Jeet Thayall's radio documentary, Ginsberg in India, currently availablehere,
provides the occasion for a brief review of that always-intriguing subject.
American poet, Bob Holman (along with producer-editor-director, Ram Devineni), a few years back, made a film-documentary, Ginsberg's Karma
Deborah Baker's authoritative book, A Blue Hand, we've already featured (along with notice of the remarkable symposium that took place at the Asia Societyin New York, in 2011, following the publication of that book).
And, of course, there's the primary source, Allen's own published Indian Journals
The contribution of the Hungryalists (sic), curiously omitted from Baker's survey, continues to be examined by the Sunflower Collective - (see hereand here, for example)
(also, see their recent reprint of Deborah Baker's memoir/article here)
(also, see their recent reprint of Deborah Baker's memoir/article here)
We'd also draw your attention to two earlier postings from the voluminous Allen Ginsberg Project archives, regarding artist Francesco Clemente and Allen andPeter Orlovsky in India - here and here
and then there's our curiously popular SS Amra posting.
and then there's our curiously popular SS Amra posting.
