Poetcrit

Current Volume: 38 (2025 )

ISSN: 0970-2830

Periodicity: Half-Yearly

Month(s) of Publication: January & July

Subject: Language & Literature

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/POET

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Poetcrit is now 36 years old Indian journal in continuous circulation in the country. It is internationally known and has successfully crated a critical climate for the past 34 years also influencing the academia about new areas of literature. However, its main impetus is on Indian English Literature. It has brought its reputation is such that it receives more than a dozen Indian Journals in exchange for it.

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Editor
D. C. Chambial

Associate Editor
Arti Chandel Parmar

E: artiparmar4002@gmail.com


Sulakshna Sharma

Co-Editor
Kurt. F. Svatek

Advisors
Atma Ram

PCK Prem

Senior Fellow

Vivekananda International Foundation

Former Director

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata


R K Singh

 


Ramesh K. Srivastava

 


KV Dominic

 


Rob Harle

 


Ruth Wildes Schuler

 


Suparna Ghosh

 


AK Chaudhary

 


Volume 38 Issue 1 , (Jan-2025 to Jun-2025)

A Tribute to the Lost Glory of the Puissant Queen of Keladi

By: Sabita Tripathy

Page No : 1-7

Author
Dr. Sabita Tripathy: Professor of English, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur – 768019 (Odisha)
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.1

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Tracing Bhavna (Feeling Emotion) and Vichar (Thought) in Indian and Western Poetics

By: Anupamratanshanker Nagar

Page No : 8-21

Abstract
This research paper investigates the nuanced concepts of bhavna (feeling/emotion) and vichar (thought) in Indian and Western literature and poetics. Drawing upon classical Indian writings of Abhinavgupta, Bhartruhari, Mamata, Bharat Muni and canonical poems by William Wordsworth, Coleridge, John Keats, Matthew Arnold, and Robert Browning, the paper analyzes how these two cultural traditions approach the portrayal and integration of emotion and thought in artistic expression. By examining representative excerpts from these Western poets alongside examples from classical Indian texts, this study aims to elucidate the similarities, differences, and unique characteristics of bhavna and vichar in shaping the aesthetic experience across cultural traditions.

Author
Dr. Anupamratanshanker Nagar, Principal, Gurukul Mahila Arts and Commerce College, Porbandar, Gujarat (India). Member, Executive Council, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh. Former Member, Board of Governance, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh, India.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.2

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A Critical Interpretation of Robert Best’s Poem,“A Perfect Start to Autumn”

By: Rajamouly Katta

Page No : 22-27

Author
Dr. Rajamouly Katta:
Professor of English, poet, critic from Warangal (AP).
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.3

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The Depiction of the Image of the ‘New Woman’ in the Novel Mistress by Anita Nair

By: Divya , Krishna Chaudhary , Nitin Malhotra

Page No : 28-33

Abstract
The image of a new woman has always been contrasted to the woman in the traditional role. The new woman is not just tied to a business woman rather it is the one who celebrates her presence in the mundane plane. Contemporary writers try to bring the other side of female characters that are termed ‘new woman’ or ‘new business woman’ through their writings and who do not adhere to the traditional norms a woman has to survive. It’s important to note that the concept of the New Woman was not uniform across different cultures and historical periods. The term itself was often used in various ways and carried different meanings depending on the context. While the New Woman was a symbol of progress and liberation for some, it also faced criticism and resistance from those resistant to changing gender roles. But some writers have kept the delicacy of female characters along with their bold roles outside the house. Radha, a pivotal character in the novel Mistress by Anita Nair, has been exploring love, passion, and self-discovery throughout. The present paper highlights the characteristics of the ‘new woman’ as independent and agency, maintaining professional pursuits and personal relationships, empowering herself in societal norms, and coping with the social commentary on the cultural identity by Radha.

Authors :
Divya:
Research Scholar, Baba Mast Nath University, Rohtak, Haryana.
Dr. Krishna Chaudhary: Retired Principal, Maharani Kishori Jat Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Rohtak, Haryana.
Dr. Nitin Malhotra: Assistant Professor in English, Amity School of Languages, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, India.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.4

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An Interview with Krishan Gopal

By: D. C. Chambial

Page No : 34-38

Author:
Prof. Dr. Duni Chand Chambial (1950–2025)
was a distinguished Indian poet, critic, and editor with 39 years of teaching experience, retiring as a professor in 2008. He authored over 15 poetry collections, won prestigious awards, and was renowned for editing Poetcrit, a journal supporting writers worldwide. His selfless dedication to literature and academia left a lasting impact, with scholars and researchers benefiting immensely from his work.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.5

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Modern English Poetry : A Study of its Language and Style

