• Sandhya Gurung

This article deeply examines The Shackles of Shadow, which comprises fifty-two poems, the third poetic anthology by Dr. N. Ravi Vincent, an Indian English poet and academician from Andhra University. The collection really and artfully intertwines imagination with realism, emotion with intellect, and spirituality with social consciousness. Through poetic reflection, it vividly portrays humanity’s struggle between bondage and freedom, despair and hope, and faith and reason. This study clearly explores central themes of humanity, justice, and nature, and the poet’s adherence to the philosophy of ‘art for life’s sake,’ echoing Matthew Arnold’s belief that “the greatness of a poet lies in his powerful and beautiful application of ideas to life.” (Arnold, 12).

Indian English poetry; Shackles of Shadow; poetry and ethics; spiritual awakening; global humanism in poetry; social justice in literature; art for life’s sake.

"“THE SHACKLES OF SHADOW”: EXPLORING THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND MORAL VISION IN THE POETRY OF DR. N. RAVI VINCENT. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no.d270-d273, November-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511330.pdf

"“THE SHACKLES OF SHADOW”: EXPLORING THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND MORAL VISION IN THE POETRY OF DR. N. RAVI VINCENT. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 11, page no. ppd270-d273, November-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2511330.pdf