The Poetry Society (India) was formed in July 1984 at

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as a voluntary association to promote

Indian poetry Indian poetry and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Tamil, Odia, Maithili, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese, ...

and to look after the interests of Indian Poets. The founding members included the Indian poets

Keshav Malik Keshav Malik (5 November, 1924 – 11 June, 2014) was an Indian poet, art and literary critic, arts scholar, and curator. He remained art critic for the ''Hindustan Times'' (1960–1972) and ''The Times of India'' (1975–2000). He published e ...

, J P Das, H K Kaul and Lakshmi Kannan. The Society conducts seminars, creative writing workshops, reading and publication of poetry journal and anthologies. It also conducts All India Poetry Competitions, including competitions among school children.

The Journal of the Poetry Society

The Poetry Society also publishes a half yearly ''Poetry Journal''. It was started in 1990 and it publishes the best of Indian poetry written in English, including those translated from Indian languages. The journal also publishes book reviews and literary criticism. The society has been conducting all Indian poetry competition among school children.

All India Poetry Competition

SInce 1988, The Poetry Society (India) has been conducting All India Poetry Competitions in collaboration with the

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. The competition is open for all Indian citizen for their original poems written in English or for poems translated into English from any of the recognised Indian languages. Thousands of poets have participated in this tough competitions, in which the number of prizes is very few. The judges, consisting of eminent poets from India and abroad, evaluate the poems without knowing the identity of the poets participating in the competition. The competitions organised by the Poetry Society are among the premier Indian Poetry Awards. The following poets have won the All India Poetry Competitions organised by the Poetry Society (India): * 1988 : First Prize - Vijay Nambisan for the poem ''" Madras Central"'' * 1990 : First Prize -

Rukmini Bhaya Nair Rukmini Bhaya Nair is a linguist, poet, writer and critic of India. She won the First Prize for her poem ''kali'' in the "All India Poetry Competition" in 1990 organised by The Poetry Society (India) in collaboration with British Council. She i ...

for the poem ''"

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"'' * 1991 : First Prize - Rajlukshmee Debee Bhattacharya for the poem ''" Punarnava"'' * 1993 : First Prize -

Shampa Sinha Shampa Sinha is a doctor and writer with previous careers in diplomacy and public health. She is best known for her poem Siesta, which won the First Prize in the Fifth ''National Poetry Competition'' in 1993 organized by The Poetry Society (India) ...

for the poem ''"

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"'', and Second Prize - Tarun Cherian for the poem ''" A Writer's Prayer"'' * 1994 : First Prize -

Anju Makhija Anju Makhija is an Indian poet, playwright, translator and columnist. She has won several national and international awards for her poetry in English. Biography Anju Makhija was born in Pune and spent several years in Canada. She has a master's ...

for the poem ''" A Farmer's Ghost"'', and Second Prize - Smita Agarwal for the poem ''"Our Foster Nurse of Nature is Repose"'' * 1995 : First Prize -

Tabish Khair Tabish Khair is an Indian English author and associate professor in the Department of English, University of Aarhus, Denmark. His books include ''Babu Fictions'' (2001), ''The Bus Stopped'' (2004), which was shortlisted for the Encore Award (U ...

for the poem ''" Birds of North Europe"'', and Second Prize - Gopi Krishnan Kottoor for the poem ''" The Coffin Maker"'' * 1997 : First Prize -

Ranjit Hoskote Ranjit Hoskote (born 1969) is an Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator. He has been honoured by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, with the Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award and the Sahitya ...

for the poem ''"

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"'', and Second Prize - Gopi Krishnan Kottoor for the poem ''"

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"'' * 1998 : First Prize - K. Sri Lata for the poem ''"

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"'', and Second Prize - Revathy Gopal for the poem ''"Lines on Meeting a Cousin, Long Lost"'' * 2000 : First Prize -

Shahnaz Habib Shahnaz Habib is an Indian essayist, fiction writer, travel writer, and translator based in the United States of America. She teaches writing at Bay Path University and The New School, and works as a consultant for the United Nations. In 2018, s ...

for the poem ''"

Of Hypocrisy and Cheekbones "Of Hypocrisy and Cheekbones" is an Indian poem by the Indian English writer and translator Shahnaz Habib. The poem won First Prize in the Ninth All India Poetry Competition conducted by The Poetry Society (India) in 2000. Excerpts from the poem ...

"'', and Second Prize - Revathy Gopal for the poem ''"

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"'' * 2013 : First Prize -

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for the poem ''"

Another Letter from Another Father to Another Son The Poetry Society (India) was formed in July 1984 at New Delhi as a voluntary association to promote Indian poetry and to look after the interests of Indian Poets. The founding members included the Indian poets Keshav Malik, J P Das, H K Kaul ...

"'', Second Prize - N Madani Syed for ''"That Yellow Sweater"'',

Tapan Kumar Pradhan Tapan Kumar Pradhan (born 1972) is an Indian poet, writer and translator from Odisha. He is best known for his poem collection "Kalahandi" which was awarded second place in Sahitya Akademi's Golden Jubilee ''Indian Literature'' Translation Prize ...

for ''"The Buddha Smiled"''. * 2014 : First Prize - Probal Mazumdar for the poem ''"Grand Mother"'', Second Prize - Vidya S. Panicker for ''"A Suitcase Too Small"'', and Third - N Madani Syed for ''"A Song to Sing"'' * 2015 : (ENGLISH) :- First Prize (English) - Sukanya Shaji for the poem ''"Pilgrimage"'', Second Prize - Debrup Bhattacharya for ''"Star's Demise"'', and Third Prize - K. E. Priyamvada for ''"Fireflies"''; (HINDI) :- First Prize - Parul Gupta for the poem ''"Bhukamp"'', Second Prize - Amit Bisht for ''"Ek Kisaan ka Suicide Note"'', and Third Prize - Rajesh Ahuja for ''"Man-Manthan"'' * 2016 : (ENGLISH) :- First Prize - Yatiraj Ramanujam for the poem ''"A Sudden Voyage"'', Second Prize- Shrestha Ghosh for ''"A Dream"'', and Third Prize - Maitri S Shah for ''"Violence of the Truth"''; (HINDI) :- First Prize - Gaurav J. Pathania for the poem ''"Plastic"'', Second Prize - Neelam Saxena for ''"Khushi"'', and Third Prize - Monika Bhambhu Kalana for ''"Tumhare Laut Aane ki Khushi Mein"'' There were no awards between 2000 and 2013. Till 2000, the awards were sponsored by the

. Since 2013, the awards are being co-sponsored by the

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External links

The Poetry Society website
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