GCSE: Sujata Bhatt: from Search For My Tongue
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Commentary on "A Different History " by Suajata Bhatt
Legend has it that Pan died due to the depletion of nature and animals in Greece. At the time this poem was written India was not a shade of what it is now and was known for its natural beauty and its peoples dependence and respect for nature. The next three lines seem to be mocking the Indian psyche of turning everything and everyone to god and creating a god for everything. The stereotypical Indian has a habit of using god?s name to get things done; associating every minute detail in his life to god and this is what I feel the poet is mocking.
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