http://www.boloji.com Boloji is the world's biggest Articles Database. en-us Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:51:51 -0500 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:51:51 -0500 http://www.boloji.com/feed/literary-shelf-rss.xml Boloji rk@boloji.net (Boloji) ideas@ekant.com (Ekant Solutions)https://www.boloji.com/articles/55648/david-lester-richardson-sonnet-written-at-benaresD.L. Richardson who was an officer of the East India Company  was a man of literary pursuits, a bringer of periodicals and a proprietor of literary journals. He was an editor and finally a Professor of Literature at Hindu College, Calcutta where he groomed Michael Madhusudan Dutta too. He also worked afterwards as the Principal of Krishnagarh Govt. College and Hindu Metropolitan College. Let us see how an Englishman thinks of India and Indian scenarios and landscapes. How was the India of those times?Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55648/david-lester-richardson-sonnet-written-at-benareshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55643/aspiration-by-armando-menezesAspiration by Armando Menezes (1902—1983) is a poem that deals with human aspiration and the working of the poetic mind.  The poet wants to ramble as a rambler, wander as a wanderer, a cloud floating, a star shining over. The poem reminds us of the Bible and the Biblical parables and sermons.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55643/aspiration-by-armando-menezeshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55632/kaikini-you-and-iSat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55632/kaikini-you-and-ihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55623/ghalib-and-gulzarUrdu poetry has produced many distinguished poets, but few have achieved the timeless appeal and literary stature of Mirza Ghalib and Gulzar. Though separated by more than a century, these two literary figures represent the richness and evolution of Urdu poetic expression. Ghalib, the towering poet of the nineteenth century, elevated the ghazal to unprecedented philosophical and artistic heights. Gulzar, a modern poet, lyricist, and filmmaker, has redefined poetic sensibility through simplicity, innovation, and emotional depth. A comparative study of these poets reveals fascinating similarities and differences in themes, style, language, and worldview.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55623/ghalib-and-gulzarhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55616/adil-jussawalla-frost-and-fogFrost is a memorable poem penned down by Adil Jussawalla and here he has personalized his feelings. Europe is the canvas on which he has these poems when he was quite young and had gone to foreign for his studies. It is a poem of natural beauty.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55616/adil-jussawalla-frost-and-foghttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55614/the-transfer-of-loveIn human relationships, love is never a static phenomenon; it is a dynamic consciousness that constantly evolves and transitions. When a woman transitions into motherhood, her emotional energy naturally shifts from her partner toward her children. With the arrival of grandchildren, this capacity for affection expands further, transferring onto the subsequent generation. In the realms of literature and human psychology, this 'Theory of Love Transfer' represents a deeply profound and revolutionary concept.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55614/the-transfer-of-lovehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55592/souls-silence-by-nirodbaranI am really wordless, speechless in reading and putting down my reactions as for going through the text of the poem. I do not know what it to say, what not, as for the beauty and brevity of the poem under our close scrutiny and discussion. We do not know if his poems are taught anywhere in India. Have the critics taken him up? Have the research scholars taken up his poetry for submitting their Ph.Ds.? How our syllabus-making committees! Whether that critical acumen or scholarship, inclusive of or leaving it around unawares, let us have the draughts of his poetic nectar.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55592/souls-silence-by-nirodbaranhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55578/poem-of-a-scottish-indologistThough died young, John Leyden (1775-1811) as a man is of different sorts, a philologist, a linguist, a professor, a poet, a judge  and a physician too, all in one.  A Scottish Indologist he is superb as for friendship with Dr. Robert Anderson and Dr. Alexander Murray. It is really worthy of going through his poetry which he wrote years ago.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55578/poem-of-a-scottish-indologisthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55545/shivaratriAdela Florence Cory 'Violet' Nicholson who wrote poetry under the pen name of Laurence Hope was a British native settled in India temporarily in some respect as her father was a colonel at Lahore and her husband too was posted at Bombay. But when he passed away accidentally due to an illness, she was almost 39 years of age. Soon after the death of her husband she committed suicide.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55545/shivaratrihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55533/indian-song-by-george-william-a.e.-russellIndian Song by A.E. Russell is a beautiful Brahma poem as has been Emerson’s Brahma. The poem tells of the calm composure and poise of Brahma, the beautiful creation as his handiwork. How has the universe been created? It has been named Indian Song as for the creativity and imagery of Brahma. The flower-like creation is the work of the god. The poem is a tribute to the same creator.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55533/indian-song-by-george-william-a.e.-russellhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55532/the-influence-of-eastern-maqam-on-kashmiri-sufi-poetryWhen it comes to poetry we see that Uzbek poetry and music has influenced Kashmiri Sufi poetry to an extent because of Persian influence. The Eastern Maqam which is called as Shashmaqam in Uzbek language has deeply influenced the Sufiana Mausiqi of Kashmir and almost all the poets are influenced by the music and Sufi tradition of Central Asia.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55532/the-influence-of-eastern-maqam-on-kashmiri-sufi-poetryhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55519/krishna-by-tyagraj-paramasiva-iyer-kailasamT.P. Kailasam  (1884-1946) was a South Indian writer of Tamil Iyer Brahmin ancestry settled in Mysore and Bangalore, but Kannada did not repel him. He was a geologist of the British time and got his education from England too. He was primarily a dramatist apart from being a poetry-writer, but humor had been his forte. As a writer, he is not so serious here.