C.L. Khatri's 'Two-Minute Silence': The Discourse Continues
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper delves deep into C.L. Khatri’s poem “Two-Minute Silence” which offers multiple meanings from multiple angles. It presents the opinions of some professors and scholars who are in favour of inclusion of such poem in the syllabus. The poem raises environmental issues, offers a criticism against materialistic attitude, and offers Khatri’s vision of India. Composed in an ironic mode, it not only gives a shock to the reader but also makes him think of the values and cultural tradition.
Author: Arora, Sudhir K
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6930508011
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