Poetry of India 31/100: Jayanta Mahapatra’s ‘Dawn at Puri’ and the Weight of Faith
Part 31 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry. Jayanta Mahapatra’s “Dawn at Puri” places the reader in a landscape where pilgrimage, poverty, ritual and private doubt exist side by side. Puri is not merely a picturesque setting; it is a place where religious devotion is visible in everyday life, and where the poet can observe the distance between sacred ideals and human suf…