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55519/krishna-by-tyagraj-paramasiva-iyer-kailasamhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55496/the-portrayal-of-marriage-in-english-fictionMarriage has remained one of the most significant themes in English fiction across different literary periods. The novelists have used marriage not merely as a personal relationship between two individuals but also as a reflection of social values, economic realities, gender roles, and cultural expectations. From the nineteenth century to contemporary times, the portrayal of marriage has undergone considerable transformation, mirroring the changing attitudes of society.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55496/the-portrayal-of-marriage-in-english-fictionhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55493/the-dramatist-by-t.p.-kailasamThe Dramatist is a small poem composed by T.P. Kailasam (1884-1946) who is a Kannada dramatist and a poet who writes in Kannada and English. A writer of the British time, Kailasam is humorous and comical. Kailasam as a poet is but a predecessor of A.K. Ramanujan. Here the poet tries to speak the whole spectacle.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55493/the-dramatist-by-t.p.-kailasamhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55491/b.s.-ramulus-contribution-to-contemporary-indian-philosophyThis article evaluates the core ideological and philosophical architecture of  a unified school of thought developed by B.S. Ramulu. It deconstructs his primary intervention in political jurisprudence, which critiques the structural limits of classical liberal democracy and moves subaltern discourse away from standard legalistic frameworks toward a comprehensive model of Axiological Democracy.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55491/b.s.-ramulus-contribution-to-contemporary-indian-philosophyhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55467/hamatreya-by-emersonRalph Waldo Emerson is really one of those makers of American literature without whose names we cannot do with and he has imparted to what it is still a matter of talk and reckoning, scholarship and poetic judgement. A romantic, he was a transcendentalist and his works are replete with ruminations and the wisdom of the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Puranans is in him and he can think reasonably applying reasoning. Really, he is the that American scholar who can teach with his knowledge and wisdom.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55467/hamatreya-by-emersonhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55466/the-elusive-attraction-of-the-words-of-anais-ninThe words of Anais Nin have an enthralling impact on the reader. The moment her words appear before our eyes, something stirs within us. The power of candidness, honesty, and beauty enchant the reader. In a prosaic, dreary, and dull world, the words of Anais Nin hold immense power, and a promise of a better, more beautiful world. Her personal life was far from perfect but that is not the point here. She believed in her femininity, her flowing identity, and the undeniable pull of love.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55466/the-elusive-attraction-of-the-words-of-anais-ninhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55451/george-russells-oversoulTo read the poem, Oversoul is to think of the Bhagavad-Gita and its translation down the ages. Who are the writers, how are their translations? How are the commentaries on the Gita? The poem by Russell inspires to know it indirectly. The poem reminds us of Emerson’s Brahma. What is strange is that he is very, very mystical. A few can grapple with in such a way as he has Eastern mysticism and spirituality.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55451/george-russells-oversoulhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55436/kali-by-shiv-k.-kumarHere the worship of Kali has not been questioned, the Dark Goddess, but that of sacrifices made for blatantly holding blind rituals and practices without questioning the base of it. Can Kali be pleased with bloodshed,  is the question seeking an explanation from us. How to balance horror and terror element with a sense of awe and wonder justifying good wisdom? Here the note of Kumar is like the one observed and put by the conscious European visitors.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55436/kali-by-shiv-k.-kumarhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55418/jayanta-mahapatras-twilightTwilight as a poem is so scenic and panoramic, so picturesque and pictorial and so reminiscent of the pale light falling against the backdrop of the hospital window panes, reflecting upon the children’s ward with some mothers sitting bereaved, disconsolate and desolate, but the light unmindful of it all. A natural poem, it shows the things differently, the usual course of the twilight glowing and glimmering to retreat. To see it otherwise, it hints towards a discourse taking us to the world of Nature and the world of Man, standing at variance with.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55418/jayanta-mahapatras-twilighthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55416/from-postwar-despair-to-pandemic-fear-and-modern-conflictWhen T.S. Eliot published The Waste Land in 1922 he showed us a world that was broken. This was after the First World War. A hundred years later The Waste Land still makes sense to us. We just went through the COVID-19 pandemic. There are still a lot of tensions in the world especially in the Middle East. What T.S. Eliot wrote about back then seems real to us now.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55416/from-postwar-despair-to-pandemic-fear-and-modern-conflicthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55405/sita-swayamvarTranslation of the chapter of marriage of Rama and Sita from Ramcharitmanas by Goswami Tulsidas.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55405/sita-swayamvarhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55404/literature-and-culture-in-womens-conversationsEvery human being has literary and cultural needs. Writers and artists must fulfill these needs. For children, games, songs, small activities, and childhood friendships help meet these literary needs. Informal conversations among women (amma-lakkala muchatlu) enhance children’s culture and awareness.