Arun kolatkars epic poem, jejuri, celebrates life in an indian city from its streets to its shrines. Some of these characteristics can be seen in jejuri and kala ghoda poems in english, but his. Arun kolatkar 19322004, who was a bombay brahmin and a bilingual poet in. Pdf the basic endeavour of this paper is to highlight the concern of. It is a typical kolatkar narrative poem like droanmixing mythallegoryand contemporary history. Arun would sit for hours at a window table, gazing out at this stony stage. Arun kolatkars kala ghoda depicts postmodern sociopolitical india. His early marathi poetry is far more audacious and takes greater liberties with language.
He wrote prolifically, in both marathi and english, publishing in magazines and anthologies from 1955, but did not bring out a. Several poems from kala ghoda poems were published in london magazine, little magazine, chandrabhaga and poetry wales over several yearsprobably the longest literary teaser campaign ever. Sarpa satra is an english version of a poem with a similar name in bhijki vahi. Some of these characteristics can be seen in jejuri and kala ghoda poems in english, but his early marathi poems are far more radical, dark and humorous than his english poems. Ghoda poems, the streets of bombay, under kolatkars scrutiny, metamorphose into historical archives which trace the citys burgeoning urban.
Addressing fundamentalism in literature and popular culture working title. Kala ghoda and sarpa satra article pdf available november 2015 with 429 reads how we measure reads. Always hesitant about publishing his work, kolatkar waited untilwhen he knew he was dying from cancer, before bringing out two further books, kala ghoda poems and sarpa satra. Amit chaudhuri on the poetry of arun kolatkar books. Amit chaudhuri on the poet who deserves to be as wellknown as salman rushdie. It represents the life of the underprivileged and highlights its absolute. An international journal of postcolonial studies from erasure to assertion. In kala ghoda poems kolatkar emerges as a socialist with a responsibility to unleash. The remarkable maturity of poetic vision embodied in the kala ghoda poems makes it something of a milestone in indian poetry in english. Pdf the cartography of the local in arun kolatkars. The cartography of the local in arun kolatkars poetry journal of postcolonial writing. Kala ghoda poems anguish brought by hypocrisy of progress. Doc the poetics of the urban in arun kolatkars jejuri.
Arun kolatkar 19312004 was one of indias greatest modern poets. The city alive it is as if jejuri has come home, to the heart of mumbai, to the kala ghoda area. The scene of the underprivileged coming together for breakfast and enjoying life quite optimistically stands entirely in contrast to the lives of their masters. Several poems from kala ghoda poems were published in london. Moving lines the celebration of impropriety and the renewal of the world in arun kolatkars poetry. Salman rushdie called it sprightly, clearsighted, deeply felta modern classic.
Some of these characteristics can be seen in jejuri and kala ghoda poems in english, but his early marathi poems are far more radical, dark and humorous. Anguish brought by hypocrisy of progress 37 this paper attempts to highlight the life of mumbai portrayed in breakfast time at kala ghoda. Unpublished papers, drafts of poems, and diary entries in. The poems focus on the triangular island opposite wayside inn. It is a typical kolatkar narrative poem like droan, mixing myth, allegory, and contemporary history.