Arun kolatkars jejuri article in the journal of commonwealth literature 472. Amit chaudhuri on the poetry of arun kolatkar books. Galatians sermons covenant united reformed church 247 church home group jessicaknows tajweed2005albaqara2 sunday sermons 2008 gaurav gera. Divided in between quest and dilemma in arun kolatkars poetry. Arun kolatkar was a brilliant bilingual poet, who wrote in english and marathi. His first book of english poetry, jejuri, is a collection 31 poems pertaining to a visit of his to a religious place.
Whatever he sees in jejury they have a story of their own. The town is known for being the venue of one of the revered temples in the state, known as the khandobachi jejuri. Arun kolatkar first published jejuri in 1976, and he passed away in 2004, but book and author are both still subjects of widespread discussion. Intercultural transfer in the poetry of arun kolatkar porridge. Nerlekar, anjali, the rough ground of translation and bilingual writing in arun kolatkars jejuri, perspectives 20, vol.
His poetry had an influence on modern marathi poets. Jun 25, 2019 arun kolatkars epic poem, jejuri, celebrates life in an indian city from its streets to its shrines. Jejuri is a poor place and the hills in jejuri show the barrenness of the place. Amit chaudhuri on the poetry of arun kolatkar books the. He was winner of the commonwealth writers prize in 1977 with his first book of poetry in english. Jejuri is a site of pilgramage in author arun kolatkars. Arun kolatkar s epic poem, jejuri, celebrates life in an indian city from its streets to its shrines.
Some poems of arun kolatkars from jejuri indicate religious tradition and superstitions which are. Oct 20, 2006 arun kolatkar s epic poem, jejuri, celebrates life in an indian city from its streets to its shrines. In india this is a common sight as common as our reaction to a beggar besieging us. Death of a poet from intro to boatride and other poems, 2008 arun kolatkar, who is widely regarded as one of the great indian poets of the last century, was born in kolhapur, maharashtra in 1931. With the publication of collected poems in english, kolatkars moment has perhaps come. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chapter iii nature of poems in english jejuri overall poetic. Jejuri is a site of pilgramage in author arun kolatkar s native state of maharashtra, and jejuri the poem is the record of a visit to the town a place that is as crassly commercial as it is holy, as modern and ruinous as it is ancient and enduring.
February 2006 blythe boyer poetry jejuri by arun kolatkar. The description of yeshwant rao manages to recast the idea of a hindu god by removing the extravagant. Article information, pdf download for rereading postcolonial poetry. Volume ii issue i, april 2014 issn 2321 7065 arun kolatkars jejuri.
In the poem an old woman poet arun kolatkar uses the image of a mendicant old woman to symbolize the decay in society which he is trying to convey through the poem. His style is simple english in contrast with mahapatra where he uses english and his ideas very effectively. Arun kolatkars epic poem, jejuri, celebrates life in an indian city from its streets to its shrines. Intercultural transfer in the poetry of arun kolatkar. Its economy is centered on businesses catering to the numerous devotees coming to worship the khandoba temple there. He wrote often in his native tongue of marathi, but he wrote jejuri in english, a choice that. Arun kolatkar wrote the poem about jejuri is a small town in western maharashtra. Arun kolatkar 1932, works in bombay for an advertising agency. It was katrak, himself a poet, who pushed kolatkar into bringing out jejuri.
Sep 25, 2004 arun kolatkars biography and life story. Jejuri temple is located in the jejuri town, which lies to the southeast of the pune city of maharashtra. Books the saturday poem poetry features most popular. Husain man, 1951 nora selmani is an academic marketing executive, coeditor of porridge magazine and parttime witch interested in gender and diaspora. Arun kolatkars poetry collection covers an excursion to the temple and the village. Arun kolatkar works through contrasts that are stark and powerful, yet subdued, which make his images blend into the background without dissolving altogether. Jejuri 1976 won him the commonwealth poetry prize, and was later published in the us in the nyrb classics series 2005. His jejuri published in 1976 won the commonwealth poetry prize awarded for the best first book of poetry in english. Perspective modern view on faith, realism and scepticism vilas k. The poem dives right into the subject matter, there is no description of the setting or nor any physical description of the woman, because the poem isnt meant to be an. It is one of the better known poems in modern indian literature. The poem is made up of a series of often short fragments which describe the experiences of a secular visitor to the ruins of jejuri, a pilgrimage site in maharashtra. Jejuri by arun kolatkar arun kolatkar first published jejuri in 1976, and he passed away in 2004, but book and author are both still subjects of widespread discussion.
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 kolatkars. He helps to bring renaissance in this genre of poetry. An old woman by arun kolatkar and nothings changed by. Nov 23, 2003 arun kolatkar chaitanya 1 sweet as grapes are the stone of jejuri said chaitanya. The pattern and chaitanya by arun kolatkar books the. Her work has appeared in dead king magazine, femrat, peach mag, o goce, and occulum. Jun 22, 2019 kolatkars first bookthe following paper looks at arun kolatkars poem between jejuri and the kolatkars poetry is a radical revisiting of the idea of pilgrimage, along with a visual pdf. Naik puts an oblique way of looking at jejuri through his article, jejuri. At the very opening of the article he writes, arun kolatkars jejuri has almost uniformly been regarded as a quest poem as a. Arun kolatkar 19312004 was one of indias greatest modern poets. Arun kolatkar s jejuri article in the journal of commonwealth literature 472.