By: Amar Nath Prasad

Page No : 39-44

Abstract
Modern poetry in English literature is rich in theme and technique, feeling and form. In theme, it presents the realistic picture of the hollowness, fabrication and hypocrisy of the modern man suffering from so many types of inner psychological problems. It very realistically deals with the fret and fever, the trials and tribulations, the cares and anxieties of modern materialistic mind. The modern man today seldom gets time to stand and stare the beauty of nature and “the ceremony of innocence.” Apart from several other things, modern poetry is a presentation of the dichotomy between the past and the present, the rough and the sublime, man and nature. So far as its language is concerned, it is manipulated, invented and based on new structure. It has what T.S. Eliot means by his famous phrases. It is the fine mirror of “unified sensibility”, that is, feeling and thinking together. Virginia Wolf says that man is seldom present in his actions. This is why it is very difficult to understand a man’s personality because only 10% of men’s personality is visible 90% invisible. In other words, man’s mind is just like an iceberg. So in order to present the inner psychological upheavals going on in the mind of the protagonist, the poets or writers of modern time have to deliberately distort the set of rules of grammar and dictionary and replace the old traditional style with some new wordings and coinages, new expressions and new styles.

Author
Dr. Amar Nath Prasad:
Professor and Head, Department of English, Jai Prakash University, Chhapra, Bihar – 841301.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.6

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Beloved: An Exploration of Love, Spirituality and Human Condition

By: G. Shravan Kumar

Page No : 45-49

Author
Dr. G. Shravan Kumar:
professor and University Head , Department of English, Controller of Examination, PJTSAU, Admn. Office, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500030.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.7

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God is a Referee Lyrical Portrayal of Religious Life of Humankind

By: P C K Prem

Page No : 50-58

Author
P C K Prem: (p c katoch) of garh-malkher, palampur, himachal, a former academician, civil servant and member psc hp, shimla), an author of more than seventy books (English and Hindi) is a poet, novelist, short story writer and a critic in English and Hindi from Himachal, India.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.8

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Unveiling Poetic Resonance in Bama’s Short Stories

By: P. Jessica Angel Madhurima , J. Mercy Vijetha

Page No : 59-68

Abstract
The research paper delves into the literary artistry of Bama, a distinguished Dalit writer from Tamil Nadu. The emphasis is laid on the implicit meaning of the poems and songs seen in the middle of her short stories. The poems in her writings celebrate Dalits’ courage to rise above adversity, urging them to hope for a better future. The use of poetry in Bama’s Short stories embody the central theme of empowerment and optimism.In the poems, she uses symbolic language to highlight the harsh realities faced by the characters. The poetic attributes help to celebrate the strengths of the unprivileged people and their communal bonds.Bama’s Poetic attributes include monologue, rhythm and repetition, symbols and metaphors, humor, vivid imagery and rich colloquial language. The attributes not only mirror Dalit life but also transform it into an art form. The article attempts to exhibit how Bama’s storytelling transcends traditional literary boundaries by making her work compelling and transformative.

Authors
P. Jessica Angel Madhurima: Research Scholar, Department of English, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa.
Dr. J. Mercy Vijetha: Research Supervisor, Professor, Department of English, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.9

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Critique of Rajiv Khandelwal’s ‘A Time to Forget’

By: Dalip Khetarpal

Page No : 69-81

Author
Dr. Dalip Khetarpal:
International author. Poet, critic, reviewer, editor, short story writer, and columnist. Former Director Principal.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.10

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Deadbeat Deity: A Religious Perspective on Wagner’s Poem “Deadbeat”

By: Leslie T. Fry

Page No : 82-85

Author
Leslie Fry
is an Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Communications candidate at Harvard University Extension School. She has published in the Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics and Skipping Stones. Ms. Fry thanks Carolyn Knoepfler and Elisabeth McKetta for their encouragement and feedback on earlier drafts of this article.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.11

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Remembering Keki N. Daruwalla

By: Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi

Page No : 86-87

Author
Jaydeep Sarangi is a widely anthologized poet with eleven collections and a critic of repute. His recent books include, Mapping the Mind, Minding The Map:Twenty Contemporary Indian English Poets, Sahitya Akademi, 2023 and A Life Uprooted: A Bengali Dalit Refugee Remembers, Sahitya Akademi, 2023. Mapping the Mind, Minding the Map (2023, Sahitya Akademi) is his latest book. Sarangi is currently the President of Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC) and Vice President, EC, Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library, Kolkata. Living with poets and poetry, Sarangi is principal of New Alipore College, New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, WB.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2024.38.01.12

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Borrowed Lines: The Use of Quotations and Italics in the Poems of Jeet Thayil

By: Annie Abraham , Satish Gore

Page No : 88-96

Abstract
This paper examines the borrowed lines and the use of quotations and italics in the poems of Jeet Thayil. It argues that Jeet Thayil borrows lines and uses quotations and italics to populate various voices in his poems. The borrowed lines unite the poet with his immediate predecessor by forming a creative bridge between the past and present. This paper also argues that in some of his poems, Jeet Thayil borrowed the first lines from other poets, especially those he admired and adored. These lines add literary value and taste to his poems. This inventive way leads to further artistic expression and creation. With this inventiveness, Jeet Thayil has imagined and created a world in his poems and paid homage to his favourite writers. Although it’s an inventive way, it can be argued that there remains a sense of loss and a fear of misreading these poems.

