Friday, 5 December 2008

In Bhatt's "A Different History," why do the "unborn grandchildren grow to love that strange language?"

In
Bhatt's poem, the concluding idea is where its heart lies.  In the first stanza, there is an
indepth exploration of the role of indigenous identity in constructing reality.  The presence of
the Goddess Saraswati helps to illuminate a language that is closer to the authentic birth and
narrative of Hindustan. Yet, in the second stanza, one sees how linguistic notions of the truth
have become permanently altered by temporal control.  The British imposition of English
throughout India is...

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