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WORLD
GHAT
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n our culture, the term
Ghat is extremely
significant and has
multiple poignant
meanings.
Civilisations started on
the -,38 of rivers.
ourneys begin from
Ghats
ourneys end on Ghats
The ultimate journey
called life ends on Ghats-
in Hindu tradition the
dead body is supposed to
be cremated on the
banks/Ghat of a holy
river.
!ONDER U!ON T:
Why did Ghosh retain the Hindi word
Ghat and not translate it into English-
Bank?
What is he trying to achieve?
AGHA SHAHD AL AGHA SHAHD AL
Feb 4, 1949, Feb 4, 1949, New New
Delhi, ndia Delhi, ndia - - 8 Dec 8 Dec
2001, 2001, Amherst, Amherst,
Massachusetts Massachusetts
held teaching held teaching
positions at nine positions at nine
universities and universities and
colleges in ndia and colleges in ndia and
the United States the United States
widely credited for widely credited for
helping to popularize helping to popularize
the ghazal form as a the ghazal form as a
poetic genre in poetic genre in
English today. English today.
AMTAV GHOSH AMTAV GHOSH
born uly 11,1956, is born uly 11,1956, is
an ndian an ndian- -
Bengali Bengali author known author known
for his work in the for his work in the
English language. English language.
lives in lives in New York New York
and is a senior editor and is a senior editor
at at Little, Brown and Little, Brown and
Company Company
n 2009 he was n 2009 he was
elected a Fellow of elected a Fellow of
the the Royal Society of Royal Society of
Literature Literature
Their world. Their world.
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!lay on his name !lay on his name A martyr or a mere A martyr or a mere
witness. How he was both and yet neither. witness. How he was both and yet neither.
Religious Amity Religious Amity He followed it in his own He followed it in his own
life from a very early age. Offered prayers life from a very early age. Offered prayers
to idols; against the central tenet of his to idols; against the central tenet of his
religion. religion.
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restrictive. restrictive.
Only world Only world A plea for peace and amity A plea for peace and amity
best exemplified by the Manhattan best exemplified by the Manhattan
Skyline Skyline- - the the ,9 ,9 of his life. and the of his life. and the
valley he lost forever. Kashmir, the most valley he lost forever. Kashmir, the most
beautiful beautiful ,9 ,9, a paradise. , a paradise.
MANHATTAN SKYLNE MANHATTAN SKYLNE- -the ghat of the ghat of
the only world the only world
Kashmir Ghati Kashmir Ghati
I dream that I am at the Ghat of the I dream that I am at the Ghat of the
Only World. Only World.