Gopal Honnlagere As A Poet Of Remarkable Genius Had Led A Life Of Bikshu And Never Sought Any Fame, Recognition Or Honours Or Distinctions In Public. A Contemporary Poet Of The Immediate Post-independence Generation Poets, He Had Written His Poetry Out Of Amalgamation Of His Personal Experiences, Travels And Wide Readings Of Philosophical And Religious Texts.

Gopal Wrote With Humour, Intelligence, Modernity, Realism, Concreteness Of Experience, Self-reflection And Love, Effectiveness Of Communication, Free Flow, Anecdotal And Unconventional Style. Humour Is The Distinctive Feature Of His Poetry. It Is All Pervading. Behind His Humour There Lies In Depth A Thought For Reflection.

In This Book Dr. K.V.Raghupathi Presents Critical Evaluation And Estimation Of Gopal Honnalgere's Poetry With A Hope That The Future Readers And Scholars And Lovers Of Poetry Would Immensely Derive Benefit From It.

Born In 1957 K.V.Raghupathi Received Postgraduate Degree In English Literature And Ph.D. In 1979 And 1997 From Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. He Holds PGDTE From The English And Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. He Began Writing Seriously In 1985. Since Then He Has Published Thirteen Books Which Include Nine Books In English Verse; Two Critical Books And Two Books On Yoga.

He Has Attended Many Conferences And Seminars And Presented Papers On Literature, Language And Philosophy. He Has Published Innumerable Articles In Various International Journals. After Having Taught For Twelve Years In S.V.University, Tirupati He Has Moved To Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa Where He Has Been Teaching In The Department Of English Since 2007. He Is A Great Lover And Promoter Of Classical Carnatic Music.