SHIBASHISH CHATTOPADHYAY'S POETIC WORLD: TANTRA, YOGA AND LIFE AS IT IS LIVED
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65009/qbc3ey27Keywords:
Spirituality, Kundalini, Snake, Tantra, Yoga,,Abstract
In the whole gamut of Bengali poetry today, Shibashish Chattopadhyay is a name as illustrious as
any other who has claimed a quiet corner for himself through his poetic art. He is undoubtedly a
formidable poetic voice from the arena of Bengali poetry written in India's Northeast. Shibashish
touches almost everything under the Sun; so diverse is his poetic mind and art. He began his pietic
sojourns with the publication of his first book of poems titled Parthibo Korat (Mundane Saw
2009). significantly, one notes in Shibashish's poetry that the harsh realities of life intersect with a
deep inward spiritual quest. This is quite evident from a casual reading of his poems, particularly
those compiled in his Parthibo Korat. This paper focuses on how Tantric and Yogic elements have
made silent and easy inroads into his poetic pieces and the element of the Sahaja in his world of
poetry.
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