Nissim Ezekiel Biography

Nissim Ezekiel Life and Biography:- 

Birth and Death:

Nissim Ezekiel an Indian Poet also is known as "Urban Ezekiel" was born on 16 December 1924 in a Jewish family in Bombay. He died on 9 January in the year 2004 (at the age of 70) due to Alzheimer. 

Nissim Ezekiel also considered the father of post-independence Indian English verse. He also considered as one who started modernity in Indian and English poetry. 

Studies:

He studied at Antonio D. Souza High School and took his graduation from Wilson College and Birkbeck College, London. He had the experience of teaching in school, college and at university also. In the year 1947, he took his post-graduate degree. Next year he went to England for his study in philosophy. Under the influence of MN Roy, he became a member of the Radical Democratic Party. After returning from England, in the year 1952, he brought out his first collection of poems under the title "Time to Change". After this, he started to work the Illustrated weekly of India.

Nature of Poetry:

His poem depicted the existence of religious beliefs and communal disharmony of the Indian Society. Yet his poetry shows extreme optimism of life, though filled with sorrows and pains. The themes that he usually used in his poems are love, loneliness, creativity and human foibles. He stressed the simplicity of thought and language in modern poetry.

Awards:

He achieved Sahitya Academic Award in 1983 for his book "Latter Dat Psalms",  and he also awarded for Padmasiri Award in 1988.

Works:

Plays:

1. Nalini (Comedy)
2. Marriage (Poem)
3. The sleepwalkers

Poems:

1. A time to change
2. Philosophy
3. The couple
4. The night of the scorpion
5. The visitor
6. Sixty poem
7. The unfinished man
8. The Hill
9. The protector
10. The Patriot
11. Lover
12. The Birdwatcher
13. Island
14. Hymns in Darkness

More About Nissim Ezekiel:

For a short period, he worked as a lecturer in English at Khalsa College in Bombay. he also taught English at Bombay University. He had also been visiting professor at the University of Leeds. Nissim also worked for the magazine Quest as an Editor. In 1961, he returned to full time teaching as Head of the Department of English, where he taught until 1972. Ten years later he was made professor at this university and he retired from full time teaching in 1984.

More Links:

Poetry: https://themotivationaladda.blogspot.com/search/label/Poetry

Quotes: https://themotivationaladda.blogspot.com/search/label/Quotes