9789350028681
Aakar Books 2024
Language: English
240 Pages
Price INR 595.0 Not Available
Book Club Price INR 446.25 USD
“Madan Veera has a prominent place in Punjabi literary world. The depressed and oppressed sections of the society are at the centre of his poetry that reflects the cruel face of social system based on caste inequality and injustice. His poetry is a sharp weapon against inhuman orthodox traditions. Madan Veera’s poetry is simple but also a deep satire on the socio-political system. I hope this translation would cross the barriers and borders to spread the message of social equality.” – Balbir Madhopuri, Biographer, Poet, Fiction Writer, Translator
In his poetry from the periphery, Madan Veera boldly answers what Gayatri Spivak called in her classic essay “Can the Subaltern Speak?” His poems not only speak the truth spontaneously but also pierce through hearts how hard they might be! His eloquent expression of the sordid everyday realities of those who exist on the fringes of the mainstream society retains the power to daze unsuspecting readers who are unaquainted with, and completely removed, from this altogether different world of the historically segregated sections of the society. The poet masterfully unravels the deeply-hidden grief of centuries-old social exclusion and its consequent deprivations. He never enacts a whiner in the manifestation of the historical angst but valorously challenges its roots in the oppressive social structures of discrimination. His poetry compels one to empathize with him and his larger social concern.