ndian Poetics is a concise and comprehensive book that deals with all the important aspects of Indian poetics while placing them in the larger context of the history of aesthetics in India. The book has been designed keeping in mind topics in Indian poetics and aesthetics that are taught in courses in MA and BA (Hons) English. Complex concepts are explained lucidly and examples provided from renowned Sanskrit texts as well as poems and plays from the English literary canon. The book includes pronunciation guides, a comprehensive glossary, an essential reading list and an accessible transliteration chart.