Abstract
One of the leading literary voices of his generation Arun Kolatkar in his surrealistic poem The Bus, the opening poem of his magnum opus poetry collection Jejuri depicts a sojourn strenuous journey towards Jejuri a holy site renowned for the pervading Deity Khandoba the incarnation of Lord Shiva. The poem displays the oscillation between modernity and tradition the rational poet-persona of scientific sensibility scorns the religious practices as nothingness whereas the dogmatic old man finds solace in spiritual devotion and rituals following ancestral rites. The poet speakers split consciousness leads him to skepticism and quest for absolute truth.
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