Synopsis This book is the first comprehensive critical survey that covers the entire range of Shiv K. Kumar’s creative writing—his poetry, translation, play, novels and stories. A sensitive and perceptive study with original interpretations, it reveals the true and full perspectives of his texts and discusses alongside the development and achievements of the writer who is a literary celebrity of India. It denotes Kumar’s place in the contemporary Indian English literature and traces the influences and encounters that shaped the life and creativity of this romantic modernist. Both interesting and stimulating, the book is indispensable for the readers and researchers for any future study of Kumar.