The Poetic World of Arun Kolatkar A Socio Cultural Critique

Abstract

Poetic world of Arun Kolatkar is an authentic organ of newlineMaharashtrian society and culture. It is a reflection of Maharashtrian newlinesoul and psyche. It is the best piece of socio-cultural critique, where newlineKolatkar casts light on the human sense and the sensibilities. His newlineattitude of skepticism and even disbelief puts him a different poet from newlinehis contemporaries. Apart from this, he reflects meaninglessness of life, newlineloss of identity, revenge, motif and superstitious attitude. It also newlineconfirms him as the greatest Indian poet of his generation, both in newlineEnglish and Marathi. His poetry demonstrates indisputably Indian newlineidentity. He has a magical gift for translating the familiar into the newlinewonderful by focusing in detail approaches to objects, people and newlinerelationship. In his poetry, irony, satire, cynicism, miracle of things are newlineobserved and touched. newlineThe objectives of the research are: To evaluate and examine the newlinepoetic world of Arun Kolatkar; to highlight the socio-cultural aspects newlinereflected in his poetry; to analyze and interpret major thematic concerns newlineof his poetry; To explore structure, style and theme in his poetic world; newlineTo cast light on the Maharashtrian rural and urban society; to explore newlinethe traits of irony and satire; and to put on monitor the journey of selfdiscovery. newlineThe research work is analytical and interpretative in nature. It newlinemostly deals with the poetry collections of Kolatkar. It depends upon the newlinetextual analysis of primary and secondary sources having references to newlinethe poet s works, documents, reviews in journals, essays and magazines, newlinereports, memoranda, letters and interviews. The methodology advocated newlineby the latest MLA handbook is followed for the purpose of document, newlineendnotes, quotations; bibliography etc. used by the researcher. newlineIV newlineThe present endeavor is useful and informative for the students, newlineresearchers and teachers besides, the general reading of Kolatkar s newlinepoetry. It is also beneficial to understand religious circumstances, newlinesuperstitions of the society which indicate that Indians never achieved newlinep