authors take a responsibility of representing themselves using literature and poetry in a criticism form or by celebrating the emerging national identity. Shiv K. Kumar’s writings, especially poetry remain rooted to the soil, depicting the true India. His poetry engages with the Indian nation in different socio-geographical contexts with the theme of post-colonialism. So this article will help one to understand the nature and impact of inherited power, relations and their continuing effects on literary writings that get reflected in the poetry of post-colonial writers like Shiv K. Kumar.