Ravi Nandan Sinha was Director, Xavier Research Centre, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Ranchi. He was also Associate Professor and Head, Postgraduate Department of English, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), with over forty years of experience teaching English and Indian poetics to MA and BA students. He was a poet and author of books on literary criticism and was editor of The Quest from 1987 to 2021.

Narendra Kumar was Assistant Professor of Sanskrit at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous) Ranchi where he taught for twenty-one years. A person of wide interests, he has long experience in journalism, worked as an editorial associate in print media and has been a programme announcer for AIR, Ranchi since 1987.

In Memoriam
Acknowledgements
Transliteration Chart
Pronunciation Guide

1. Introduction
2. The Tradition of Indian Poetics
3. Aspects of Poetry
4. Words and Sentences
5. Rasa
6. AlaNkaar
7. Reeti
8. Dhwani
9. Vakrokti
10. Auchitya
11. Flaws in Poetry

Glossary
Further Reading
About the Authors