author
Manmohan Ghose
1869–1924
Among the earliest Indian poets to make English his literary language, he wrote with a lyrical, romantic style that helped open a new path in Indian writing. His life moved between India and England, giving his work a distinctly cross-cultural voice.
1 Audiobook
Primavera: Poems by Four Authors
by Stephen Phillips, Laurence Binyon, Arthur Shearly Cripps, Manmohan Ghose
About the author
Born on January 19, 1869, Manmohan Ghose was an Indian poet and teacher remembered as one of the first Indians to write poetry in English. He was educated in England, including at Manchester Grammar School and Christ Church, Oxford, and became known for a refined, musical style shaped by English lyric poetry.
His early book Primavera was published while he was still young, and later collections such as Love Songs and Elegies helped establish his reputation. After returning to India, he worked as an educator, including in college posts, while continuing to write verse that blended personal feeling, literary polish, and a cosmopolitan outlook.
He was also the brother of Sri Aurobindo, though his own place in literary history stands in its own right: as a pioneering Indian voice in English poetry at a time when that tradition was only beginning to form. Manmohan Ghose died on January 4, 1924.