Arun kolatkar, a social, simple, truthful and skeptic poet of indian english. His first collection of english poetry, jejuri won the commonwealth writers. Thane, maharashtra, india abstract jejuri, probably the most remarkable indian poetry in english. Through his poetry, arun kolatkar deals with many themes, obstacles. Kolatkar has written the poem jejuri not to celebrate the god khandoba or to pay his.
Arun kolatkar was one of indias greatest modern poets. A few of his early poems in english also appeared in dilip chitres anthology of marathi poetry 19451965 1967. His poetry had an influence on modern marathi poets. But the narrator is the representative of modern realistic logical world who always. Arun kolatkars poetry collection covers an excursion to the temple. Divided in between quest and dilemma in arun kolatkars poetry. A sociological study of arun kolatkar international journal of. Arun kolatkar, a visual artist and designer by profession, is one of the significant.
For the essence of the poem is a spiritual quest, the. Poems by north american and english poets elizabeth bishop, john ashbery, and philip larkin, and by postcolonial poets derek walcott, karen press, and arun kolatkar exemplify the ways in which. A sequence of stunningly simple but haunting poems, jejuri is one of the great books of jejuri is a site of pilgramage in author arun kolatkar s. Arun kolatkar s epic poem, jejuri, celebrates life in an indian city from its streets to its shrines. His first book of english poetry, jejuri, is a collection 31 poems pertaining to a visit of his to a religious place. The poem opens with a journey to jejuri and closes with return journey in the offing. Some poems of arun kolatkars from jejuri indicate religious tradition and superstitions which are. A must read for the lover of indian english literature. He wrote prolifically in both marathi and english, but did not publish a book of poems until he was 44. But the most important aspect of his writing this poem is the faith which the people of maharashtra have in the miraculous powers of god khandoba. He exerted profound influence on modern indian poets including ranjit hoskote. A sequence of stunningly simple but haunting poems, jejuri is one of the great books of modern india.
The tarpaulin flaps are buttoned downon the windows of the state transport bus. Before jejuri, kolatkar had also published other poem sequences, including the boatride, which appeared in his the little magazine, damn you. Jejuri is a site of pilgramage in author arun kolatkar s. Arun kolatkar wrote the poem about jejuri is a small town in western maharashtra, situated at a distance about thirty miles from pune. Arvind krishna mehrotra surveys arun kolatkars bilingual. Shepherd believes that he can have harmony with the tigers if he allows them to eat some of his sheep. Much of his poetry found humor in the incidences of everyday. Arun kolatkar, bilingual poet, aesthetically and graphically. Short summary of the bus by arun kolatkar article shared by 11. Arun balkrishna kolatkar 19322004 was an indian poet who wrote in both marathi and english. Perspective modern view on faith, realism and scepticism. It is a rainy dawn and it is typical of indian buses to.
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