Poem The Abandoned British Cemetery at Balasore | Critical Summary |
Introduction of the Poem: In “The Abandoned British Cemetery at Balasore,” which appears in his Selected Poems, Jayanta Mahapatra reflects over the deaths of young British citizens of cholera a hundred and fifty years ago, who are buried in the cemetery at Balasore. This is a poignant and heart rending poem about “the forgotten dead”. … Read more