Sahir Ludhianvi's: " Twenty Sixth January "

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Sahir Ludhianvi's: " Twenty Sixth January "           Under the pen name Sahir Ludhianvi, famous urdu poet Abdul Hayee has composed the poem, " Twenti Sixth January " in the background of the crisis which aroused after the partition of India. In 1947 ,  India became independent from the colonial British rule by sacrificing numerous lives of the martyrs with an aim of oneness, prosperity and development. The scenario was  changed soon poverty and religious tension torn the country, sectarianism, communal tension have shown their fangs in the heart of secular nation  .          Poet becomes nostalgic and asks the educated young generations to hover over the series of questions in the post independence period. The beautiful dreams of a ideal state ' Swarajya' has resulted into disillusionment.  Although Country's economic growth has shown positive signs , the number of poor men has increased considerably. A s...
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Summary of Maya Angelou's poem ' I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings '

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    ' I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings '
    
         Being a poet and civil right activist, Maya Angelou was a well known spokesman for black people and her works are regarded as a defence of black culture . Her poem, ' I Know  Why The Caged Bird Sings ' is a satellite poem that revolves round the first book of the same name of her series of seven Autobiographies. There are celebration of black motherhood; a critique of racism; the importance of family; and the quest for independence, personal dignity, and self-definition.
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          The bird in the cage symbolises the Afro-American   and the song of the bird represents the the voice of their freedom. A free bird can enjoy its freedom flying in the air or dipping its wings in the orange ray of the Sun and can claim its supremacy over the whole world or sky. The pathetic condition of the Caged Bird is described in the second stanza.  Its freedom is taken away, is chained, and feathers are clipped. As a natural reaction against the present situation , it  sings with profound fear which fills the valley and touches the distant hills. It's mournful cry longing for liberty resonates the ambience. 
          The Free Bird can dream of a beautiful morning with 'fat worms ' in its breakfast and also can enjoy the blowing trade wind through the forest making soft warbling sounds. While the dream of freedom of the encaged bird flickers and withers. It stands on burial of dreams where its ' shadow shouts on a nightmare screams '.
         According to the Holy Bible,  men and women are created by God and there is no division of races. Unfortunately,  in the New World , the Black people were treated as the ' sub class citizen ' - a kind of slaves. Their Liberty,  Rights of Equality, etc were not given by the State. Being a part and spokesperson of the Black people,  Maya Angelou has raised her voice for Equality,  Freedom in her autobiographical poem,' I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings ' based on the first book of her volume of seven autobiographies .

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