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    The Aftermath
    The Aftermath
    The Aftermath
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    The Aftermath

    By Jasbir Kaur

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    Jasbir Kaur was deeply affected by the scale of human tragedy that manifested itself in the communal riots of 1984 and Gujarat. These riots and the deep scars they left behind along with the perpetual oppression of women are themes that recur in her poetry. Her poetry exposes the double standards and pseudo cultural values of our society, particularly towards women and her poems reflect her anguish for the hapless victims of such a society. She says, "As far as my poetry goes, it is a combination of my self, dreams and reality. The sense of self has been deeply marked by my destiny as a woman and a girl. The sense of self as a woman and girl is overshadowed by social taboos. All my poems could be seen as being dedicated to dreams and reality but they also address the noise and darkness, the sense of loss, alienation and rudderlessness.

    Most of the poems in this book date back to 1984-1988; however some of them are about the Gujarat riots and other subjects which continue to be relevant even today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing India
    Release dateFeb 20, 2015
    ISBN9781482844627
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      The Aftermath - Jasbir Kaur

      In Remembrance of Jasbir Kaur

      Life unfolds in unusual ways. We seldom know who we might encounter at the next turn. Meeting the poet Jasbir Kaur was one such encounter …

      She wanted her book of Punjabi poems, Hadseyan ton Baad, to be translated into English. The poems touched a chord in our hearts and we agreed to attempt the task.

      We started the translation work and our weekends were soon taken up by avid poetry discussion sessions and passionate debates. As we grappled with the translations, we got insights into Jasbir Kaur’s poetry and began to understand her as a person. Here was a human being not only with a fine sensibility but also a heart filled with pain and empathy for the victims of fate and hate.

      Her poetry exposes the double standards and pseudo cultural values of our society, particularly towards women. With the reading of each new poem, our respect for her deepened and we looked forward to discussing her poems and our translations with her. But that was not to be. She vanished as abruptly as she had appeared in our lives. It was with shock and disbelief that we heard the news of her sudden departure from this

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