India, Oct. 19 -- Twenty four rare audio recordings of well-known Indian poets in English have been made freely available for the first time by a private, Mumbai-based initiative. These recordings of a poetry session in London in 1969, preserved by poet Adil Jussawalla, are remarkable for illustrating two characteristics of Indian poetry in English: one, its deep connections to other regions and languages and the taste of poetry of that period.

The recordings were digitised and posted recently by city-based poet and writer Saranya Subramanian to an online group she helms titled, the Bombay Poetry Crawl (BPC). BPC holds poetry addas along with other activities such as exploring locations in Mumbai such as Kala Ghoda that have inspired maj...