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The article discusses the 17th-century Hindi poet Vājīd. According to the author, Vājīd was popular in his time but has been overlooked in colonial and nationalist historiographies of Indian literature. It is suggested that his works illustrate changes in literary taste that accompanied the advent of print culture. Particular focus is given to Vājīd's work in the arilla form of poetry, which is still present in the oral culture of Rajasthan. Details related to the poet's life, including his Muslim background, his conversion to the Hindu faith, and his association with the religious leader Dādū Dayāl, are presented. Other topics include his occupation and social status and his writings on religious themes.

The article discusses the texts of 15th-century Hindi poet and saint Kabīr and their relationship to postmodernism. The author attempts to reconstruct earlier texts attributed to the poet through prosody and the study of rhetorical amplification. Possible recitation methods for the poems are discussed, along with their transformation into songs, or "padas." The author states that reconstructing Kabīr's early texts can shed light on North Indian textual transmission and performance in general.

The article offers a look at the literary works of Hindi poet M. S. Venkata Ramaiah. The author praises how Ramaiah's work focuses on everyday events within contemporary life and promotes "social awareness and endless meditation." Compliments are given regarding how the poet puts forth sincere emotional expression regarding national and international issues.

The article profiles Hindi poet Mahendra Bhatnagar. He started his writing at the prime of his youth when he had not even crossed his teenage. His poetry has developed certain new ideas on love and life together that are somewhat parallel to the classical theory of this concept. A list of his translated poems that have been compiled in seven volumes is provided.

The article illustrates how Hindi poet Kamala Das has been showing her individuality in her life and in her creative art. It examines her asceticism towards her conversion from Hinduism to Islam as well as her boldness in facing opposition from the Muslim community. The article also presents interpretations from some of her poems that denotes her sexual freedom, courage and criticism against Hindu Gods.

The article examines the notion of time in the mystical conceptual framework of lyric poems written by Hindi poet, Rabindranath Tagore. If offers an illustration of the open approach formulated by Tagore that denotes both the transcendental and temporal conceptions of time. The article also analyzes the contrast between the hermeneutics of possession and hermeneutics of praxis in Tagore's poems.

Interviews Nand Chaturvedi, a Hindi poet, regarding translating from various Indian languages. Comparison of the difficulty of translating poetry and prose; Difficulties of translating with respect to restrictions of vocabulary; Way by which details of culture survive a translation.

Focuses on the life and literary works of Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Family background and literary status of Bachchan; First publication of Hindi homosexual relationship with the release of Bachchan's autobiography in 1969; Appeal of the autobiography to English readership; Difficulties in the translation of the book.

Interviews author Allen Ginsberg. Teaching at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute in India; Association with Peter Orlovsky; Search for a spiritual teacher in Bombay, India; Cultural scene in India in the 1960s; Indian classical traditions in music and dance; Books as framework for experiences; Difference between the Western and Eastern cultures.

Explores the admiration of Ezra Pound, an American poet, critic, editor and translator, considered one of the foremost literary figures in the 20th century, to the works of Rabindranath Tagore, an Indian poet, philosopher and Nobel laureate, who tried to deepen mutual Indian and Western cultural understanding. Pound's description of the outstanding qualities and significance of the poetry of Tagore.