Poetic Nectar of Biplab Majumdar

Arbind Kumar Choudhary

Associate Prof of English,
Rangachahi College,
Majuli, Assam, India


Biplab Majumdar, the versatile genius, renowned poet and eminent editor of
two literary journals, has earned his name with a number of coveted prizes across
the continent. His poetic philosophy, style of versification, dedication to the poetic
world and the poetic excellence deserve tremendous appreciation amidst the
creative writers in India and abroad. The poetic pigments, romantic romance,
cultural essence, pictorial performance, phrasal fragrance, mythical magnificence
and captivating capital idea are the results of his poetic multiplicity that keep the
festive days alive for the global poetic community. His poetic passion, unbridled
ambition, piercing idea, shaping soul, mythical magnificence, natural iridescence
and lifes strife fire the poetic potion for its fragrance of many a peeping poet
across the continent.

His philosophy of life--- Human life is a long journey from
ignorance to eternal light
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exhales fragrance of life while his view on tolerance--
Tolerance leads to the land of unity
2
reminds E.M. Forsters thought of
tolerance. His concept of memory-Memory provides a flow of life
3
- reminds
poetic vision of the Romantic poets while his concept about mind-Success or
defeat that life mirrors/ Is nothing at all but a minds affair
4
-- reminds Miltons
proverbial dialogue of Paradise Lost Mind is its own place and in itself/ can make
a hell of heaven, a heaven of hell. His proverbial dialogue- Golden silence is the
eternal speech
5
is the reminiscent of Keats Heard melodies are sweet but those
unheard are sweeter.
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His line A thing of joy is a great forever
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reminds A
thing of beauty is a joy forever
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of Endymion. His line Love is the soul of our
living
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- is the capital idea about love whiles the line of his poem Peace reminds
Stephen Gills message of peace. His concept of friendship- Friendship becomes a
marriage of soul
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- reminds Francis Bacons essay entitled Of Friendship while
his concept of humor Humor is like the salt in a curry
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reminds Augustan
writers. As a philosopher poet Biplab Majumdar deals effectively with a number of
subjects- life, marriage, memory, death, friendship, optimism, and various others in
one poem after another. Like Dharamvir Sahani he ridicules the hollow concept of
marriage that is based on false idea and the guardians take solace after their
daughters are married. His thought provoking proverbial line- The marriage is
over / parents are happy, anxious for ever / who knows when bad news comes
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compels the guardians to go pros and cons of the marriage.

Majumdars poetic beauty blooms with the passage of time that
becomes a deity for the poetry lovers in general and the peeping poets in particular.
He wages war for the spiritual nectar in spite of the fetor of the peculiars.
Majumdars poetic attire fires the literary artistry for novel vision and spiritual
bliss. His poetic style, philosophy and piercing capital idea shape souls of many a
ghoul. Majumdars poetic ire is appreciated tremendously all around the corner.
Majumdars poetry is primarily a literary infantry for the battlefield of the creative
world. His ardent passion for poetic iridescence, dedication to the literary world
and essence of poetic philosophy exhale his poetic incense for Tom, Dick and
Harry in general and poetry lovers in particular. Prof. Kzauyori Ikedo appreciated
Virtues &Voices in these words. The reader will find that it is a superb poetry
book singing of ethics and morals in human life and being extremely instructive for
present day humankind.
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Patricia Prime regards his crafted poetic technique
valuable contribution to poetry while Bernard M Jackson opines Biplab is a poet
at the very heart of the matter. Lucidity, clarity and simplicity are his poetic
ornaments that make him popular amidst the common readers while style,
philosophy and capital idea make him a literary legend of the poetic world. As a
social painter Biplab Majumdar paints a nice picture of the ailing society in which
majority of the masses are suffering from viper thoughts for want of celestial
wisdom. Biplab Majumdar highlights the ingredients of the ailing masses with
possible resolutions through several of his verses that give him worldwide
reputation in the field of creative writings in English. It is interesting to know that
Kolkata is primarily a literary hub from where several literary luminaries including
Nobel laureate R. N. Tagore flourished with the poetic pigments at the global level.
Biplab Majumdars poetic passion pierces the earthly nebulosity for the
restoration of kingdom of wisdom on this strife-stricken earth. His poetic style
appeals to the poetry lovers on one hand and gives recognition in the field of
poetry writings on the other. His several literary awards in a number of western
countries speak volumes about his poetic personality. Biplab is really a tornado for
those suffering from the viper thoughts for the sake of humanity as a whole. Like
P.K. Majumdar, Biplab Majumdar elicits several social issues on one hand and the
poetic pigments on the other. Like Bidhan Dutta, Biplab promotes peeping poets
through two literary journals in English and Bengali. Like Jayanta Mahapatra,
Biplab Majumdar cages the nice picture of landscape that fills the heart with joy
forever. His dedication to literary world, inordinate passion for poetry and selfless
service for the peeping poets can rarely be ignored in the history of Indian English
poetry. Biplabs clarity, lucidity and spontaneity become the poetic deity for the
morality of a man of chastity that makes him a great literary luminary in the
firmament of Indian English poetry.
Like Mahashweta Chaturvedi, Biplab Majumdar tries his best to revive old
cultural values of India for which India was known worldwide. However, it seems
that Biplab Majumdar belongs to Ezekielean School of poetry because he raises
various social problems rather than the cultural sanctity of the Indian masses. The
terrorism, sexual harassment, exploitation, suffering, rape, annihilation to animals,
birds and other natural objects, caste, race, religion and region, monetary
blindness, and several others dominate most of his poems that put him in the
domain of Ezekielean kingdom in Indian English poetry.

