Question

Could the banyan tree be seen as a symbol/metaphor? If
so, what is it a metaphor for? Justify your answer with
evidence from the text.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Felling of the Banyan Tree focuses on a particular time in a family's history when a drastic decision has to be made by the father. This decision involves the demolition of houses on a hill and the cutting down of a huge tree which has stood for centuries in the same spot.

It is an autobiographical poem, being Dilip Chitre's exploration of a time when he was uprooted from Baroda to the city of what was then called Bombay, modern day Mombai.