Govinda Krishna Chettur (1898-1936) and Subhadra Chettur. Courtesy PoemHunter.
Govinda Krishna Chettur (April 24, 1898 - March 3, 1936) was an Indian poet who wrote in English.[1]
Life
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Chettur was born the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. P.K. Krishna Menon.[2] He was educated at Madras Christian College and New College, Oxford. At Oxford he was a member of the Lotus Club, and the Oxford Majlis; through the latter society he met W.B. Yeats, to whom he dedicated his 1st collection of poetry.[1] He graduated from Oxford with an M.A. in 1921.[2]
In 1922 Chettur became the principal of the Government College at Mangalore, Karnataka, India. In 1925 he married his wife, Subhadra, who bore him one daughter, Padmini.[2]
He died in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, of cancer, aged 37.[3]
PublicationsEdit
PoetryEdit
- Sounds and Images: Poems (illustrated by Winifred Casson). London: Erskine Macdonald, 1921.
- Gumataraya, and other sonnets for all moods. Mangalore: Basel Mission Bookshop, 1932.
- The Temple Tank, and other poems. Mangalore: Basel Mission Bookshop, 1932.
- The Triumph of Love: A sonnet sequence. Mangalore: Basel Mission Bookshop, 1932.
- The Shadow of God: A sonnet sequence. London & Mangalore: Longman, 1934.
- Altars of Silence: Themes for meditation and prayer. Mangalore: 1935.[4]
Short fictionEdit
- The Ghost City: Tales. Mangalore: Basel Mission Bookshop, 1932.[4]
Non-fictionEdit
- The Last Enchantment: Recollections of Oxford. Mangalore: Basel Mission Bookshop, 1934.[4]
Except where noted, bibliographic information courtesy the University of Toronto.[2]
See also Edit
ReferencesEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Govinda Krishna Chettur, Making Britain, Open University. Web, June 1, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Recollections by V. M. Padmini Chettur (October 2006)" Selected Poetry of Govinda Krishna Chettur (1898-1936), Representative Poetry Online, University of Toronto, UToronto.ca, Web, Nov. 17, 2011.
- ↑ Govinda Krishna Chettur (1898-1936), Geni. Web, June 1, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Search results = au:Govinda Krishna Chettur, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, June 1, 2014.
External linksEdit
- Poems
- 3 poems by Chettur: "Because, one night, my soul reached out," "Rejoice this Day" "Beloved"
- Selected Poetry of Govinda Krishna Chettur (1898-1936) (4 poems) at Representative Poetry Online
- Govinda Krishna Chettur at PoemHunter (19 poems)
- About
- Govinda Krishna Chettur at Making Britain
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