Ram Sharma


Ram Sharma was a nineteenth-century Indo-Anglian poet who alternately criticized and praised the government in his poems and newspaper articles. He began his literary career in the 1860s but pursued steady writing only after his retirement from a government post in 1878. He practiced Yoga for 40 years.

Poetry

His poem, Ode on The Meeting of Congress at Allahabad, on 26 December 1888 was considered one of his most powerful poems. Some of his other poems are:Willow Drops, published 1874-75Our Greetings to His Royal Highness Albert Victor of Wales, which first brought him to prominenceSiva Ratri, which has similarities to Bunyan's Pilgrim's ProgressBhagobati Gita, a Keatsian expression of Ram Sharma's mystical perceptionsThe Last Day, a dream fantasy, together with Siva Ratri and Bhagobati Gita are the most expressive of Ram Sharma's genius and talent.Unheard Melodies, a fluent and elegant expression of his deeper spiritual experiencesMohineeStanzas to Lord Lytton's Infant SonSong of the Indian ConservativeTo Our Pseudo-social ReformersIndia's Welcome---To Mr Bradlaugh and Her Other English FriendsIndia to BritainTo England The Jolly BeggarsIn Memoriam: Michael Madhusudan Dutt and A Prayer.