Like Tagore, Biplab Majumdar is primarily a bilingual Indian English poet
who has been not only published but also translated into several European and
Asian languages that approves his poetic maturity in Indian English poetry.
Tagorean poetic passion fires Biplabs inordinate ambition for poetry and makes
him a great literary luminary on this land of gentry. Several of his poems reflect
the echo of Tagorean poetic essence with Biplabs poetic tavern that makes him a
global celebrity without dispute. His glittering poetic passage, free expression,
fearless presentation, new poetic approach, poetic vision and style of versification
credits havoc for a man of ignorant amidst many a literary celebrity. The critics can
inhale Tagorean essence, Daruwallas paintings of landscape and Nissim
Ezekielean social paintings across his poetic works in all conscience. Biplabs fine
phrases, poetic passage, free quatrains, poetic message, and capital idea are the
prime poetic qualities for the poetic perfumes all over the world. There are a
number of poetic features that make him out and out an Indian English poet. It is
interesting to note that Dr Biplab Majumdar, a technocrat by profession but a poet
by passion, has set Thames on fire so far poetry is concerned. As a sensitive poet
he bursts forth over the cruelty with the paupers and other weaker sections of the
society through several of his quatrains that make him a great poet of India in the
prime of his youth.

Biplab Majumdar who has been awarded with honorary D.Litt, has been
shaping many a peeping poet amidst the poetic nebulosity prevailing across the
continent. His inordinate passion for all objects of India makes him a staunch
Indian English poet. There are a number of celebrated critics in India and abroad
who have reviewed his poetry books from time to time and commented positively
in his poetic fervor. As a result Biplab Majumdar has become great Indian English
poet from the fertile literary soil of India in general and Kolkata in particular.

References:

1. Majumdar, Biplab.Virtue&Vices, Kolkata:IPSK, 2001, p.9
2. Ibid.p.11
3. Ibid.p.13
4. Ibid.p.19
5. Ibid.p.27
6. Keats, John. The Works of John Keats. W.P.L:Hertfordshire, 1994. p.233
7. Majumdar, Biplab. Virtue&Vices, 2001, p.36.
8. The Works of John Keats,opp.cit.,p.57
9. Ibid.p.44
10. Ibid.p.69
11. Ibid.p.76
12. Majumdar, Biplab. Golden Horizon, Kolkata:IPSK. 2004, p.11
13. Majumdar, Biplab, Islands Dolphin Songs, Kolkata: IPSK, 2009, p.33.