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55404/literature-and-culture-in-womens-conversationshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55403/tommy-by-rudyard-kiplingRudyard Kipling even though he likes to call himself an English writer or is considered so as for colonial allegiance and loyalty but is not as for Bombay being the place of birth and his India connection which he cannot do away with. He may think himself to be one of the British empire but is not exactly an Englishman of that type. He is a journo and his English is journo English. A journalist breaks and creates and recreates. His English is not even Anglo-Indian English, but is Hindustani English, pidgin-Indian English, Cockney verse. TSat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55403/tommy-by-rudyard-kiplinghttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55387/viharam--the-sojourn--2Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55387/viharam--the-sojourn--2https://www.boloji.com/articles/55386/ramas-vanwasSun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55386/ramas-vanwashttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55385/viharam--the-sojournSat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55385/viharam--the-sojournhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55376/sir-arthur-comyn-lyalls-sivaSiva is one of the longer poems composed by Sir A.C. Lyall (1835-1911) who was not only a British civil servant, but a historian and a poet. He joined the ICS in 1856 and served in different administrative capacities. His understanding and knowledge of India is extraordinary.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55376/sir-arthur-comyn-lyalls-sivahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55358/o.p.-bhatnagar-trying-to-mean-it-birth-of-a-nationWhat is it in mapping, re-mapping if it leads to animosity, hatred, malice, envy, revenge-killing, death, murder, genocide and bloodletting? What it in partition if it could be so gruesome, bloody and bestial?Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55358/o.p.-bhatnagar-trying-to-mean-it-birth-of-a-nationhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55355/summary-of-ramulus-story-of-saravva-and-friendsSaravva and Friends is an English translation of an original Telugu story. It is written by B.S. Ramulu. The story in the form of a letter. The story is not just about one woman. It is about how society treats women, especially poor Dalit women. It is also about caste, education, power, and the ability of a woman to rise again after falling many times.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55355/summary-of-ramulus-story-of-saravva-and-friendshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55351/how-the-world-wars-inspired-a-britisher-to-study-the-mahabharataThe mass destruction wrought by two world wars inspired an Englishman, S.C. Nott to make available to the English-speaking world insights from the Mahabharata. He began by selecting from the first two books (Adi and Sambhava) as had been Englished by K.M. Ganguli in 1883.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55351/how-the-world-wars-inspired-a-britisher-to-study-the-mahabharatahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55342/aurobindos-bride-of-the-fireSome of the poems which Aurobindo has written are really great poems which have come through the pen of the Master, the Yoga Guru. Bride of the Fire and Rose of God are alike as Revelation and Trance of Waiting.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55342/aurobindos-bride-of-the-firehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55313/pearls-of-wisdomProf R.K. Bhushan Sabharwal is a poet, translator, critic, editor, soft skills exponent and able administrator. An affable person known for his unassuming nature, he has endeared himself with his abiding love and friendship with all those who come into contact with him. His commendable academic and creative work won him many honours and awards. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55313/pearls-of-wisdomhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55300/poetry-the-oldest-form-of-literaturePoetry is the inner breath of humanity. As long as it exists, human beings do not lose their sense of humanity. Poetry does not belong to poets alone it belongs to every human being. It is the most ancient form of literature in human civilization.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55300/poetry-the-oldest-form-of-literaturehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55299/conversation-with-prof-p.-gopichand-and-dr-p.-naga-suseelaProf P. Gopichand is Principal of J.K.C. College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He is a poet, translator, critic and editor of several books. Dr P. Naga Suseela is Associate Professor in English, J.K.C. College, Guntur. Their collaborative academic endeavours are well appreciated. They conducted International Poetry Festivals, Workshops for students and teachers in Soft Skills, published several poetry anthologies, ELT books, texts of literary translation and research papers. They made academic presentations in National and International Conferences in India and abroad. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55299/conversation-with-prof-p.-gopichand-and-dr-p.-naga-suseelahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55294/vairamuthu-a-poet-of-powerful-metaphorsThe Jnanpith Award, regarded as the highest literary honour in India, has been conferred for the year 2025 on the Tamil poet R. Vairamuthu. Vairamuthu may be described primarily as a neo-Sangam poet. The ancient Sangam literary tradition—especially its thinai system, which links landscapes with human emotions—flows strongly through his poetry. Mountains, forests, and rivers in his poems are not merely background scenery; they become the language of human feeling itself. For this reason, Vairamuthu stands out as a significant voice in contemporary Tamil literature.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55294/vairamuthu-a-poet-of-powerful-metaphorshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55287/kashmiri-song-by-laurence-hope-1865-1904One from Gloucestershire, Adela Florence Cory came to India along with her sisters to assist his colonel father in editing the Sind Gazette. Her father was posted in Lahore. But after the death of their father her elder sister Isabella took over the editorship. Her younger sister Annie Sophie wrote novels under the pseudonym of Victoria Cross. Later, she married Colonel Malcolm Hassels Nicolson of the Bombay army. The Garden of Kama appeared in 1901 as a collection of translated and arranged stuffs culled from different sources.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55287/kashmiri-song-by-laurence-hope-1865-1904https://www.boloji.com/articles/55285/conversation-with-annie-georgeAnnie George is a multilingual, versatile writer. Born and brought up in Durgapur she is a poet, critic, translator and voice over artist. She edited a few books of poetry besides publishing poems in English extensively. She is pivot in organising cultural and creative events in Kerala, where she settled after her father's retirement from service. She anchored many events; one of them was attended by Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam, former President of India. At present she is Assistant Registrar in Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55285/conversation-with-annie-georgehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55281/face-to-face-with-dr-hrusikesh-pandaAn intellectual, literary meeting about Odia/ Kalinga/ Utkal/ Odhra cultural roots through the works of Dr Hrusikesh Panda, IAS (Retd), in Hyderabad on Saturday, 07 March 2026. Jointly organised by Muse India literary ezine & Pragna Bharati. Translation of Hrusikesh's Odia books into English and Telugu.