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Ezekiel occupies a very high rank as a writer of Indo-English poetry and his contribution to this poetry is very substantial, weighty and valuable. In fact, we can regard him as one of the towering figures among the Indo-English poets though we find it difficult to accept him as an Indian poet because he is essentially and basically a foreigner who was born in India and who has lived in India all his life. Yet, he is accepted as main poet in the history of Indian English Poetry. He is the first Indian poet to express modern Indian sensibility in a modern idiom. Indianness is an important element and a major theme in the poetry of Nissim Ezekiel. His Indianness lies in the commitment to this country and in his earnest and sincere endeavour to bring about some improvement in the conditions of life in this country through his poetry. And we should appreciate this Jewish authors' identification with this country to the extent of wanting to bring about certain improvements in the depressing, degrading and disgusting conditions of life in this country as represented by the metropolitan city of Bombay. The desire to see better conditions of life in this country cannotes a certain degree of patriotism and is Ezekiel's case it certainly shows his love for the country of his adoption.