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Volume : II, Issue : VI, July - 2012 A critical analysis of the poem 'Devibhen Pathak' by Sujata Bhatt Rohini V. Pathak Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : The present paper is a humble attempt to analyze the poem 'Devibhen Pathak'
by Sujata Bhatt from her collection Monkey Shadows. The poem is significant for its
inherent value as literary studies and for the practical value as an example of the best
scholarly yet completely unconventional expression. It is an example of the social
concern of a poet through mythical, traditional and innocent experiences of Indian
childhood which is expressed through the protagonist Deviben Pathak and the facts and
reality with historical and cultural experience of Bhatt's present life in Germany. It also
reflects socio-economic veracity of the middle class family in India. Though a poem is
concluded with an emotional pendulum and mysticism, it also states the unerring facts
that is very difficult to bridge the gap between cultures through the symbol of swastika. A
brilliant use of code mixing technique is the speciality of the poem 'Devibhen Pathak'.
Bhatt finds herself clutched between cultural and geographical boundaries which give
birth to inner conflict. It is a kind of psychoanalytical expression wherein Bhatt expresses
herself with honesty and transparency confirming her eyrie in cotemporary Indian Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Rohini V. Pathak, (2012). A critical analysis of the poem 'Devibhen Pathak' by Sujata Bhatt. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. VI, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1173.pdf References : - Culler, Jonathan. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. New York; OUP, 2000. Rissued Print
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