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55281/face-to-face-with-dr-hrusikesh-pandahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55273/interpreting-the-philosophers-of-the-soulLaxmiprasad: It is a journey of many experiences and challenges. In fact, I still learn new things. My great-grandfather, late Puram Ranga Rao, was a Telugu writer. From him, I drew inspiration. He was a scholar with many milestones to his credit. I think I have inherited his genes into my blood. As for the books, I can say that the number of books is not enough. It is quality and merit that finally speak about the writer. I have published 45 books as of today. It has been a journey, but not a destination. It has been fulfilling and rewarding.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55273/interpreting-the-philosophers-of-the-soulhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55272/derozio-my-native-landMy Native Land by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-1831) is one of the most widely read and appreciated poems composed by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio in which the love for the motherland is so strong and the longing to serve it as a true son of the soil. A Eurasian by birth, one of some mixed descent, his father was an Indo-Portuguese and his mother an Englishwoman. Having been schooled from David Drummond Dharmatala Academy, he left it do some work. His poems fond favor with John Grant’s journal and were published in various periodicals and papers.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55272/derozio-my-native-landhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55270/muktavaram-parthasaradhi--a-tributeThe Telugu language is a vast ocean. Upon its waves drift countless stories, poems, novels, cultures, and emotions. Yet the true breadth of that ocean cannot be fully experienced unless the rivers of the world flow into it. Muktavaram Parthasaradhi was the rare literary voyager who brought many such rivers, one after another, into the ocean of Telugu literature. He was not merely a translator. He was a quiet wanderer of literature - one who created conversations between languages.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55270/muktavaram-parthasaradhi--a-tributehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55259/conversation-with-sony-daliaSony Dalia is pseudonym of Dr T.S.Chandra Mouli, a poet, translator and critic. He travelled across continents and made academic presentations on literary studies, translation studies and cultural studies. Dr K.S. Anish Kumar is Associate Professor in Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli , Tamil Nadu. He is a poet, translator and critic. He published several research papers and books on literature and language. This interview throws light on the creative process and related aspects of Sony Dalia's poetry.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55259/conversation-with-sony-daliahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55250/chordia-zeb-un-nissaWe could not think that a poem would come to us in the form of Zeb-un-Nissa from the poetic pen of S.S.L. Chordia. Aurangzeb’s daughter, did her heart beat for Shivaji or not? We are not sure about it. Did Shivaji have feelings of love for her or not? Who can tell? But are sure of that Aurangzeb was a bigot, a zealot, a fanatic known for his religious orthodoxy and conservatism. He was a man who had even to jail his daughter.Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55250/chordia-zeb-un-nissahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55241/jayanta-mahapatra-grassWhat is it that makes it flutter across? What is it that keeps swaying over? Green grass is the thing of his reckoning, rumination. It’s O.K.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55241/jayanta-mahapatra-grasshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55235/dravidian-literaturesDravidian literatures are not merely four distinct scripts. They are four ways of living. To view them comparatively is not to decide which is superior, but to recognize the vastness of human experience they embody. When we examine the Dravidian languages comparatively, what becomes clear is not only that they belong to a single linguistic family, but that they form a family of shared experiences. Despite their diverse styles, one finds within them a common, human-centred philosophy. That is why the unity of Dravidian literatures is not merely a political statement it is an intrinsic literary truth.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55235/dravidian-literatureshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55234/conversation-with-prof-c.l-khatriProf C.L. Khatri was an academic, poet, critic and Chief Editor of 'Cyber Literature' a reputed literary journal that is regularly published for the last 29 years. An outstanding teacher of English Prof Khatri was an office bearer of AESI[ Association for English Studies in India].He endeared himself to teaching community and lovers of English literature through his journal and books of poetry in English.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55234/conversation-with-prof-c.l-khatrihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55231/jayanta-mahapatra-movingMoving which been taken from A Rain of Rites is one of the best poems by Jayanta Mahapatra who is renowned for discerning poetic language, visionary glide and mythical framework and structure. Jayanta as a poet is one of the doors of dreams and visionary glides and his poetry is steeped in silence.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55231/jayanta-mahapatra-movinghttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55220/goethes-sakontalaTo read Sakontala by Goethe in German not, English translation is to talk of the Sanskrit drama’s rendering into English and other European languages.Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55220/goethes-sakontalahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55217/conversation-with-prof-sunil-sharmaProf Sunil Sharma-Former Professor of English and Principal of a reputed college in Mumbai -- Editor of Setu -e-magazine published from Pittsburg, USA. He initiated publication of 'Episteme' online journal in Mumbai-Now living in Vancouver, Canada-His novels are well known and established him as a fiction writer. His poetry is globally published and appreciated. He is well known for initiating many modes of creative work with established and budding writers. