A Different History by Sujata Bhatt Wednesday November 09th 2011‚ 9:59 am Filed under: A Different History This poem is written by Sujata Bhatt who emigrated from India. This poem is about the British Colonization in India and importance of religions and culture in India. There are 2 seperated parts in the story where there is 2 different themes and different moods. Cultural difference‚ importance of language‚ lost identities(souls)‚ Indian traditions are the most important themes. The poet
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The poem begins with “Great Pan is not dead; he simply emigrated to India” The delivery of this line as well as the meaning of these opening lines should be noted: where the confidently stated sentence creates a critical tone. The pause mode shows how the narrator firstly wants to dismiss any misconception regarding the Ancient Greek god of nature and that the truth is that “emigrated to India”. With this short and brief opening the reader is able to know that the poem deals with conflicting theories
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A DIFFERENT HISTORY A Different History written by Sujata Bhatt portrays the loss of language and cultures after colonization in India. This poem describes the bitterness and sadness Bhatt felt about her mother tongue and cultures. Bhatt explores the idea of history‚ culture and language throughout the poem. Bhatt uses two enjambments in the poem. The first enjambment talks about the book‚ which represents the culture and the way people should treat the books. The tone of voice used in the second
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Explore the ideas in the poem A Different History by Sujata Bhatt. Sujata Bhatt reflects and explores on the ideas of ‘culture‚ ‘values’‚ human struggle‚ religion combined with its beliefs and acquisition of foreign or strange language. Bhatt invites the readers and takes them through the culture of India and its religious beliefs that every life respects them there. There is enough vocabulary to understand this in the poem. She also expresses her bitterness and strong emotions towards the struggle
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The poetess Sujata Bhatt‚ while writing this poem has given importance to the culture and various religions in India. She has emphasized in her poem by repeating words and questions and thereby making her poem stronger. She writes about Indian traditions‚ lost identities‚ importance of language‚ cultural difference to create different moods and themes. In the first part of the poem‚ she concentrates on respect for education and learning. She claims that in Indian religion every object is sacred.
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also learn its culture. Lines 19 and 20 sum up the theme. Which language has not been the oppressor’s tongue? When another country is the conquerer‚ that country brings its language and culture to those who are conquered. SUMMARY ‘A Different History’ is in two linked parts: lines 1-18‚ then lines 19-29. The first stanza draws the link between western and Indian culture as Pan‚ the Greek god also exists through Indian gods and goddesses that roam freely. She points out the difference as
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The poem muliebrity by Sujata Bhatt‚ talks about the power women possess and the character of women‚ who take pride in what they do‚ even if it is just picking cow-dung. The poet speaks of a girl‚ who is a representation of village women‚ who does the tedious job of picking cow-dung outside a temple and the girl is described in a very reverential manner. The title of the poem muliebrity‚ suggests womanhood. The connotation of the title‚ status and power of a woman‚ is reflected in the poem where
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culture. The speaker of the poem A Different History‚ by an Indian Poet named Sujata Bhatt‚ expresses her feelings towards the change of her culture after the British Colonization. In this poem‚ the speaker explains in a disappointed tone how the culture and language changed as the generations passed on. Using strong diction and repetitions in each stanza‚ she describes how the culture is changing and how the people are affected too. 1 At the very first stanza‚ Bhatt used poetic devices such as
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A different History Sujata Bhatt The poem ’A different History’‚ written by Sujata Bhatt is written post the British colonisation of India. The poem is based on Indian religion and a bit of Greek mythology. The poem talks about different cultures‚ mainly Indian and the colonisation of India. As Bhatt has experienced three different cultures; the Indian culture‚ the American culture and the German culture‚ the poem reflects on the differences in cultures and delves into mainly the Indian culture
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A Different History By- Suajata Bhatt The poem ‘A Different History’ is set in India. In the first paragraph the poet describes how the world is developing at a fast pace and leaving behind culture‚ morals‚ value‚ spirituality etc. But India on the other hand has managed to sustain its tradition and modernity. “Great Pan is not dead; he simply emigrated to India Here‚ the gods roam freely Disguised as snakes or monkeys; every tree is sacred” Pan is the Greek god of nature. This reference
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