Arun balkrishna kolatkar 19322004 was an indian poet who wrote in both marathi and english. Oct 15, 2006 a sequence of stunningly simple but haunting poems, jejuri is one of the great books of modern india. It is a famous temple town being the family deity of many houses in maharashtra and karnataka. At the very opening of the article he writes, arun kolatkars jejuri has almost uniformly been regarded as a quest poem as a presentation of modern urban. A sequence of stunningly simple but haunting poems, jejuri is one of the great books of modern india. In the beginning he wasnt ready to help her after seeing her miserable state, he felt pity. The poem sequence deals with a visit to jejuri, a pilgrimage site for the local maharashtrian deity khandoba a local deity, also an incarnation of shiva.
He wrote prolifically, in both marathi and english, publishing in magazines and anthologies from 1955, but did not bring out a book of poems until he was 44. His works have appeared in opinion, literary quarterly, new writing in india penguin. The poet uses a very simple common imagea beggar, in this case, an old woman, who is found begging outside the horseshoe shrine. Dec 22, 2017 nemade, bv, arun kolatkar and bilingual poetry, indian readings in commonwealth literature ed. He popped a stone in his mouth and spat out gods arun kolatka hills hills demons sand blasted shoulders bladed with shale demons hills cactus thrust up through ribs of rock hills demons kneequartz lime stone loins demons hills cactus fang in sky meat hills demons. The pattern and chaitanya by arun kolatkar books the guardian. Writing in both marathi and english, his poems found humor in many everyday m. In yeshwant rao, there is an added layer of light humour that balances the poets rather sharp critique of idol worship.
His first book of poems in marathi, arun kolatkarchya kavita, appeared simultaneously with jejuri. An old woman is a well known poem by arun kolatkar. First published in bombay in 1974, and kept in print in india since then by a small poetry press, the late a. An old woman arun kolatkar a modern indian poet, arun kolatkar comments on contemporary society through this poem. Jejuri is a city and a municipal council in pune district in the indian state of maharashtra. But the sad reality is that many literaryminded indians havent even heard of the poet or his work including myself. Jejuri is an expression of a major issue concerning contemporary indian society. Arun kolatkar, an indian poet wrote about the place jejuri, a temple town. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith. Chapter iii nature of poems in english jejuri overall. The bus by arun kolatkar famous poems, famous poets.
Kolatkar was born in kolhapur, in the western indian state of maharashtra, in 1932. This has been followed by chirimiri, the only book of poems in marathi to go into a second edition within six months of its publication, bhijki vahi, a huge tome of 400 royal pages, and droan. The temple is dedicated to khandoba, also known as mhalsakant or malhari martand or mylaralinga. This paper considers how arun kolatkars 1976 commonwealth. Cort and others published jejuri arun kolatkar find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Kolatkar was one of the postindependence bilingual poets who combined their mother tongues with international styles to create new poetic traditions. A herd of legends on a hill slope looked up from its grazing when chaitanya came in sight. Kolatkars jejuri is a very commendable achievement. Jejuri is a site of pilgramage in author arun kolatkars native state of maharashtra, and jejuri the poem is the record of a visit to the town a place that is as crassly commercial as it is holy, as modern and ruinous as it is ancient and enduring. A close reading to his famous poetic collection jejuri shows that he has done the same thing what t. Jejuri is the name of a series of poems written in 1976 by arun kolatkar, an indian poet who wrote in marathi and english.
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 kolatkars poetry collection jejuri reminds us of our connectedness. His major works in english are the boatride 1968, jejuri 1976, sarpa satra 2003, kala. Arun kolatkar, a social, simple, truthful and skeptic poet of indian english poetry contributes a lot for the development of indian english poetry. Perspective modern view on faith, realism and scepticism. Claims about jejuri range from one of the great books of modern india to its being the poetry equivalent of rushdies midnights children.
Amit chaudhuri on the poet who deserves to be as wellknown as salman rushdie. Jalna ms india oscillates between faith and skepticism is one of the dominant theme in jejuri a collection of poem. Arun kolatkar has 12 books on goodreads with 1640 ratings. Download a sequence of stunningly simple but haunting poems, jejuri is one of the great books of modern india. The book follows a chronological order with satirical and humorous poems written on the travel, right from digs at religion as a business, and the atmospherics at a temple. Jul 17, 2019 arun kolatkars epic poem, jejuri, celebrates life in an indian city from its streets to its shrines.
95 1119 1133 1311 587 230 1223 1126 1328 1516 908 909 65 1155 687 1502 286 73 245 499 830 1555 1120 1182 1459 106 213 1010 905 658 573 739 1014 88