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55217/conversation-with-prof-sunil-sharmahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55214/glamorous-grammarIn popular thought, grammar is often seen as a strict schoolmaster, rule-bound and intimidating. For second-language (L2) speakers of English, grammar can feel even more daunting. It presents a maze of tenses, prepositions, articles, and idioms that seem illogical. However, when approached creatively and contextually, grammar can be glamorous. It shines with clarity, rhythm, and expressive power, changing hesitant learners into confident communicators. Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55214/glamorous-grammarhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55211/leigh-hunt-the-plate-of-goldThe Plate of Gold by Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) is an allegorical poem, one put down to us as a religious and philanthropic note, extended to correct what it ails us, what it pains us. It counters and contradicts the common opinion with regard to searching of God externally rather than internally and one cannot without being charitable, philanthropic, righteous, virtuous, good and noble. Can one in the absence of charity, nobility, virtue, kindness, mercy and righteousness?Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55211/leigh-hunt-the-plate-of-goldhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55201/conversation-with-prof-indira-babbellapatiPoet, translator and ELT professional Indira Babbellapati is a former Professor of English. Sensitive poet Indira is a soft spoken person. An accomplished translator of poetry and fiction from Telugu into English, she completed translation assignments for institutions of Higher learning. Despite her participation in academic events and literary festivals extensively, she is known for her unassuming nature.Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55201/conversation-with-prof-indira-babbellapatihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55180/conversation-with-prof-murali-sivaramakrishnanProf Murali Sivaramakrishnan is a poet, artist, critic, scholar and outstanding writer. A former Professor and HOD, English Dept, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, he has extensively travelled and conducted exhibitions of his art and paintings in India and abroad. He is founder of ASLE, India and has been striving to bring together environment lovers to conserve and sustain environment safe for all. He has a good number of books on art and literature to his credit.Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55180/conversation-with-prof-murali-sivaramakrishnanhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55174/love-the-only-song-that-sustains-humanitySuch reflections on love, such contemplations and insights, are gently unfolded before us by the celebrated poet K. Siva Reddy in his Ode to Love. Ode to Love, or Prema Geetam (A Love Song), stands as one of the most profound explorations in his poetic oeuvre. In this poem, love is not portrayed merely as a romantic emotion but envisioned as a humane, philosophical, and universal force.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55174/love-the-only-song-that-sustains-humanityhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55171/conversation-with-prof-susheel-kumar-sharmaConversation with Prof Susheel Kumar Sharma, English Dept, Allahabad University. A globally reputed scholar ,poet and critic. His poems and books of poems are prescribed for U.G.and P.G.Studies in Madhya Pradesh apart from having been included in sylabi of a number of Universities in India. His poems are extensively translated into many Indian and European languages.Most acclaimed academician and poet.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55171/conversation-with-prof-susheel-kumar-sharmahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55162/the-immigrantHad he thought it about that he would end up as an immigrant to whom the visa would not be extended any more, he would not have sailed for definitely, he would not have thought of leaving for. Had he been that then he would be deported, he would not have gone with sweeter dreams as for to be forced to return back, to cut his journey short afar.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55162/the-immigranthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55143/chordia-chittorChittor is a fine poem by S.S.L. Chordia which appeared in his poetry collection published in 1928. A true son of the soil, Chordia sings of his motherland. The glory of Chittor he has not forgotten and it is the lore of bravery, chivalry and knighthood that he revels in. The forts, ramparts, palaces and kingdoms are but the parts of the landscape. Through the cover of this small poem, he relates to history and fall, how have the invasions overtaken us, how the loots and plunders have taken place, how the histories fraught with capture and seize.Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55143/chordia-chittorhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55131/the-poetic-quality-of-the-ordinaryWhether itis art or poetry, there is no need for a grand display, pomp, or publicity. In real, they themselves are the mirror and the light; they are the image and the reflection.” Vinod Kumar Shukla’s writings move precisely in the spirit of these words, embodying and reflecting such ideas. Shukla’s be it poetry, a short story or a novel the same simplicity the same sensitivity, and the same restraint prevail.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55131/the-poetic-quality-of-the-ordinaryhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55118/bhikshus-song-by-dhan-gopal-mukerjiDhan Gopal Mukerji (1890-1936) as a man is one of different sorts, a fictionist, a translator, a poet, a children’s writer, a rebel and so on, all combined in one. After having received his education at Duff School (now Scottish Church Collegiate School, Calcutta), Duff College, under Calcutta Univ., he studied at the Univ. of Tokyo, the Univ. of California Berkeley and Stanford Univ. An Indian American, he used to live in New York.Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55118/bhikshus-song-by-dhan-gopal-mukerjihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55102/the-banyan-tree-by-rabindranath-tagoreThe Banyan Tree by Rabindranath Tagore is one of the memorable poems excerpted from The Crescent Moon which the poet translated from the original to be published in 1913 in dedication to T. Sturge Moore, who nominated him for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The poet has drawn upon childhood memories and reminiscences and observations.Sat, 29 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55102/the-banyan-tree-by-rabindranath-tagorehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55089/noon-by-dorothy-noel-bonarjeeNoon is one of those poems of Dorothy Noel Bonarjee (1894-1983) which speak of the art and style of the poetess whose poems found publication with, but the things did not go in her favor, and she remained largely unknown except by a small coterie that she wrote and her poems were brought out.Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55089/noon-by-dorothy-noel-bonarjeehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55082/creativity--the-foundation-for-a-childs-futureChildren are not merely the citizens of tomorrow , they are the creators of the future. Creativity in children does not mean just storytelling, poetry, or art, it is a way of life, a form of education. Creativity lights a lamp within a child’s mind, a flame that fills them with knowledge, values, and awareness, shaping them into responsible and humane citizens. Such is the power of creativity.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55082/creativity--the-foundation-for-a-childs-futurehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55075/the-crux-of-the-matterNissim Ezekiel as a poet derives and draws from Elizabethan lyric-writers and sonneteers and modern American poetry-writers and his poetry is no exception to that. The influence of modern poetry can also be marked in his writings. But as a poet he is an alien insider because the India of traditions and thoughts he knows it not, nor has he come to feel it in his poetry and this is because he suffers from identity crisis and is often questioned, how far Indian is his poetry?Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55075/the-crux-of-the-matterhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55063/a-study-of-a.k.-ramanujanthey show it in their poetry and poetic publications bought out through some evolutionary process and to some extent if put we the matter they are famous from their first works. A.K. Ramanujan too is no exception to that and this can happen only in the realm of Indian English poetry. ISat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600https://www.boloji.com/articles/55063/a-study-of-a.k.-ramanujanhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55056/read-digest-and-assimilateSat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55056/read-digest-and-assimilatehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55052/human-migration-is-not-merely-a-geographical-journeyHuman Migration Is Not Merely a Geographical Journey ” The Novels of Kiran DesaiSat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55052/human-migration-is-not-merely-a-geographical-journeyhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55049/creation-by-kulwant-singh-gillHow was the universe created? How did the creation come into being? How did the story begin? How to take to it theologically or should we go after physics and its theories or through biology we may come to understand the whole gamut, the riddle of life? Survival theories, survival of the fittest may opine it otherwise. What does science say about the mysterious universe?Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55049/creation-by-kulwant-singh-gillhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55039/kali-the-mother-by-sarojini-naiduKali The Mother no doubt forms a part of Kali poetry, the love and reverence with which Kali is seen and worshipped, but side by side hair stands on to see the dreadful rupas, we mean the faces of hers and the altars connected. A goddess integrated into the pantheon; she is of the pre-Vedic period rooted in the aboriginal primitive stock of unknown tribal folklore.Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55039/kali-the-mother-by-sarojini-naiduhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55035/stories-that-nest-in-the-heartWhen stories build their nests, they do not choose pages they choose hearts. That is what Banu Mushtaq’s writing has done for over half a century. And now, the world has turned its gaze toward her gentle yet unflinching voice as she got the 2025 International Booker Prize for her remarkable collection Heart Lamp, translated from Kannada into English by Deepa Bhasthi. This recognition is more than a personal triumph.Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55035/stories-that-nest-in-the-hearthttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55030/creative-translation-the-human-driverAs a result of the surging wave of technological advancement, artificial intelligence (AI) is hailed as a revolutionary invention today. Its impact is evident not only in scientific and technological fields but also in creative domains. In the literary world, particularly in the realm of translation, AI is making significant inroads.Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55030/creative-translation-the-human-driverhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55024/the-shepherd-by-harindranath-chattopadhyayaThe Shepherd is one of the small poems by Harindranath Chattopadhyaya excerpted from Strange Journey published in 1936 which was brought out by Bharatha Shakthy Nilayam, Pondicherry. We do not know who the shepherd is, but a reading shows that no one else but the poet is himself a shepherd speaking through the lines. The soul is a shepherd. The soul of a mystic shepherd, how to comprehend? And the Shepherd of Shepherds is but a great mystic shepherd which we have not felt.Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55024/the-shepherd-by-harindranath-chattopadhyayahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/55009/in-conversation-with-mukunda-ramaraoConversation with a writer-Poet-Translator,Critic-Childhood-Influences on his craft-Reflections-Advise to budding writersSat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/55009/in-conversation-with-mukunda-ramaraohttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54999/to-naina-devi-by-kulwant-singh-gillThe poet tells about the location of the hilly temple and the scenic surroundings, the concentric steps leading to the temple gate and the myth of Siva-Sati story. Why has it been named Naina Devi? How has faith drawn people? A Shakti-pitha, where the bodily part of Sati had fallen, it is famous for the eyes which have on the spot. The lovelorn wandering of Siva adds beauty to the poem. Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54999/to-naina-devi-by-kulwant-singh-gillhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54988/the-rope-dancers-by-kulwant-singh-gillThe poem reminds us of the rope dancers, Indian rope dancers, the show men with the makeshift poles and the rope hanging in between and she balancing on the rope tightly showing her shows to hold us back in awe and suspense, wonder and amazement and the children sitting below clapping, which but Hazlitt has long before and it is our pleasure that Kulwant Singh Gill is putting before us again to applaud and to note it with one’s impression and diary jotting.Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54988/the-rope-dancers-by-kulwant-singh-gillhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54977/harindranaths-echo-amp-fireEcho and Fire are smaller poems taken from Harindranath Chattopadhyaya’s Ancient Wings collection. Harindranath, the brother of Saroijini Naidu was a poet of mystical leanings. But politics, comedy, reality and other mundane and mortal things deviate and digress him.Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54977/harindranaths-echo-amp-firehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54960/laurence-binyon-asokaAsoka by Laurence Binyon (1869-1943) is the poem I had been searching for and now I have got it from the Intranet, poetry webs and portals, but the things I get from these sites no teachers and keepers can give to in reality.Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54960/laurence-binyon-asokahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54946/dongerkery-the-flute-playerThe Flute-Player by S.R. Dongerkery is one of those poems which tell of Krishna magic and music doing the rounds and the ears and the eyes do not tire of viewing and listening to the spectacle, the plethora of mystery and myth unfolding, coming down to us in the form of lore. The poem under our discussion is an extract from his work named The Ivory Tower published in 1943.Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54946/dongerkery-the-flute-playerhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54939/jamuna-by-keshav-malikJamuna is one of those poems which have been excerpted from Keshav Malik’s poetry collection named Islands of Mind: Poems published in 1992, and these speak of his artistic bent of mind and the rudimentary idea, thought and reflection they contain in to reflect it otherwise. Keshav Malik is first of all an artist, an art-critic and an editor before being a poet and he writes from the art point of view rather than a pure literary perspective. His poems contain in a series of reflections and stray ideas difficult to be penetrated if we think thematically.Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54939/jamuna-by-keshav-malikhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54929/janmashtami-by-kasiprasad-ghoshTo find a poem and to read and enjoy exactly on the eve of Krishna Janmashtami is really a blessing, an endowment from the Unseen and we are lucky enough to have got it from Kasiprasad Ghosh who is but a festival chronicler and a narrator and he narrates the festivals and fairs and festive occasions which hold a sway over us. We generally read such a thing in the book of essays and paragraphs, but he has tried his hands poetically to bestow upon the verses of such a sort. Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54929/janmashtami-by-kasiprasad-ghoshhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54921/raksha-bandhan-by-p.-shesadriRaksha  Bandhan by P. Shesadri is a fine poem full of sisterly affection, bonding and sympathy. Those who have sisters can feel it and those who have not too may feel the void differently. Even if somebody ties the band on the wrist, it gives immense pleasure to feel it within.Sat, 09 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54921/raksha-bandhan-by-p.-shesadrihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54916/rip-old-english-bonjour-frenglish--2At first glance, it seems like English could pass for a Romance language—after all, it’s packed with French words, right? But hold your baguette! Things aren’t quite that simple. Yes, English borrowed thousands of French words (thanks, Normans!), but here’s the twist: the words Brits actually use every day—those sturdy little workhorses—are almost all Germanic. Their core vocabulary still comes from Old English.Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54916/rip-old-english-bonjour-frenglish--2https://www.boloji.com/articles/54913/chordia-on-surdas-and-miraChordia says that Surdas is like the sun among the bards of the Braja region. Looking upon love and youth, tracking the path of truth, he kept on singing till darkness fell it upon. A poet of Krishna-prem and sweetness, he was a singer of Love Divine, a Milton of Hindi literature, devotional verses.Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54913/chordia-on-surdas-and-mirahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54910/nobo-kissen-ghose--in-memoriamNobo Kissen Ghose (1837-1918) is one of those poets of Indian English poetry who are so good at writing occasional, eventual verses and in doing that he outdoes many a writer. Michael Madhusudan Dutt as a poem is of a tributary nature; is a homage paid to the great Bengali poet who was a rage in those times.Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54910/nobo-kissen-ghose--in-memoriamhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54905/rip-old-english-bonjour-frenglish--1The English language, as you know it, doesn’t actually exist. It’s just badly pronounced French. So quipped 20th-century French statesman and master of the zinger, Georges Clemenceau. Though not a linguistics professor (as some mischievous mouths have claimed), Clemenceau’s quip was echoed more academically by Bernard Cerquiglini, a real-deal French linguist.Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54905/rip-old-english-bonjour-frenglish--1https://www.boloji.com/articles/54898/sri-panchami-by-kasiprasad-ghoseNone can think that the poem entitled Sri Panchami was included in Kasiprasad Ghose’s The Shair and Other Poems which saw the publication of the day long back in 1830. The poem describes the arrival of Saraswati and the herald of Spring which, but the woodlands and forested tracts too seem to be whispering about the swift footfall of it, doing the rounds with a new spirit, enigma to be seen in flora and fauna.Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54898/sri-panchami-by-kasiprasad-ghosehttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54887/the-temple-tank-by-chetturA temple tank solitude dotted by the herons photographed and the silence prevalent around captured, stored in for recollection forms the basis of the poem, the substance and verve of it. The poet can just see, read, but cannot imitate. How do the sunrises come upon breaking the lull of silence? How do the herons sit by? How do the sunsets retreat through? This is but a story, a picture, a reflection.Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54887/the-temple-tank-by-chetturhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54875/kipling-buddha-at-kamakura-1892Buddha At Kamakura is one of those poems of Rudyard Kipling which belie it that he was of the empire and was a singer of colonialism and the East-West divide. We may know many aspects of Kipling, but we know it not that he does the mazak in such a light vein.Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54875/kipling-buddha-at-kamakura-1892https://www.boloji.com/articles/54856/narenderpal-singh-the-niagara-fallsTo read the poem is to feel the urge of visiting the spot, to remind of the famous Niagara Falls which we read in our books of general knowledge and geography. The common people just read about, but he had the opportunity of visiting and he has recorded his impressions. The wonder lies in his expressions. The Niagara Falls itself does the rounds. What can be more scenic than this natural scenery and landscape so heavenly and full of splendor?  Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54856/narenderpal-singh-the-niagara-fallshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54846/the-passionate-pilgrim-by-kulwant-singh-gillThe Passionate Pilgrim as a poem by Kulwant Singh Gill is a desi version of Shakespeare’s Seven Ages of Man, an Indian and Punjabi version of the autobiography of man. Let us see how the drama of life starts. How the story of life? How is the history of mankind? Is it in some way the story of the life of Kulwant Singh Gill? A Punjabi history of life? Whatever the context, it is but an excellent poem from him.Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54846/the-passionate-pilgrim-by-kulwant-singh-gillhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54840/memoir-by-vijay-seshadriVijay Seshadri is an India-born American poet who often derives from the corridor of thought and idea, climbing the stairs, going down the lanes of memory and reflection assessing and re-assessing the things in a flux, the times to be read and the destiny which but lies in waiting. But India does not haunt him nostalgically so often. He is happy in America and can clutch along Americanness.Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54840/memoir-by-vijay-seshadrihttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54834/age-of-enlightenment-and-french-literature--10Louis de Rouvroy, who was the Duke of Saint-Simon, wrote his Memoirs between1739 and 1750, around the time Voltaire wrote The Age of Louis XIV. Written in the early 18th century but not published until long after Saint Simon’s death, these memoirs provide one of the most important first-hand accounts of life at Versailles. The Memoirs is one of the most remarkable writing achievements in history. One man, with no specific reader in mind, wrote thousands of pages—recording the past for future generations. He brings back to life both personal and shared memories in a unique way.Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54834/age-of-enlightenment-and-french-literature--10https://www.boloji.com/articles/54824/dongerkery-natarajaNataraja by S.R. Dongerkery is one of the finest poems on Nataraja. The poem has been taken from his book of poems named The Ivory Tower published in 1943. S.R. Dongerkery was an educationist of note and was the Vice Chancellor of Marathwada UniversitySat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54824/dongerkery-natarajahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54820/meeting-chitra-divakaruni-author-of-the-last-queenThis interview was conducted in Houston, where Chitra is settled and teaches Creative Writing at the University of Houston, where she is a Professor in the English Department. Chitra Ji many thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with me to discuss your book The Last Queen.Sat, 31 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54820/meeting-chitra-divakaruni-author-of-the-last-queenhttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54818/t.v.-reddy--few-poemsThe Sparrow from When the Grief Rains collection though small is a specimen of poetry reminding us of Victorian trend and tradition, the twilight of romanticism, pensive brooding and reflection, the crux is one derived from sorrow and despair, as he is a poet of the country, the farmer and the schoolmaster. T.V. Reddy who had been the Principal of Govt. College, Puttur, Andhra Pradesh in the latter years was also awarded Visiting National Fellowship for a tenure. The poem which may be cited as an example dances before the eyes just as an image. The whole scene of making and unmaking comes to our purview as and when we sit to discuss this poem.Sat, 31 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54818/t.v.-reddy--few-poemshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54813/age-of-enlightenment-and-french-literature--9Like Fenelon’s “Adventures of Telemachus”, Montesquieu’s “Persian Letters” (Les "Lettres persanes" de Montesquieu) became a classic—a book that people still read, quote, and study today. The names of its characters, Usbek and Rica, are now famous on their own, even without knowing the book.Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54813/age-of-enlightenment-and-french-literature--9https://www.boloji.com/articles/54803/kulwant-singhs-enigmaWhile going through Kulwant Singh Gill's poetry, a sense of spiritual awakening grips us, a quest haunts the passionate pilgrim who goes about counting the scattered beads of meditation. In Flower Children, he talks of the Western people on their way to find peace in India which is but in non-attachment and the realization of the self, Tat-tvam-asi, Sat-Chit-Ananda. The poet feels enigma when being drawn by the sweet scent of the lass passing, the wisp and whiff breaking his sadhna of meditation. This is what he says in Enigma.Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54803/kulwant-singhs-enigmahttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54791/puran-singhs-rajhansRajhans is one of the best and the most celebrated poems of Puran Singh ever written in the annals of Indian English poetry that too dating back to the colonial times of British rule and administration. Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54791/puran-singhs-rajhanshttps://www.boloji.com/articles/54783/age-of-enlightenment-and-french-literature--8Fénelon's book is written as a story that fits into the gap between the fourth and tenth cantos of Homer’s Odyssey. In Homer’s version, Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, goes looking for his missing father at the end of the fourth canto. Odysseus finally returns home in the tenth canto. Fénelon imagines what happens in between—this imagined story becomes The Adventures of Telemachus.Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54783/age-of-enlightenment-and-french-literature--8https://www.boloji.com/articles/54778/brahmin-girlsBrahmin Girls is a superb poem composed by Joseph Furtado and it is a reality that we do not find a poet of his caliber frolicking and mimicking in his way, striding and gliding as a merry-go-lucky man, oblivious of the this world of care and anxiety, daily humdrum and frivolity, monotony and din and bustle, lost into the world of his own.Sat, 10 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500https://www.boloji.com/articles/54778/brahmin-girls