Authors
Annie Abraham is a PhD scholar at KTHM, College, Nashik affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. 
Satish Gore teaches English literature and language at Haribhai V. Desai College, Pune.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.13

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Review Articles
As I Know the Lord of the Mountains (Review Article on PCK Prem’s Shiva Purana)

By: Suresh Chandra Pande

Page No : 97-102

Author
Dr. Suresh Chandra Pande:
Professor of English (Retd.), contemporary critic and poet of wide renown from Nainital (Uttrakhand).
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.14

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Poetic, Social and Divine Tapestry in Manas Bakshi’s Dialogue at a Distance

By: Sagar Mal Gupta

Page No : 103-112

Author
Sagar Mal Gupta:
Professor of English (Retd.) Linguist, poet, critic and translator from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.15

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An Introspective Look into Manas Bakshi’s Dialogue at a Distance

By: Biswanath Kundu

Page No : 113-121

Author
Biswanath Kundu (b. 1963), a former Indian Railways Accounts Official, is an author of 14 books, including seven poetry collections. His works appear in prestigious journals, and he has co-authored two books of criticism.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.16

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Land of Hungry Mortals in the Eyes of Suresh Chandra Pande

By: Manas Bakshi

Page No : 122-125

Author
Manas Bakshi: Banker by profession is poet, short story writer, critic and columnist. He has fourteen books of his English poems, apart from his Ph. D thesis and post-doctoral treatise. Included in more than sixty anthologies published from India and abroad, his poems have appeared in various noted publications in India, U. S. A., Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand etc. He won the first prize in both English short story and poem writing in the All India Competition organized by United Bank of India, for its staff members, in 2003. He has won several awards and prizes for his poetry and stories.
 

DOI : https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2025.38.01.17

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POEMS for January, 2025

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Page No : 126-250

Abroad: Cameron Hindrum, Kurt F. Svatek, Robert Maddox-Harle, Rika Inami, Suparna Ghosh.
India: Alexander Raju,  Amar Nath Prasad,  B. C. Dwibedy,  Binod Mishra,  Bipin Patsani,  Biswanath Kundu,   Byomkesh Dwivedy,  Dalip Khetarpal,  Dharam Paul,  Hemanta Pramanik, H. S. Bhatia,  K. Balachandran,  Khirod Malik,  Krishan Gopal,  K. Rajamouly,  K. V. Dominic, K. V. Raghupathi,  Manas Bakshi,  Manoranjan Das,  Nandini Sahu,  O. P. Arora,  P C Katoch ‘Prem’, R. K. Singh,  R. M. Prabhulinga Shastry,  Sagar Mal Gupta,  Sanjoy Saren,  S. A. Hamid, S L Peeran, Saroj K. Padhi,  Sienna Chambial,  S. Padmapriya,  Suresh Pande,  Suruchi Upadhyay.
 

Poems in Translation
Maharaja Bir Chandra Maniya Bahadur,  Kaloji, Karta Dr. Kanwar, Pavninder ‘Pawan’, Rabindranath Tagore, Saroj Parmar, Shakti C Rana, Sizare Velazo, Suman Shekhar.

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Book Reviewed    

By: ..

Page No : 251-297

Regaining the Unlost by R. M. Prabhulinga Shastry; Songs of a Ferryman by Basavaraj Naikar; Emperor The Great by Basavaraj Naikar; Knocking Vistas and Other Poems by Ram Krishna Singh; A Survey of Indian-English Poetry by Satish Kumar; Always in Transit: Poems by Krishna Kumar Mishra; Rhyme and Reason by Vinod Khanna; The Bard and His Sister in Law by Mallika Sengupta; Tapestry of Emotions by Sagar Mal. Gupta; When You Walk Alone by O. P. Arora; the ten hands of a fuchka seller by Daipayan Nair; Dialogue at a Distance by Manas Bakshi; Survival and Other Stories by Hemanta Pramanik.     

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Instruction to the Author

Deadline for submissions: January issue: 1st September Articles (3000 words)/ Poems (20-25 lines) and July Issue: 1st March appended with a certificate that the article/ Poem is original and unpublished.

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Correspondence:
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All the manuscripts submitted for publication in Poetcrit should accompany a covering letter giving an undertaking following certain principles under Ethical Policy. The cover letter should include a written statement from the author(s) that:
1. The manuscript is an original research work and has not been published elsewhere including open access at the internet.
2. The data used in the research has not been manipulated, fabricated, or in any other way misrepresented to support the conclusions.
3. No part of the text of the manuscript has been plagiarized.
4. The manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
5. The manuscript will not be submitted elsewhere for review while it is still under consideration for publication in POETCRIT.

The cover letter should also include an ethical statement disclosing any conflict of interest that may directly or indirectly impart bias to the research work. Conflict of interest most commonly arises from the source of funding, and therefore, the name(s) of the funding agency must be mentioned in the cover letter. In case of no conflict of interest, please include the statement that “the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest

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